This qualitative study explores enthusiasm of migrant parents for the education of their children in
Korea, which moves on a survival circuit of globalization. The data are based on interviews and
semi-structured questions of fourteen teachers and eleven migrant parents in Seoul, and have been
analyzed according to the frequency of subjects. The results show that parents' educational
expectations for their children and the methods of their support are affected by their position in
society, with migrant parents generally belonging to the lowest economic stratum, while being widely
distributed along the sociocultural spectrum. The educational success of their children is their life
project, and is one of their key motivations in moving to Korea. And children whose parents have
high enthusiasm for their education are more successful in adapting to school life and in achieving
better results. In brief, the educational success of their children is a significant factor in their
adjustment to Korean society, as well as operating as a mechanism to overcome social and cultural
obstacles.