The Educational Hopes and Ambitions of Left-Behind Children in Rural China

An Ethnographic Case Study
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-032-03424-9
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 178 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 440 g

Reihe: China Perspectives

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 needs, and provides an in depth understanding of how being ‘left behind’ impacts on their future aspirations. Building on the sociological theories of Pierre Bourdieu, the author makes an original contribution by combining seemingly incompatible disciplinary perspectives, such as cultural capital from sociology, rational action from behavioral economics, and self-efficacy from psychology. Hence, the book endeavors to transfer these Western theories to an Eastern context and demonstrates cultural nuances that are not always captured when applied in the West.

The book will attract academic scholars and postgraduate students in the area of socially disadvantaged children and young people as well as those who are working on youth studies and rural education.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hong, Yang

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Entwicklungsstudien
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungswesen: Organisation und Verwaltung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Kinder- und Jugendsoziologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Entwicklungsökonomie & Emerging Markets
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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.