Supporting data for “Is Education Inequality of English as a Second Language Gendered in Mainland China?”

The dataset encompasses questionnaire and interview data focusing on Mainland Chinese high school students' English learning.The study aims to investigate the gendered English education inequality in Mainland China by adopting a sequential mixed method approach.The quantitative data includes various cultural capital and habits variables. The pilot study surveyed 265 high school students and parents, while the main study surveyed 655 students in Grade 10, 11 and 12, and 971 parents.The qualitative data were collected through semi-structured interviews with eight students and seven parents.

本数据集囊括了针对中国大陆高中生英语学习的问卷调查及访谈数据。研究旨在通过采用纵向混合方法，探究中国大陆性别英语教育不平等现象。定量数据涵盖了多种文化资本和习惯变量。预研究对265名高中生及其家长进行了调查，而主研究则对10、11、12年级的655名学生及971名家长进行了调查。定性数据则通过八名学生和七名家长的半结构化访谈收集而来。