This special issue of the Journal of Resources and Ecology focuses on food safety in China,a problem that has been of great concern to the public in recent years and the object of several new laws and institutional re...This special issue of the Journal of Resources and Ecology focuses on food safety in China,a problem that has been of great concern to the public in recent years and the object of several new laws and institutional reforms.This collection presents the work of researchers who have participated in the Food Safety Working Group of the Forum on Health,Environment展开更多
The education of the children of migrants is a policy issue of great importance in both China and the United States.While first generation migrants have generally completed their education in the place of origin,and s...The education of the children of migrants is a policy issue of great importance in both China and the United States.While first generation migrants have generally completed their education in the place of origin,and some may return,their children will generally remain in the receiving place.Both pragmatic and moral considerations therefore require that schools equip them to participate fully in society as workers and citizens.This paper considers what we know about the education of children of low-skilled international labor migrants in the United States and the children of rural-urban migrants in China.It finds that although one migration flow is international and the other internal,the similar background characteristics of migrants create common challenges in both contexts;and the structure of both education systems serves to exacerbate underlying socio-economic inequalities.Residential segregation,unequal funding and formal and informal tracking processes concentrate migrant children in poor quality schools,resulting in low average levels of attainment and high drop-out rates.There are some obvious steps that could be taken in China to expand opportunities for migrant children,especially with regard to the transition to post-compulsory education,which is still constrained by their parents’household registration status(hukou).However,the experience of the United States shows that expanding access,while necessary,is not sufficient to level the playing field.To do this,targeted investments must be made to meet the specific educational needs of migrant children.展开更多
This special issue of China Population and Development Studies includes a set of articles that consider the relationship between migration,social protection and social rights in China and the United States.They are th...This special issue of China Population and Development Studies includes a set of articles that consider the relationship between migration,social protection and social rights in China and the United States.They are the result of a multi-year col-laboration between the Institute of Population and Labour Economics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Social Science Research Council which sought to provide social scientists from China and the United States with the opportunity to deepen their understanding of each other’s societies through the exploration of a policy issue of common concern.展开更多
文摘This special issue of the Journal of Resources and Ecology focuses on food safety in China,a problem that has been of great concern to the public in recent years and the object of several new laws and institutional reforms.This collection presents the work of researchers who have participated in the Food Safety Working Group of the Forum on Health,Environment
文摘The education of the children of migrants is a policy issue of great importance in both China and the United States.While first generation migrants have generally completed their education in the place of origin,and some may return,their children will generally remain in the receiving place.Both pragmatic and moral considerations therefore require that schools equip them to participate fully in society as workers and citizens.This paper considers what we know about the education of children of low-skilled international labor migrants in the United States and the children of rural-urban migrants in China.It finds that although one migration flow is international and the other internal,the similar background characteristics of migrants create common challenges in both contexts;and the structure of both education systems serves to exacerbate underlying socio-economic inequalities.Residential segregation,unequal funding and formal and informal tracking processes concentrate migrant children in poor quality schools,resulting in low average levels of attainment and high drop-out rates.There are some obvious steps that could be taken in China to expand opportunities for migrant children,especially with regard to the transition to post-compulsory education,which is still constrained by their parents’household registration status(hukou).However,the experience of the United States shows that expanding access,while necessary,is not sufficient to level the playing field.To do this,targeted investments must be made to meet the specific educational needs of migrant children.
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文摘This special issue of China Population and Development Studies includes a set of articles that consider the relationship between migration,social protection and social rights in China and the United States.They are the result of a multi-year col-laboration between the Institute of Population and Labour Economics of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and the Social Science Research Council which sought to provide social scientists from China and the United States with the opportunity to deepen their understanding of each other’s societies through the exploration of a policy issue of common concern.
