JOURNAL ARTICLE

Toward the SKY (Korean Ivy League): South Korean Middle‐Class Mothers' Educational Strategies for Children's Academic Success.

  • Published In: Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 2025, v. 56, n. 3. P. 1 1 of 3

  • Database: Education Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Choi, Seongho; Jo, Jaeseong; Kim, Young Chun 3 of 3

Abstract

Leveraging Bourdieu's capital theory, this study investigates how Korean middle‐class mothers employ educational strategies to ensure their children's enrollment in prestigious universities, aiming for class reproduction. It delineates their involvement across various domains, including home, school, shadow education, and mothers' networks. The findings contribute to understanding the role of middle‐class parental involvement in class positioning in Korea, while also offering a reconceptualization of Asian parenting styles against the stereotype of "tiger parenting" from a postcolonial perspective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Anthropology & Education Quarterly. 2025/09, Vol. 56, Issue 3, p1
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2025
  • ISSN:01617761
  • DOI:10.1111/aeq.70007
  • Accession Number:187257682
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