Parental support in education and social integration of migrant children in urban public schools in China

Hu, Bo; Wu, Wenjie

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2020.102870

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Parental support in education and social integration of migrant children in urban public schools in China

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Authors: Hu, B., & Wu, W.
Affiliations: London School of Economics and Political Science (GB)
Jinan University (CN)
Corresponding author: Wu, Wenjie
ORCID: Hu, Bo
Wu, Wenjie
Venue: Cities
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2020-11
Volume: 106
Pages: 102870
ISSN: 0264-2751 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2020.102870
OpenAlex: W3048970642
Cited by: 22
References: 45
Citations by year: 2026: 4 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 8
FWCI: 3.94
Type: journal article
Language: en
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Locations: Cities (publishedVersion)
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Funders: National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences
Topics: Social Sciences › Education › Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees
Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance
Social Sciences › Education › Parental Involvement in Education
Keywords: migrant children, parental support, social integration, urban public schools, rural-urban migration, school belonging, parental supervision, teacher-student communication, gender differences, academic performance, school composition, education policy

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