Aspiration and Anxiety Asian Migrants and Australian Schooling

Ho, C

Aspiration and Anxiety Asian Migrants and Australian Schooling

Ho, C

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Publisher:: Melbourne University Press
Publication Type:: Book
Citation:: 2020
Issue Date:: 2020-06-02

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dc.contributor.author	Ho, C https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7299-4778
dc.date.accessioned	2020-07-22T03:19:49Z
dc.date.available	2020-07-22T03:19:49Z
dc.date.issued	2020-06-02
dc.identifier.citation	2020
dc.identifier.isbn	0522874835
dc.identifier.isbn	9780522874839
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/141829
dc.description.abstract	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 their anxieties about being newcomers in an unequal society.
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dc.publisher	Melbourne University Press
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dc.title	Aspiration and Anxiety Asian Migrants and Australian Schooling
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Abstract:

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 their anxieties about being newcomers in an unequal society.

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