ERIC Number: EJ1071939
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
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Urban Teachers' Perceptions of Inclusion of Migrant Children in the Chinese Educational Institution: A Comparative Study
Liu, Ting; Holmes, Kathryn; Albright, James
International Journal of Inclusive Education, v19 n9 p994-1008 2015
Recently China has been undergoing an unprecedented urbanisation process which has resulted in millions of rural families living in urban areas. As part of a study of Chinese migrant children's educational experiences, surveys and interviews were conducted with primary school teachers in a metropolitan city in East China. The objectives of this study were to describe teachers' perceptions of migrant children's education in both migrant schools and in public schools, and to investigate differences in their beliefs between school types. Results found that urban teachers' perceptions of educational inclusion of migrant students were slightly negative in general. However, teachers in public schools showed significantly more positive attitudes to inclusion of migrant students than migrant school teachers. In the light of these findings, the paper concludes with implications for practice and policy for education of migrant children in China.
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Teacher Attitudes, Inclusion, Migrant Children, Foreign Countries, Educational Practices, Educational Policy, Interviews, Elementary School Teachers, Educational Experience, Metropolitan Areas, Rural to Urban Migration, Public Schools, Institutional Characteristics, Positive Attitudes, Migrant Education, Questionnaires, Statistical Analysis, Teacher Surveys
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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