Against the Wind : Learning Process of High Achievement Labor Class Children

• Main Authors: Lu, Tsung-Han, 呂宗翰
• Other Authors: 陳佩英
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/b45txn

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 教育學系 === 106 === In previous years, many studies have confirmed that the working class children are lack of economic, cultural or social capital and other resources. Compared to their peers, their low SES backgrounds and living conditions exist a lot of restrictions and disadvantages. However, in school and society, we can still find many outstanding working class children, and the facts aspire us to ask why they can excel on their studies even though they are in less advantaged conditions. This study aims to explore the causes and context behind the outstanding performance of these working class children. What kind of the learning support they can get from their families? What kinds of factors influence on these working class children in pursuit of excellent academic performance, which in turns increases the possibility of flowing upwards between generatoins? Through nearly one and a half year of interviews and tracking, this study summarized the following conclusions: the external assistance and support of the family and significant others, as well as the display of the individual's own agency, were important factors for the children of laborers who grew in challenging background. Seeking approving and upward mobility are the consistent appearance of their family up bringing practices. Although their family capital is limited, they still focused on learning and maximized assistance. Support from the family and society is an important force for the generation of individual activism, and individual dynamism is one of the key factors to push the children of laborers to continue to move forward.