Study On The Education Of The Unattended Children

Urbanization is the indispensable part of modernization which is, in fact, a process of changing rural population into the urbane ones. Now China is on the eve of urbanization. It has formed large-scale population migration and gradually developed into a kind of "peasant-worker tide", which are cross the regions and between cities and countries. At present, the 1.3 billions of peasant-workers are mainly the youth between 20 to 35 years old, that means their children's education should be paid attention to by all the society. The proportion of the school-aged children between those who go to the cities with parents and who are left unattended occupies 20%. Thus if their education cannot be guaranteed, the fruit of "two basics "will be hard to keep.The unattended children refers to those who are under 16 years old, left in country because of their parents' going out for working and placed in the custody of other relatives. The population migration dwindles the scale of family and makes family structure incomplete. So the unattended children live in the single-parent or grandparent family, and their interaction with parents are almost diminished to none. The living pressure occupies the first place, thus the friendly family environment for study is nearly impossible. Therefore from the perspectives of family and school the thesis aims at the discussion of the unattended children's education in wish to offer some advice and countermeasures.Based on qualitative research, the thesis applies to the methods of questionnaire, interview, group discussion and specialized-study etc. It selects Shang Jiahe middle school in Tongwei county as the case to makes the in-depth interview. Through this process the thesis studies their conditions of family education and school livings, and the educational concept of their parents' or custodians so as to fully demonstrate the contradiction and problems in such a group.The study shows the problems existing in the unattended children are the followings. Firstly, the lack of family education makes the educational force disintegrated. Secondly, both their parents and their custodians are outdated ineducational concept and simple in educational methods. Thirdly, the absence of the father's role makes them premature, anxiety and insecure. Fourthly, the psychological and behavioral tendency of strong inferiority complex affects their identity and evaluation of themselves in school and family. This group is increasing in number while the education and family conditions maintain as before. The entrance examination, the outdated education concept in teachers and the impractical teaching materials and methods which are against their characters all bring troubles to them. Therefore, they are forced to step on their father' feet. However, the family and the school education function as the stander-by in the growth and development of this group.The study appeals that concern of the unattended children's education is the responsibility of society, family and school. Therefore, firstly, the parents should build up the proper educational conception in order to clarify their position and function in their children's growing. Secondly, the school has to change the education and teaching concept. Thirdly, the new reforming of basic educational curriculum should face country and show concern to them. Finally, set up the system of children education and custody in rural community in order to reinforce the function of rural community.