Aspiration & anxiety : Asian migrants and Australian schooling /

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. Whil...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ho, Christina (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: South Carlton : Scoresby : Melbourne University Publishing ; Penguin Random House [distributor] 2020.
Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press,
Temas:
Asians > Education > Australia.
Children of immigrants > Education > Australia.
Asians > Australia > Social life and customs.
Asian students > Australia.
Race relations.
Asiatiques > Éducation > Australie.
Enfants d'immigrants > Éducation > Australie.
Asiatiques > Australie > Mœurs et coutumes.
Relations raciales.
EDUCATION / Multicultural Education
Asian students
Asians > Education
Asians > Social life and customs
Children of immigrants > Education
Emigration and immigration > Social aspects
Race relations
Social conditions
Australia > Social conditions.
Australia > Emigration and immigration > Social aspects.
Australie > Conditions sociales.
Australie > Émigration et immigration > Aspect social.
Australia
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • 1 'Asians always do well': How successful are Asian-Australian school students?
  • 2 Choosing the best: How neoliberal immigration and education policies help create the successful Asian-Australian student
  • 3 Aspiration: Tiger mothers, dragon children and 'hothousing'
  • 4 Anxiety: 'Migrants can't afford to be relaxed parents'
  • 5 Selective schools: The culture of achievement, competition and hard work
  • 6 Intercultural relations in selective schools: Racialisation, safe spaces and segregation
  • 7 'It's just their culture': Anglo-Australian responses to Asian success
  • Conclusion: What does Asian-Australian educational success say about Australian society?
  • References
  • Notes
  • Index

Ejemplares similares