Migrant Workers' Education in China: Changing Discourses and Practices

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Dr Fusheng Jia (University of East Anglia, UK) Anna Robinson-Pant (University of East Anglia UK)

Migrant Workers' Education in China

Changing Discourses and Practices

Dr Fusheng Jia (University of East Anglia, UK), Anna Robinson-Pant (University of East Anglia UK), Alan Rogers (Late of Universities of East Anglia and Nottingham UK)

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Bloomsbury Academic
25 January 2024

Educational strategies & policy; Adult education, continuous learning

Series: Adult Learning, Literacy and Social Change

Based on an extended period of ethnographic research and observation of migrant workers’ educational programmes, this book presents a theoretical exploration of social and educational issues in an industrialised area in south China. It highlights the tensions existing between the traditional ideology stressing collectivism, selfless devotion and teacher-centred teaching, and the new social practices promoting commercialization, personal development and interactive teaching. The author provides first-hand descriptions and analyses of rural-urban migrant workers’ lives, work and education. He develops the ethnographic approach by analysing the tensions and contradictions in the implementation processes of educational policies in the region.

The book argues that the educational programmes, which focused on elite workers to support the development of industrialization and urbanization projects, assisted migrant workers as students in promoting their aspirations. However, this also stratified migrant workers, thus increasing gaps in socioeconomic status and professional development. Education policy design and implementation are observed as a dynamic process, thus contributing to a nuanced understanding of adult education and migration at a micro level.

By: Dr Fusheng Jia (University of East Anglia UK)
Edited by: Anna Robinson-Pant (University of East Anglia UK), Alan Rogers (Late of Universities of East Anglia and Nottingham UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781350287501
ISBN 10: 1350287504
Series: Adult Learning, Literacy and Social Change
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 25 January 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Figures Series Editors' Foreword Acknowledgements 1. Migration and Adult Learning in China 2. Reflexivity, Processes and Assemblages 3. Exploring Different Voices in Education Policies 4. Exploring the Teaching Force 5. Exploring Pedagogical Practice 6. Exploring Outward Development 7. Examining Assessment of Students 8. Adult Learning Practices and Changing Subjectivities 9. Assemblage, Tensions and Social Change References Index

Fusheng Jia is Visiting Fellow in the School of Education and Lifelong Learning, University of East Anglia, UK.

Reviews for Migrant Workers' Education in China: Changing Discourses and Practices

This book is a timely contribution to understanding migrant workers’ lifelong learning experiences in the perplexing social environment in today’s China. Its vivid and informative narratives, grounded in rich ethnographic data, have unpacked the complex conditions for migrant workers to achieve personal development while struggling to meet survival needs. * Pu Shi, Lecturer, Beijing Foreign Studies University, China *