香港高中学生的社会资本对高等教育需求的影响分析

The Impact of the Social Capital of Senior Secondary School Students in Hong Kong on Higher Education Demand

本文从社会资本理论的视角，以香港高中生作为实证研究对象，将学生家庭的社会资本区分为学生个人和父母两个独立的分析单位，探讨学生如何运用其个人及父母的社会资本创造人力资本。研究发现香港高中生的公开考试成绩和其个人的社会资本是影响其升学、择校和择业的显著影响因素，高中生的家庭背景变量对这三类选择行为的影响则不显著。

How does social capital generate human capital？This article presents an empirical study of this process through a case study of senior secondary school students in Hong Kong. The study distinguishes the units of analysis between the students and their parents， and explores how the students use their individual social capital and that of their parents to generate human capital. The study finds that whereas the students’ family background is not a significant factor， the students’ scores in public examinations and their social capital are indeed two significant factors on their progression towards higher education and on their institutional and occupational choices.