Miao Li is assistant professor at the School of Philosophy and Social Development, Shandong University, China.

Recent mass rural-urban migration in China has created a new urban underclass. However, youth identities in newly industrialized countries are largely neglected, and their inclusion in urban public schools remains a surprisingly slow process.This volume examines the consequences of urban schooling and citizenship education through which school and social processes contribute to the production of unequal class relations. It opens up the "black box" of citizenship education in China and examines the effect of school and societal forces on social mobility and life trajectories.

Foreword Lois Weis Introduction 1. Rural-Urban Migration and the Schooling of Migrant Youth 2. Citizenship Education and Youth Identity 3. Chaotic Schooling: Migrant Youth's Experiences in Green Tree School 4: The "Sunshine Education" of Red River Middle School 5: Shaken Faith in Formal Schooling 6: The Ideology of Individual Efforts: Meritocracy and Education 7: Experiencing the Urban-Rural Dichotomy Conclusion: Citizenship Rights, Identity, and Collective Action