Follow-up of left-behind children

Author: Ye Jingzhong
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: Presented to you is a book jointly completed by International Plan (China) and the College of Humanities, Development and Rural Studies / International Rural Development Center of China Agricultural University. The content focuses on research on left-behind children in rural areas whose parents have gone out to work. Rural migrants are the main labor force driving the rapid urban growth and development in China. However, most of them leave their children behind in the countryside, creating a situation where parents and children are separated, resulting in millions of left-behind children. This book investigates and analyzes this phenomenon from the perspective of rural communities. Through this pioneering research, readers will recognize the impact of parents' migration on left-behind children. These children, lacking parental guidance, care, and education, face numerous social and psychological issues that will affect their future lives. We sincerely hope that this research will promote greater public and government attention to the growth of left-behind children in rural China, who bear immense psychological and social burdens. We believe readers will join us in conducting in-depth rural development work to address the urgent issues faced by rural children and their parents. — James Murray, National Director, International Plan (China)