2010 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

A survey on transnational Chinese families in Japan : education strategies and family structure

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20530763
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Sociology of education
Research Institution	Chiba University
Principal Investigator	ZHOU Feifan Chiba University, 言語教育センター, 准教授 (80270867)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	YANG Liming 早稲田大学, 国際学術院, 教授 (10267354)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2010
Keywords	中国人 / 国際移動 / 家族 / 教育
Research Abstract	In this research I examine the role of education in the family strategies of recent Chinese migrants in Japan, contributing to intellectual debates around transnationalism and the contemporary Chinese diaspora. Empirically, the research provides an insight into the changes of family structure. I also attempt to understand the particular role that family member play within. I emphasize the significance of different forms of capital in underpinning the spatial strategies of Chinese families. The research was conducted in Japan, Canada and China, involving in-depth interviews with Chinese workers and their families. In conclusion, I maintain that a theory of family role structure and its relationship to the family unit can help elucidate recent patterns of transnational mobility.