The Education of Migrant Children and China's Future: The Urban Left Behind

ISBN-13: 9780815375418 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 236 str.

Holly H. Ming

Opis

Based on qualitative and quantitative data collected from middle schools in Beijing and Shanghai this book investigates the post-middle school education and labor market decisions of migrant students, providing a glimpse into the future of a crucial link in China’s development. The stories of how these migrant students seek upward mobility and urban citizenship also reveal one of the most intricate structural inequalities in China today. As such it will of great interest to students and scholars of Chinese studies, Asian education, migration and social development.

Spis treści

Part I: Migrant Workers and their Children in Chinese Cities: An Overview 1. Introduction 2. Internal Migration and the Urban Education System  Part II: Migrant Children and Their Urban Experience 3. Defining the Migrant Worker's Child 4. Experiencing the City 5. Identity and Reflections on the Urban Experience  Part III: Schooling and Career Decisions 6. A Harsh Reality 7. To Return or Not 8. Aspirations and Career Planning 9. Vocational Education  Part IV: Further Discussions and Policy Implications 10. Targeting Migrant Students 11. Looking Ahead

O autorze

Holly H. Ming is a Senior Researcher at The Youth Foundation, Hong Kong, and received her PhD from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, USA.