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Responsibilised parents and shadow education

Managing the precarious environment in China

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ID11166315
AuthorsJunyan Liu (0000-0002-1534-4143, Faculty of Education, Institute of Curriculum and Instruction (ICI) and Centre for International Research in Supplementary Tutoring (CIRIST), East China Normal University (ECNU), corresponding author), M Bray (0000-0002-5886-1570, Faculty of Education, Centre for International Research in Supplementary Tutoring (CIRIST), East China Normal University (ECNU))
Year2022
Volume43
Issue6
Pages878-897
Publication date2022-08-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueBritish Journal of Sociology of Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0142-5692 • E-ISSN: 1465-3346
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01425692.2022.2072810
OpenAlexW4229377532
LanguageEN
Citations received38
References cited29

Growing literatures highlight global shifts in education brought by spreading neoliberal values and marketisation. Parallel literatures address parenting styles. Parents, these literatures observe, are increasingly made responsible and/or voluntarily take responsibility for educational inputs alongside mainstream schooling. Much parental investment is in the so-called shadow education sector of private supplementary tutoring. Examining Chinese patterns, this paper notes longstanding high enrolment rates in both academic and non-academic supplementary education prior to government restrictions that brought a sharp marketplace jolt. The paper then employs parental interview data to show the rationales for such investment despite efforts by the Chinese authorities to retain schooling as a fully-sufficient form of education. The strengthened government policy altered the picture, but it seems likely that in the competitive society many parents will still secure supplementary support to manage what they feel to be a precarious environment

China · Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics · Investment (military · Mainstream · Neoliberalism (international relations · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Private sector · Public relations · Shadow (psychology · Sociology · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities · Law · Psychology

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Unique citing works38
Citations per year12,67
Citation span2023 - 2026 (4)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 38
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