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List of Tables and Illustrations |
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9 | (1) |
Dedication |
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10 | (2) |
Acknowledgement |
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12 | (1) |
Introduction |
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13 | (7) |
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1 A first glimpse of Chinese Migrants in Germany and Complementary Schools |
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20 | (13) |
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20 | (1) |
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1.2 Chinese migration in Germany |
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21 | (7) |
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1.2.1 The history of Chinese migration in Germany |
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21 | (5) |
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1.2.2 Chinese immigrants in Germany |
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26 | (2) |
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1.3 Complementary schooling |
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28 | (5) |
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1.3.1 Defining complementary schooling |
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28 | (1) |
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1.3.2 An overview of the literature |
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29 | (2) |
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1.3.3 The research context: Complementary schools in Germany |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (1) |
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2 The Notions of Social Capital and the Relatedness to the Concept of Guanxi |
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33 | (19) |
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33 | (1) |
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2.2 Three notions of social capital |
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34 | (13) |
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2.2.1 Class-based notion of social capital |
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34 | (6) |
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2.2.2 Social capital and civic engagement |
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40 | (4) |
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2.2.3 Social capital and youth education |
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44 | (3) |
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2.3 Guanxi and its relatedness to social capital |
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47 | (5) |
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3 Research design and methodology |
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52 | (22) |
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52 | (1) |
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3.2 Research philosophical stance |
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53 | (1) |
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53 | (3) |
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53 | (1) |
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3.3.2 Ethnographically orientated multilingual research |
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54 | (2) |
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56 | (5) |
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3.4.1 The local context -- Hua Hua School |
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56 | (1) |
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3.4.2 The participant groups |
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57 | (2) |
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3.4.3 Researcher and the researched |
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59 | (2) |
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3.5 Data collection design |
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61 | (7) |
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3.5.1 Method of data collection: Participant observation |
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61 | (1) |
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3.5.2 Data collection tools |
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62 | (6) |
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68 | (6) |
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3.6.1 Poststructuralist perspectives |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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69 | (5) |
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74 | (35) |
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74 | (1) |
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4.2 Overview of the participants |
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75 | (6) |
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4.2.1 Members of Networker group |
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75 | (2) |
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77 | (1) |
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4.2.3 Material possessions and high social status |
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78 | (3) |
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4.3 An overview of group relations |
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81 | (3) |
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4.3.1 Forming the Networker group on Saturday mornings |
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82 | (1) |
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4.3.2 The interaction patterns and group relations |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (25) |
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4.4.1 Friendship and group solidarity |
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84 | (6) |
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4.4.2 Engagement with the local Chinese community |
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90 | (4) |
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4.4.3 Engagement with German society |
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94 | (4) |
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4.4.4 The maintenance of Mandarin language and Chinese ties for their children |
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98 | (3) |
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4.4.5 The navigation of parenthood |
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101 | (6) |
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4.4.6 Business and job opportunities |
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107 | (2) |
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109 | (42) |
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109 | (1) |
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5.2 Overview of the participants |
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110 | (9) |
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5.2.1 The members of the Cosmopolitan group |
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110 | (2) |
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112 | (1) |
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5.2.3 Material possessions and high social status |
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113 | (6) |
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5.3 An overview of group relations |
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119 | (5) |
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5.3.1 Forming the Cosmopolitan group on Saturday afternoons |
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119 | (1) |
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5.3.2 The interaction patterns and group relations |
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120 | (3) |
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5.3.3 High social status at the school |
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123 | (1) |
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124 | (27) |
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5.4.1 Maintenance of the shared history in China |
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124 | (5) |
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5.4.2 Friendship and group solidarity |
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129 | (5) |
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5.4.3 Engagement with the local Chinese community |
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134 | (3) |
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5.4.4 Engagement with local German society |
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137 | (9) |
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5.4.5 The navigation of parenthood |
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146 | (2) |
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5.4.6 Business and job opportunities |
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148 | (3) |
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151 | (35) |
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151 | (1) |
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6.2 Overview of the participants |
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152 | (6) |
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6.2.1 The members of the Marginalised |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (2) |
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6.2.3 Material possessions and low social status/social isolation |
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155 | (3) |
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6.3 An overview of the group |
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158 | (5) |
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6.3.1 Forming the group on Saturday mornings |
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159 | (1) |
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6.3.2 The interaction patterns and group relations |
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160 | (3) |
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6.3.3 Low social status at the school |
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163 | (1) |
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163 | (23) |
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6.4.1 Group belonging and solidarity |
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163 | (6) |
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6.4.2 Alternative engagement with the local Chinese community mediate through their children |
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169 | (5) |
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6.4.3 Engagement with German society |
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174 | (4) |
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6.4.4 The maintenance of various Chinese linguistic forms and rural Chinese values |
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178 | (3) |
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6.4.5 The navigation of parenthood |
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181 | (5) |
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7 A site of safe space, the reproduction of social order and Guanxi |
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186 | (16) |
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186 | (1) |
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7.2 The most significant findings |
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187 | (13) |
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7.2.1 A safe site for group solidarity, friendship and trust |
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187 | (2) |
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7.2.2 Engagement with the local Chinese community |
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189 | (3) |
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7.2.3 Engagement with German society |
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192 | (3) |
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7.2.4 Construction of parenthood |
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195 | (2) |
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7.2.5 Hua Hua School -- a microcosm of the reproduction of social order |
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197 | (3) |
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7.3 A Chinese interpretation |
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200 | (1) |
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201 | (1) |
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8 Guanxi and the significant of social capital in the Chinese complementary school |
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202 | (11) |
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202 | (1) |
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8.2 Revisiting the Questions for the Study |
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202 | (6) |
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8.2.1 The nature of the social relationships: emotional bonds, group belonging, solidarity and trust |
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203 | (1) |
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8.2.2 Facilitating social status and life chances |
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204 | (1) |
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8.2.3 The significance of social capital in complementary school settings for first-generation migrant parents |
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205 | (3) |
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8.3 Limitations and further research |
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208 | (1) |
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209 | (2) |
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211 | (2) |
Afterward |
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213 | (19) |
Bibliography |
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232 | (11) |
Index |
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