Aspiration and Anxiety

Asian Migrants and Australian Schooling

Aspiration and Anxiety
Christina Ho
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Paperback
h319 x 217mm - 277pg
2 Jun 2020 AU
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9780522874839
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The children of Asian migrants are often perceived to be perfect students- ambitious, studious and compliant. They are remarkably successful-routinely outperforming other students in exams, dominating selective school intakes, and disproportionately winning places at prestigious universities. While their hard work and success have been praised, their achievements have ignited fierce debates about whether their migrant parents are ' pushing too hard' , or whether they ought to be lauded for their commitment to education. Critics see a dark side, symbolised by the ' tiger mother' who is obsessed with producing overachieving ' dragon children' . What is often missing in these debates is an understanding of what drives Asian migrant parents' approaches to education. This book explores how aspirations for their children' s future reinforce theiranxieties about being newcomers in an unequal society.
Christina Ho is Associate Professor of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Technology Sydney, where she researches migration, cultural diversity and urban inter-cultural relations, with a particular focus on education. Her co-edited books include Asian Migration and Education Cultures in the Anglosphere (2019); ' For those who' ve come across the seas' - Australian Multicultural Theory, Policy and Practice (2013); and Beyond the Hijab Debates- New Conversations on Gender, Race and Religion (2009).
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780522874839
Published: 2 Jun 2020
Published In: Australia
Imprint: Melbourne University Press
Publisher: Melbourne University Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 319mm
Width: 217mm
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 270g
Pages: 277

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