supported by the National Philosophy and Social Science Foundation project"A Study of Trends in the Evolution of the Structure of Social Strata in China"(10ASH002);the Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Sciences Key Research Bases(Center for Studies of Sociological Theory and Method of Renmin University)major topic"Sociological Theory and Empirical Research on Equity in Education"(07JJD840198);Tsinghua University Humanities and Social Sciences Revitalization Fund Research Program Later Stage project"Research on Educational Equity and Social Stratification"(2010WKHQ008)
Individual education performance is usually influenced jointly by ability and background (family background). The relative share of these two factors forms the basic grounds for judgments of educational equity. Usin...