Is There Any Chance to Get Ahead? Education Aspirations and Expectations of Migrant Families in China

Autor/in	Koo, Anita
Titel	Is There Any Chance to Get Ahead? Education Aspirations and Expectations of Migrant Families in China
Quelle	In: British Journal of Sociology of Education, 33 (2012) 4, S.547-564 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0142-5692
DOI	10.1080/01425692.2012.678755
Schlagwörter	Migrant Education; Outcomes of Education; Migrant Children; Foreign Countries; Migrants; Academic Aspiration; Access to Education; Student Educational Objectives; Interviews; Student Attitudes; Equal Education; Educational Discrimination; Expectation; Social Justice; Semi Structured Interviews; Parent Attitudes; Barriers; Educational Policy; Politics of Education; Educational Sociology; China; China (Beijing) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Ausland; Migrantin; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schülerverhalten; Expectancy; Erwartung; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Elternverhalten; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Educational policy; Bildungssoziologie; Erziehungssoziologie
Abstract	In China, there is a growing group of "migrant children", who reside in the city but do not have full rights to access education. Many have been granted a chance to study in public schools after the policy change, but they continue to have lower educational outcomes than the local students. To understand the inequality, this paper examines the educational goals of migrant families in Beijing. Based on the field interviews, it shows that even migrant children who aspire to attain higher education are nonetheless "blocked" by discriminatory examination laws and limited resources. Their subjective outlook is derived from objective conditions and concrete experiences. Their family of origin determines the types of resources available to them, and thus plays an important role in the formation and justification of their educational goals. A realistic assessment of their chances of achieving their aspirations leads them to have lower expectations. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10