The Educational Hopes and Ambitions of Left-Behind Children in Rural China: An Ethnographic Case Study

by Yang Hong

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032034246
• ISBN13: 9781032034249
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"