International Journal of Educational Development
Volume 69, 2019
Understanding Chinese rural-to-urban migrant children's education predicament: A dual system perspective (Article)
Wei Y. ,
Gong Y.*
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Geography and Sustainable Planning Department, Grand Valley State University, 1 Campus Dr., Allendale, MI 49401, United States
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Peking University (Shenzhen) Future City Lab, School of Urban Planning and Design, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
Abstract
The rural-to-urban migrant children's education predicament in China's major cities is well known. While the hukou system has been widely criticized for depriving many migrant children of quality education in recent years, we suggest that this is only the tip of the iceberg. The principal obstacle faced by the migrant children is China's rural-urban dual system, which is the foundation of contemporary Chinese development. This article intends to shed light on the plight of these migrant children by elaborating on the relationship between the Chinese rural-urban dual system and the practice of development in China. The article concludes that these migrant children, stranded between the two systems, are the de facto victims of Chinese development, which has been based on a long-maintained “one country, two societies” strategy since the 1950s © 2019 Elsevier Ltd
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2019.05.001
ISSN: 07380593
Cited by: 2
Original Language: English