THESIS
2011
viii, 41 p. : ill. ; 30 cm
Abstract
This paper examines the impact of labor migration on children’s education in rural
China. Using cross-sectional national survey data from 2002, this study reveals the
inconsistent outcomes of children’s schooling in primary school and junior high
school levels. In particular, there are no significant disparities between left-behind
children and other children enrolling in compulsory education. However, left-behind
children are more likely to enter senior high school; on the other hand,
non-left-behind children perform better at studying at the primary level.
This study also explores three mechanisms to explain how migration affects
children’s education: with financial support, migrant families invest more in
children’s education, and they are less likely to push adolescents int...[
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This paper examines the impact of labor migration on children’s education in rural
China. Using cross-sectional national survey data from 2002, this study reveals the
inconsistent outcomes of children’s schooling in primary school and junior high
school levels. In particular, there are no significant disparities between left-behind
children and other children enrolling in compulsory education. However, left-behind
children are more likely to enter senior high school; on the other hand,
non-left-behind children perform better at studying at the primary level.
This study also explores three mechanisms to explain how migration affects
children’s education: with financial support, migrant families invest more in
children’s education, and they are less likely to push adolescents into the job market;
however, the lesser involvement of parents with their children’s homework has
adverse effects on academic performance at the primary education level. From the
results, we can conclude that the economic support from migrants has significant
positive effects on left-behind children in junior high school while their absence has
negative effects on left-behind primary students.
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