Choices or Constraints: Education of Migrant Children in Urban China

Liang, Zai; Yue, Zhongshan; Li, Yuanfei; Liu, Qiao; Zhou, Aoying

doi:10.1007/s11113-019-09564-9

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“…This framework is helpful to understand why migrant and left-behind children are vulnerable to the internal migration. Migrant and left-behind children confront various risk factors, such as relatively low socioeconomic status, cultural and language barriers (Chan et al, 2009), lack of emotional support from parents (Li et al, 2010), and household registration system (hukou) which affects the rights and benefits of these children (e.g., education opportunities, medical care) (Fan et al, 2016;Liang et al, 2019;Wu & Zhang, 2015). Because of these disadvantages, migrant children and left-behind children suffer from stigmatization-they are sometimes rejected by other groups due to their unfavorable status, and they sometimes confront harmful attitudes and behaviors towards them (Shen et al, 2015).…”

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The Impact of Perceived Discrimination on Mental Health Among Chinese Migrant and Left-Behind Children: A Meta-analysis

Zhu

2021

Applied Research Quality Life

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In China, rural–urban migration is one of major influences on the mental health of migrant and left-behind children. Literature suggests that the perception of discrimination is an important factor that influences the mental health of these children. The present research explores (1) whether migrant children and left-behind children are different in the relationship between the perception of discrimination and mental health, and (2) whether the relationship between the perception of discrimination and mental health of these children is moderated by gender and age. Using a meta-analytic technique, the authors included 26 studies (generating 48 independent samples) with a total sample size of 28,883 participants. Results showed that the perception of discrimination of migrant children was negatively correlated with positive indicators of mental health, and it has a stronger effect than left-behind children; the perception of discrimination of migrant children was positively correlated with negative indicators of mental health, and it has a weaker effect than left-behind children. Additionally, gender moderated the relationship between the perception of discrimination and the positive indicators of mental health among left-behind children, while age moderated such relationship among migrant children.

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Section: Perception Of Discrimination and Mental Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of Perceived Discrimination on Mental Health Among Chinese Migrant and Left-Behind Children: A Meta-analysis

Zhu

2021

Applied Research Quality Life

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“…During the past decade, due to rapid fertility decline, urban public schools have increased their enrollment capacity for migrant students. Based on a national survey of the migrant population in 2012, nearly 80% of migrant students managed to enroll in public schools (Liang et al, 2020). Because local authorities lack incentives and financial resources to accommodate migrant students (Y.…”

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The Effects of Peer Parental Education on Student Achievement in Urban China: The Disparities Between Migrants and Locals

Kim¹,

Tong²,

Sun

2021

American Educational Research Journal

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Despite scholarly consensus on the positive influence of peers’ parental education on students’ academic achievement, less is known about whether marginalized students reap similar benefits as their nonmarginalized counterparts. Using data from the China Educational Panel Survey and a quasi-experimental design, we show that the impact of classmates’ parental education on test scores is significantly stronger for local students than for migrant students in urban schools. These differential effects are largely driven by rural-to-urban migrants and not by urban-to-urban migrants. Additionally, we find that rural migrant students benefit less from the positive effects of peer parental education than their local counterparts, especially when their local peers hold higher levels of discriminative attitudes toward rural migrant students in their classes.

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“…For example, existing evidence has demonstrated that a non-negligible proportion of migrant children without an urban hukou cannot enjoy the same educational opportunity and quality as local children [ 16 ]. As a result, these children are enrolled in special migrant schools rather than local public schools [ 17 ]. Meanwhile, migrant children may encounter prejudice and even discrimination within schools, such as discriminative teachers [ 18 ].…”

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“…With parental care and protection, migrating with parents also provides an opportunity for children to broaden their horizons, make new friends, and maintain healthy peer relationships, which are crucial for children’s social, behavioral, and health development [ 20 ]. Furthermore, it has been reported that official policies highlighted the importance of social integration of migrant households and the equality of developmental opportunity among migrant children in recent years [ 17 ]. Consequently, social exclusion and discrimination are not likely to play a major role in health disparities between migrant children and left-behind children.…”

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Internal migration and child health: An investigation of health disparities between migrant children and left-behind children in China

Zhang

Zheng

2022

PLoS ONE

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Using data from the China Education Panel Survey (CEPS), this study empirically examines the association between internal migration and child health through an investigation of health disparities between migrant children and left-behind children in China. The results show that, in comparison with being left behind, migrating with parents significantly improves children’s self-reported health, height-for-age z-score (HAZ) and BMI-for-age z-score (BAZ), and reduces their frequency of sickness. These findings remain robust to a suite of robustness checks. Furthermore, the health effects of internal migration are more prominent for children with a rural hukou compared with urban ones. Although migrant children are more likely to experience teacher discrimination, they have higher levels of parental care, family relationships, and peer relationships relative to their left-behind counterparts, which indicates possible mechanisms behind the association between children’s migration and health. Our findings underline the importance of policy improvement and evidence-based interventions aiming at reducing involuntary parent-child separation and facilitating the development in health of disadvantaged children in developing countries like China.

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Choices or Constraints: Education of Migrant Children in Urban China

Cited by 25 publications

References 26 publications

The Impact of Perceived Discrimination on Mental Health Among Chinese Migrant and Left-Behind Children: A Meta-analysis

The Impact of Perceived Discrimination on Mental Health Among Chinese Migrant and Left-Behind Children: A Meta-analysis

The Effects of Peer Parental Education on Student Achievement in Urban China: The Disparities Between Migrants and Locals

Internal migration and child health: An investigation of health disparities between migrant children and left-behind children in China

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