http://hdl.handle.net/10453/148696 2026-04-23T21:09:33Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/180389 Title: Cultural capital on the move: ethnic and class distinctions in Asian-Australian academic achievement Authors: Maire, Q; Ho, C Abstract: Asian migrant students are typically considered as educational paragons in the West. They have been shown to surpass other students in standard indicators of educational success. However, viewing this success with a purely ethnic framework is inadequate and essentialising. It conflates the experiences of various groups into a homogenised ‘Asian’ category and ignores the crucial role played by other properties and processes, such as social class and engagement with hierarchical education systems. This paper incorporates these multiple dimensions to provide a fuller account of ‘Asian’ success. Using large scale longitudinal survey data from Australia, we demonstrate the internal differences in the educational outcomes of Asian groups, and outline the stratifying role played by parental cultural capital. Most importantly, we show how unequal engagement with schools and the curriculum produces unequal outcomes. This intersectional approach enables a more theoretically integrated understanding of the factors that produce educational inequality in diverse societies. 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/180388 Title: China Anxiety: Deracializing Debates about Housing and Education Authors: Ho, C; Rogers, D; Nelson, J Abstract: <jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>The rise of China and the rapid expansion of its middle class are having far-reaching impacts around the world. In Australia all manner of economic, social, and political issues are now infused with an anxiety about Chinese influence. This article explores two arenas that have to date received less public attention: the role of Chinese migrants and Chinese capital in Australian housing and education. In Australia and elsewhere, there is growing competition for desirable places in both the housing and education markets. In this competition, “Chinese” individuals are often seen as being “too successful.” In housing, the “Chinese” are successful in making strategic real estate purchases. In education, Chinese migrants’ children dominate enrollments in high-performing selective schools, and perform disproportionately well in standardized tests. In both areas, public debates have included expressions of anxiety and resentment at “others” taking up valuable positions in these increasingly competitive markets. This article documents how the growth of new Chinese mobilities, in the form of people and capital, has been enabled by Australian government policies attempting to engage with a rising China. In the process, however, these new mobilities have generated anxieties about “locals” being left behind. These anxieties reflect larger-scale concerns about the shifting world order, with the Chinese ascension threatening the dominance of Western powers, as well as concerns about new class formations locally.</jats:p> 2024-08-07T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/179857 Title: Introduction Authors: Chan, L-H; Lee, PK 2024-02-22T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/179642 Title: The Aboriginal media ecology in NSW: developing strategies for change Authors: Thomas, A 2023-05-15T00:00:00Z