The Influence of Parental Migration on Migrant Children’s Development

Abstract

With the continuous development of China's economy, there are more and more employment opportunities in cities, and the demand for labour in society has also increased. In this environment, the number of rural young and middle-aged labourers working in cities is increasing, and the scale of migrant children is gradually increasing. Class differences and solidification have led to many inequalities in education. The study of migrant children who come to live in the city has become a difficult problem to solve. Based on Bourdieu's capital theory, this article uses literature analysis to study the theme that what influences migrant children's development. Through the collation of 13 existing literature and the analysis of ecosystem theory, the author found that the development of accompanying children has not only the personal reasons of students and the impact of family fields; there are also conflicts between family and school educational concepts, and the economic interaction between family and school; and finally, there is also the influence of national education policy. The study found that the education investment of rural-urban migrants' parents is closely related to the academic performance of their children. The school of migrant children is closely related to the educational resources that migrant children can accept. Parents can help children adapt to urban life. The government should not let China's unique household registration policy become an obstacle to restricting migrant children's schooling. The government should guarantee the right to education of migrant children.