1st Edition

Rural Education in China’s Social Transition

Edited By Peggy A. Kong, Emily Hannum, Gerard A. Postiglione Copyright 2021
256 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

In the first decade of the twenty-first century, the People's Republic of China experienced dramatic growth and expansion that altered the educational environment of children. Rapid economic development increased prosperity and educational opportunities for children expanded in a wealthier society. Yet, a by-product of rising wealth was rising inequality. While the... Read more

PART I: How Rural Families Support and Their Children’s Education

Chapter 1 Credit Limits as an Element of Family Socioeconomic Status: An Application to the Case of Children's Educational Outcomes in Rural Gansu Province

Wensong Shen and Emily Hannum

Chapter 2 Engendering a Love for Learning: Family and School Contexts and Children’s Educational Engagement in Rural Gansu, China

Yuping Zhang and Peggy A. Kong

Chapter 3 Educational Differences in Parental Support for Children’s Schooling in Rural China

Peggy A. Kong

Chapter 4 Parental Involvement in Rural Anhui: Coping with the Burden of Guanxi

Ailei Xie

PART 2: Challenges for Minority Youth in Rural Areas

Chapter 5 "Two Basics" in a Rural Muslim Area of Northwest China

Hong Yanbi

Chapter 6  Exceptions to the Rule: Rural and Nomadic Tibetans Gaining Access to Dislocated Elite Inland Boarding Schools

Gerard A. Postiglione and Xiaoliang Li

PART 3: Challenges of providing quality education in rural communities

Chapter 7 Universalization of Preschool Education in Rural Shanxi

Tanja Sargent, Shudan Hao, Xiao Yang, and Lin Li

Chapter 8 Correlates and Implications of Grade Retention in Rural Northwest China

Li-Chung Hu and Emily Hannum

Chapter 9 Schools as De Facto Childcare Centers: Adolescents’ Lives and Educational Paths in Rural China

Shu Hu

PART 4: Challenges for Rural Migrant Children

Chapter 10 Access and Equity for Rural Migrants in Shanghai

Lisa Yiu

Chapter 11 Migrant Education: Family Strategies and Public Policies

Bill Tsang

Biography

Peggy A. Kong, Visiting Scholar, Drexel University.

Emily Hannum, Professor of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania.

Gerard A.Postiglione, Emeritus Professor and Honorary Professor, Faculty of Education, the University of Hong Kong.