Tiger Parenting Beyond Cultural Essentialism:Discourses of Class,Culture,and Competition in Hong Kong  

作　　者：Magda Nutsa Kobakhidze Ying Ma Alexandros Tsaloukidis 马莹

机构地区：[1]The University of Hong Kong,China [2]Fudan University

出　　处：《ECNU Review of Education》2024年第3期531-553,共23页华东师大教育评论（英文）

基　　金：supported by the Hong Kong Research Grants Council(grant number 27613420).

摘　　要：Purpose:This study explores a nuanced understanding of tiger parenting by moving beyond cultural essentialist perspectives and an East(Chinese)-versus-West binary framework.Design/Approach/Methods:The study draws on data from 80 parents in Hong Kong SAR,an example of a culturally-hybrid East Asian metropolis.We applied maximum variation sampling to recruit participants with diverse school choices encompassing different education levels,occupa-tions,social classes,and ethnicities.We used semi-structured interviews to investigate parental beliefs,practices,and understandings of tiger parenting.Findings:The findings suggest that tiger parenting is a cross-class and cross-culture phenomenon that would be more fruitfully analyzed by considering parental mindsets,educational structures,peer pressure,generational influences,cultural roots,class preferences,and global aspirations.We posit that tiger parenting and similar parenting practices are increasingly necessitated by fiercely competitive education systems,and becoming globalized across ethnic groups and social class spectrums.Originality/Value:This study contributes to the discussion on tiger parenting by highlighting previously understudied factors underpinning the concept.We argue that our analytical approach avoids the previous narrow and cultural essentialist understanding of tiger parenting,and advances the theoretical cogency of the concept.

关 键 词：Hong Kong SAR private tutoring shadow education social class tiger parenting 

分 类 号：G78[文化科学—教育学]