2019
DOI: 10.1177/1868102619849761
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Values Reconciliation: Constructing the Exemplary Ideal Personhood through Overseas Education

Abstract: This article examines the values that Chinese middle-class families desire for their offspring to acquire, through an analysis of the families’ motivations for pursuing overseas higher education. Based on fieldwork with Chinese tertiary students in the United Kingdom, this article analyses the values – described in interviews by students and their parents and grandparents – that drive these families’ overseas higher education strategies. The results show that in contrast to the current (dominant instrumentalis… Show more

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“…Firstly, shiminhua is based on the understanding of rural-urban division on a continuum. This understanding of the rural-urban nexus challenged the traditional view on urbanization process based on the dual sector of rural-urban dichotomy where the integration process ends once the rural-urban migrants become full urban residents (Chen, 2019;Feng, 2017;Gui et al, 2012;Lewis, 1954). The pitfalls of this dichotomy model are threefold: that urban residents are not homogeneous (Fields, 2004); that urban natives may not be equivalent to the 'mainstream society' defined by ethnics and dominating culture, as in acculturation and assimilation theories there are no visible ethnocultural groups either (Glazer, 1993;Zhang, 2005); and that there is no existing, perfectly urbanized personas pointed out by Xiaotong Fei -Chinese society, including the modern, urban sector, is essentially earth-bound with certain rural characteristics (Fei, 1943(Fei, , 1992.…”
Section: Conceptualizing Shiminhuamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Firstly, shiminhua is based on the understanding of rural-urban division on a continuum. This understanding of the rural-urban nexus challenged the traditional view on urbanization process based on the dual sector of rural-urban dichotomy where the integration process ends once the rural-urban migrants become full urban residents (Chen, 2019;Feng, 2017;Gui et al, 2012;Lewis, 1954). The pitfalls of this dichotomy model are threefold: that urban residents are not homogeneous (Fields, 2004); that urban natives may not be equivalent to the 'mainstream society' defined by ethnics and dominating culture, as in acculturation and assimilation theories there are no visible ethnocultural groups either (Glazer, 1993;Zhang, 2005); and that there is no existing, perfectly urbanized personas pointed out by Xiaotong Fei -Chinese society, including the modern, urban sector, is essentially earth-bound with certain rural characteristics (Fei, 1943(Fei, , 1992.…”
Section: Conceptualizing Shiminhuamentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Covers concepts about Chinese home, family, social, culture, and immigrant. [191,192,213,214] Japan Covers issues related to families and homes that are specific to Japan and Japanese society. [193][194][195][196][197][198] Australia It focuses on issues specific to the Australian society and families.…”
Section: Summary and Temporal Analysismentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These four aspects serve as a reflection of Chinese society today. Chen [223] assert that middle-class Chinese families believe higher education is necessary in order to develop their socialist ideal personas and make significant contributions to society. Gao [224] compared two Chinese cultures in terms of life index and antecedents.…”
Section: Chinamentioning
confidence: 99%