This article employs qualitative research methods to explore the urban adaptation and adaptation processes of Chinese migrant children.Through twenty-one in-depth interviews with migrant children,the researchers disco...This article employs qualitative research methods to explore the urban adaptation and adaptation processes of Chinese migrant children.Through twenty-one in-depth interviews with migrant children,the researchers discovered:The participant migrant children showed a fairly high level of adaptation to the city;their process of urban adaptation emerged as three categories:the U-Type,the J-type,and the“flat line”type.Also explored were long-term acquisition of explicit behaviors,implicit notions,adaptation to the socio-cultural environment,and success in education as difficult aspects of adaptation.After comparing these three processes,the research team developed a theory of migrant children urban adaptation.It hypothesizes that during the urban adaptation process,migrant children will encounter four stages of development:excitement and curiosity,shock and resistance,exploration and adaptation,and finally integration and assimilation.展开更多
文摘This article employs qualitative research methods to explore the urban adaptation and adaptation processes of Chinese migrant children.Through twenty-one in-depth interviews with migrant children,the researchers discovered:The participant migrant children showed a fairly high level of adaptation to the city;their process of urban adaptation emerged as three categories:the U-Type,the J-type,and the“flat line”type.Also explored were long-term acquisition of explicit behaviors,implicit notions,adaptation to the socio-cultural environment,and success in education as difficult aspects of adaptation.After comparing these three processes,the research team developed a theory of migrant children urban adaptation.It hypothesizes that during the urban adaptation process,migrant children will encounter four stages of development:excitement and curiosity,shock and resistance,exploration and adaptation,and finally integration and assimilation.
