The education of migrant workers’ children in China.docVIP

The education of migrant workers’ children in China 　　【Abstract】Due to Chinese HRS， migrant workers’ children cannot be enrolled by the local public schools. As a result， they often have to attend migrant schools， which are informal， usually unregulated and less-qualified， or choose to be “left-behind” （Jingzhong Ye Pan Lu， 2011）. This hot tough issue has posed profound impact on Chinese economy development， the increase of the living standard， and the social stability. 　　【Key words】China； migrant workers， children’ education； measures 　　Introduction 　　It is well-known that 1978 marks the beginning of China’s Reform and Opening to the outside world. Since then， millions of rural labors from the countryside have migrated in swarms to cities， travelling and wandering around the country. It is widely accepted that the increasing army of the migrant labors has become one of the main strong driving forces of Chinas fast-developing economic growth during this period.Steven（2009） claimed that “above 30 years of continuous and rapid economic growth have surpassed the Meiji Restoration Era in Japan， and occurring in a country as large，as populous， and as complex as China”（P. 36）. 　　Although the migrant workers have made significant contributions to the fast-growing comprehensive urban construction and the rapid overall development of Chinaseconomy， their children cannot enjoy the equal education right as the onesborn andliving in the cities （Ye Jingzhong， 2011）. The fundamental problem lies in the unique Chinese household registration system （HRS， also called Hukou）， which has beenpracticed for more than 40 years， allocating citizen’s rights like a strong invisible hand. Based on the 2010 census， among all non-HuKou migrants， approximately 20 million are children aged between 6 and 14 （NBS2012， as cited in Yuanyuan Chen， 2013）. When it comes to the school season， a large number of school-age migrant workers’ children have not been permitted to enroll in the urban p