Assessing Value and Questioning Self‐Worth in Educational Migration: Indonesian University Students in Singapore.

This article examines the education trajectories of Indonesian students attending university in Singapore. These students and their parents consider a project of educational migration to Singapore as a proven pathway toward their varied aspirations. In Singapore, as Indonesian students experience ac...

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Publicado en:Anthropology & Education Quarterly Vol. 57; no. 2; pp. 1 - 13
Autor principal: Larson, Erica M.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Jun2026
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Sumario:This article examines the education trajectories of Indonesian students attending university in Singapore. These students and their parents consider a project of educational migration to Singapore as a proven pathway toward their varied aspirations. In Singapore, as Indonesian students experience academic challenges, they recognize national hierarchies that put them at a disadvantage. Though they reported enacting strategies to minimize the influence, the competitive environment still pushed them to evaluate their self‐worth relative to other Indonesians.