Abstract
Internal migration in China over the past four decades has resulted in social justice issues related to access to educational opportunity for migrant children. Major barriers persist that lead to difficulty in school enrollment, high relocation rates, and poor academic performance for migrant students in China. Barriers include the stringency of school documentation requirements, lack of preparedness for school entrance examinations, ongoing stigmatization, discrimination and marginalization, and denial of access to urban high schools. This chapter provides an overview of the Chinese rural migrant population and the restrictions they face in Chinese cities, and describes the ways in which migrant children suffer discrimination and disadvantage as a result of the household registration system as well as other forms of social and cultural marginalization. The chapter also introduces government policies enacted in an attempt to enhance equality of educational opportunity for these students.
| Original language | American English |
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| Title of host publication | Social Justice for Children and Young People |
| Subtitle of host publication | International Perspectives |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 260-272 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781108551830 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781108427685 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 27 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences
Keywords
- China
- Education
- Household registration system
- Migrant children
- Social justice