Year: 2024
Type: editorial
Abstract: ABSTRACT I interpret the rich conceptual insights and empirical findings of the special issueChildhood, Migration and the Pursuit of Happiness in Middle‐Class East Asiathrough the lens of understanding migration as a journey of narrative quests. Drawing from moral philosopher McIntyre's theory of narrative self and the pursuit of a good life, I highlight the dialectic and dialogic aspects of ‘narrative quests’ across multiple cases of East Asian educational migration (educational migration broadly construed). I highlight key features, central themes and tensions of narrative quests among these migrant families. I also pose questions for expanding further inquiry under this theoretical framework.
Source: Global Networks
DOI: 10.1111/glob.12512
Author: Jing Xu
Institution: University of Washington
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4402657027