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Being and Becoming 'Dropouts': Contextualizing Dropout Experiences of Youth Migrant Workers in Transitional Myanmar
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Hong, Moon Suk – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2021
This ethnographic research examines the sociocultural and educational experiences of migrant youth living in liminality in urban Yangon. Their liminality exemplifies the interplay between poverty, social-choice of dropping out of school and the militant culture of schooling. The research argues that narratives provide comprehensive understandings…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Migrant Workers, Migration Patterns, Urban Youth