Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Varying Form of Title: | Aspiration and anxiety
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| ISBN: | 9780522874846
0522874843
9780522874822
0522874827
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| Digital file characteristics: | text file EPUB 683KB
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index.
National edeposit: Available onsite until 02 July 2021 at national, state and territory libraries Online access with authorization.
Print version record.
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| 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.
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| Other form: | Print version: Ho, Christina. Aspiration & anxiety. South Carlton : Melbourne University Publishing ; Scoresby : Penguin Random House [Distributor] 9780522874822
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