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

Aspiration & anxiety : Asian migrants and Australian schooling / Christina Ho.
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ISBN 9780522874839 (pbk.)
0522874835 (pbk.)
Location 370.117 HO
Author Ho, Christina (author.).
Title Aspiration & anxiety : Asian migrants and Australian schooling / Christina Ho.
Other title Aspiration and anxiety
Published Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Press, 2020.
Collation 206 pages ; 24 cm.
Content types text
Carrier type volume
Bibliography Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Note 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.
Subject Asians -- Education -- Australia
Children of immigrants -- Education -- Australia
Asians -- Australia -- Social life and customs
Asian students -- Australia
Geographic Name Australia -- Race relations
Australia -- Social conditions
Australia -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects
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