The critical need for reciprocity between educational migrants and communities for continuing education and socio‐cultural capital in Laos

Jennifer C Langill; Alison Willis

doi:10.1111/apv.12249

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The critical need for reciprocity between educational migrants and communities for continuing education and socio‐cultural capital in Laos

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The critical need for reciprocity between educational migrants and communities for continuing education and socio‐cultural capital in Laos

Jennifer C Langill and Alison Willis

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, Vol.61(1), pp.118-133

2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/apv.12249

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community support

educational development

educational migrants

Laos

postprimary school education

socio-cultural capital

UniSC Diversity Area - Cultural and Linguistic Diversity

Reciprocity between student success and community support has emerged as a strong theme in a phenomenological case study that was conducted amongst post-primary educational migrant students1 in Laos. Students clearly articulated their dependence upon community support and the ways in which they gave back to their communities in exchange for their continuing education. The descriptions of their experiences were indicative of hierarchical interdependence and highlighted the effects of urbanisation on educational migrants and their lifelong learning. This study draws on Bourdieu's capital theory to understand community and reciprocity as indicators of cultural and social capital. Findings revealed that building relationships between students and their communities is essential to advancing post-primary education in Laos.

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Title: The critical need for reciprocity between educational migrants and communities for continuing education and socio‐cultural capital in Laos
Authors: Jennifer C Langill (Corresponding Author) - Queen's University, Canada
Alison Willis (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast
Publication details: Asia Pacific Viewpoint, Vol.61(1), pp.118-133
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia
Date published: 2020
DOI: 10.1111/apv.12249
ISSN: 1360-7456
Organisation Unit: School of Education - Legacy; Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; School of Education and Tertiary Access; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451326002621
Output Type: Journal article

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