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Article: Rethinking the “Tiger Parent” Stereotypes: Parents’ Choice of Primary School for Their Kindergarten Children in Hong Kong
Title | Rethinking the “Tiger Parent” Stereotypes: Parents’ Choice of Primary School for Their Kindergarten Children in Hong Kong |
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Keywords | Parental preferences parental values Asia school choices child well-being |
Issue Date | 2020 |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis (Routledge): SSH Titles. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/wjsc20 |
Citation | Journal of School Choice, 2020, v. 14 n. 3, p. 325-348 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Mass media and previous research tend to label Asian parents as “academic-obsessive” in their parenting, which can be reflected in the primary-school choice for their children. While some extant Hong Kong studies conducted a decade ago corroborated the above contention, we aim to provide an updated account of the general criteria considered by parents in Hong Kong while selecting primary schools, and how parental income and educational level influence the selection criteria. Using a survey design, a total of 99 kindergartens (N = 3429 parents) participated in this study. Findings show parents emphasized both child-centered factors (e.g., child happiness) and academic-centered factors in their decision-making. In general, parents with higher income attached higher importance to academic-centered factors and were also less concerned about practical and cost-related aspects. Child-centered criteria were found to be less important for parents with higher income and educational level. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/279960 |
ISSN | 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.482 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Chan, CKY | - |
dc.contributor.author | Yeung, NCJ | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-12-23T08:24:15Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2019-12-23T08:24:15Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2020 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of School Choice, 2020, v. 14 n. 3, p. 325-348 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1558-2159 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/279960 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Mass media and previous research tend to label Asian parents as “academic-obsessive” in their parenting, which can be reflected in the primary-school choice for their children. While some extant Hong Kong studies conducted a decade ago corroborated the above contention, we aim to provide an updated account of the general criteria considered by parents in Hong Kong while selecting primary schools, and how parental income and educational level influence the selection criteria. Using a survey design, a total of 99 kindergartens (N = 3429 parents) participated in this study. Findings show parents emphasized both child-centered factors (e.g., child happiness) and academic-centered factors in their decision-making. In general, parents with higher income attached higher importance to academic-centered factors and were also less concerned about practical and cost-related aspects. Child-centered criteria were found to be less important for parents with higher income and educational level. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Taylor & Francis (Routledge): SSH Titles. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/wjsc20 | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of School Choice | - |
dc.rights | Preprint: This is an Author's Original Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in [JOURNAL TITLE] on [date of publication], available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/[Article DOI]. Postprint: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis Group in [JOURNAL TITLE] on [date of publication], available online at: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/[Article DOI]. | - |
dc.subject | Parental preferences | - |
dc.subject | parental values | - |
dc.subject | Asia | - |
dc.subject | school choices | - |
dc.subject | child well-being | - |
dc.title | Rethinking the “Tiger Parent” Stereotypes: Parents’ Choice of Primary School for Their Kindergarten Children in Hong Kong | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Chan, CKY: ckchan09@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Yeung, NCJ: jncy@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Chan, CKY=rp00892 | - |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/15582159.2019.1700441 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-85076521856 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 308713 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 14 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 3 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 325 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 348 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United States | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1558-2159 | - |