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Class Consciousness Construction of Rural Migrant Children in China

Seeking the Alternative Way Out in Meritocratic Schooling

Jiaxin Chen author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:27th Jul '22

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The monograph examines the constructive process of class consciousness among rural migrant children in China and how their perceptions of social reality are shaped by their interactions within family, community, and school contexts.

Using evidence from qualitative investigations conducted in two Beijing primary schools, one public school and one private migrant school, the author explores the nexus of social class structure, schooling process, and consciousness construction of rural migrant children, which helps readers to understand rural migrant children’s perceived way out of their social reproduction loop, foresee the future working-class formation in Chinese society, and seek the possibility of fostering a critical consciousness of China’s new workers via education channels.

The book will appeal to researchers and students studying migrant children, migrant workers, and education in China. Those who research underprivileged children from the perspective of student agency/student resistance and through a Freirean lens could also be an audience for this book.

ISBN: 9781032290003

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 453g

10 pages