International Journal of Educational Development
Volume 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 495-504

Learning from migrant education: A case study of the schooling of rural migrant children in Beijing (Article)

Goodburn C.*
  • a Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge, 19 Silver Street, Cambridge, CB3 9EP, United Kingdom

Abstract

This paper focuses on the educational opportunities available to rural migrant children in Beijing. On the basis of fieldwork conducted in migrant communities in 2004-2005, I conclude that administrative and financial barriers, as well as discrimination, prevent migrant children from entering state schools. I discuss the quality of education available in unlicensed private schools, followed by an analysis of the possible reasons for the state's exclusion of migrant children from state schools and its hostility to migrants' self-provision of education. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Author Keywords

China migrant education Rural-urban migration Private education Migrant Children

Index Keywords

China critical analysis young population Eurasia Far East Beijing [China] educational development population migration rural-urban migration Asia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2009.04.005
ISSN: 07380593
Cited by: 73
Original Language: English