Influence of Social Support on School Adaptation of Migrant Children: A Case of Guangdong Province, China
Keywords:
migrant children, social support, school support, self-efficacy, school adaptation; governmental support, School adoptionAbstract
From the current social background of migrant children, there are a large number of urban migrant children in China. Their school adaptation is not only related to education but also can be included in the solution of social problems. A school is an important place for migrant children to study and live. Although the school adaptation of migrant children has attracted the attention and thought of many scholars and educators, relevant research focuses on the current situation investigation and problem description. There is an extreme lack of research on how to promote the self-efficacy of migrant children and the improvement of school adaptation through social support. The research on self-efficacy and its social support is of great value and significance. This paper reconstructs the social support system, with government support as the leader, school support as the main promoter and family support as the auxiliary. This paper proposes strategies for the three dimensions. In terms of leadership, the government should strengthen the top-level drive and build a guiding institutional environment. In terms of promotion, the school focuses on social and academic activities and builds a caring school supporting environment. In terms of assistance, families pay attention to behavior and relationship guidance, create an influential family education environment, and attach importance to the influence of social support and self-efficacy on the school adaptation of migrant children.
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