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South Asian students in primary school: minorities and education in Hong Kong.

Tam, Sin Yu Ophelia. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 203-209). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Scope of study --- p.1 / The policy change in the context of the education system in Hong Kong --- p.4 / Theoretical discussion and literature review --- p.10 / Definition of terms --- p.10 / Multicultural education --- p.16 / Newspaper coverage of South Asians in Hong Kong --- p.22 / My methodology and its problems --- p.26 / My involvement in the field --- p.26 / Areas of study --- p.30 / Methodological problems --- p.32 / Summary of chapters --- p.37 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Historical and Socioeconomic Context of South Asians in Hong Kong --- p.40 / Introduction --- p.40 / Socioeconomic situation of South Asians --- p.43 / Occupational pattern --- p.43 / Language spoken --- p.47 / Educational attainment --- p.50 / Discrimination and legislation --- p.56 / Concluding remarks --- p.58 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- The Educational Opportunities and Education Systems for Ethnic Minorities in Hong Kong --- p.60 / Introduction --- p.60 / Medium of instruction in history --- p.61 / Education systems in Hong Kong for ethnic minorities --- p.69 / Three types of schools based on the medium of instruction --- p.69 / The fieldsite school - a case study --- p.75 / The policy change --- p.80 / The school place allocation system for ethnic minorities --- p.81 / Concluding remarks --- p.84 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Views of the Education and Manpower Bureau --- p.87 / Introduction --- p.87 / Background --- p.88 / Promoting integration --- p.90 / School closer to home --- p.97 / The principle of equal opportunities --- p.98 / More choice of schools --- p.102 / Concluding remarks --- p.104 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Views of the Concern Group --- p.107 / Introduction --- p.107 / "Background: The meaning of ""integration""" --- p.107 / Better Chinese language skills? --- p.112 / Lack of resources and long-term planning --- p.115 / Are closer schools an advantage? --- p.121 / More choice of schools? --- p.122 / What is equal opportunity? --- p.125 / Results of a survey done by the concern group --- p.127 / Concluding remarks --- p.129 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Views of the South Asians Apart from the Concern Group --- p.133 / Introduction --- p.133 / Background --- p.134 / English as an international language --- p.137 / Is Chinese reading and writing skill irrelevant? --- p.140 / Ability to support their children's study --- p.143 / Racial discrimination --- p.149 / Cultural assimilation --- p.153 / Parents who supported the new policy --- p.155 / Concluding remarks --- p.158 / Chapter Chapter 7 --- Views of Other Parties --- p.162 / Introduction --- p.162 / Non-Chinese Speaking schools --- p.162 / Principals and teaching staff --- p.164 / The mass media --- p.167 / University experts on education policy --- p.172 / Unison Hong Kong --- p.174 / Concluding remarks --- p.176 / Chapter Chapter 8 --- Conclusion: Multicultural in Education in Hong Kong --- p.180 / Summary --- p.180 / Versions of multiculturalism in Hong Kong --- p.183 / The Education and Manpower Bureau --- p.186 / The concern group --- p.190 / The South Asians --- p.192 / Implications of multiculturalism in Hong Kong --- p.195 / Concluding remarks --- p.200 / Reference

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_325966
Date January 2007
ContributorsTam, Sin Yu Ophelia., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Anthropology.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, iv, 209 leaves ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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