Towards Solving School Enrollment of Migrant Workers' Children: Inspiration and promotion on the education model of World Association of United World Colleges

Abstract

With the development of China's economy, the number of migrant workers is increasing. Due to the urban-rural dual economic structure and the differences in education level between urban and rural areas, the problem of compulsory education in the accompanying children of a new generation of migrant workers has come to the forefront. It is especially manifested in the difficulties for children of migrant workers integrating into urban schools, such as failure in language communication, lack of adaptability to the school atmosphere, lagging behind in school performance, and even falling into psychological problems. Therefore, it is urgent to help children of migrant workers to integrate into their schools. In fact, the education model of World Association of United World Colleges (UWC) is considered as a potentially promising solution with focusing on cultivating global citizenship and social responsibility. It improves students' comprehensive quality and ability through cross-cultural exchanges and practical activities, which helps migrant workers' children to better adapt to the social environment, and enhances their competitiveness and development prospects. Hence, such an education model could also provide us with a new idea and methodology. We could draw lessons from the model and promote its excellent philosophy to help children of migrant workers to integrate into their schools.