1st Edition
The Educational Hopes and Ambitions of Left-Behind Children in Rural China An Ethnographic Case Study
By Yang Hong
Copyright 2022
178 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
178 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
178 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This monograph highlights the educational experiences of rural children who are 'left behind' by their migrant worker parents in China, analyzing how this situation impacts on their aspirations and self-identity.
Via an ethnographic and qualitative case study of a rural school in southwest China, the author presents the real lives of these disadvantaged children along with their challenges and... Read more
1 Introduction 2 The Left-behind Children Phenomenon in China 3 Family and Education 4 Riverside – the Research Context 5 University Non-aspirers and ‘The Undecided’ 6 University Aspirers 7 Discussion: Exploring Differences in Aspirations Within the Context of Being ‘Left Behind’ 8 Conclusion
Biography
Yang Hong is a lecturer at Faculty of Education, Shaanxi Normal University. She received her PhD in Sociology of Education, the Institute of Education, Reading University, UK. She specializes in social justice, focusing on issues of poverty, education, gender and identity.
