Aspiration and anxiety : Asian migrants and Australian schooling / Christina Ho.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ho, Christina, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asians--Education--Australia.

Asians.

Children of immigrants--Education--Australia.

Children of immigrants.

Asians--Australia--Social life and customs.

Asian students--Australia.

Asian students.

Race relations.

Emigration and immigration.

Social aspects.

Manners and customs.

Children of immigrants--Education.

Asians--Education.

Australia--Social conditions.

Australia.

Social conditions.

Australia--Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.

Asians--Social life and customs.

Emigration and immigration--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

206 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, 2020.

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780522874839

9780522874822

0522874827

0522874835

OCLC:

1155807130

Publisher Number:

99985145219