Minority Education in China Balancing Unity and Diversity in an Era of Critical Pluralism

This edited volume brings together essays by leading experts exploring different aspects of ethnic minority education in China: among these are the challenges associated with bilingual and trilingual education in Xinjiang and Tibet; Han Chinese reaction to preferential minority education; the role o...

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Main Author Leibold, James
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Aberdeen Hong Kong University Press, HKU 01.01.2014
Hong Kong University Press
Edition1
Subjects
China
EDUCATION
Education, Bilingual
Minorities
Multicultural Education
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Summary:This edited volume brings together essays by leading experts exploring different aspects of ethnic minority education in China: among these are the challenges associated with bilingual and trilingual education in Xinjiang and Tibet; Han Chinese reaction to preferential minority education; the role of inland boarding schools for minority students; and the mediation of religion and culture in mul¬tiethnic schools. The book covers these topics from a range of different perspectives: Uyghur, Tibetan, Korean, Mongolian, Han, and those of the West, combining empirical field studies with theoretical approaches. Previous scholarship has explored the pedagogical and policy challenges of minority education in China; this is the first volume to recast these problems in the light of the Chinese party-state’s efforts to create ethnic harmony and stability through a shared sense of national belonging.
ISBN:9789888208135
9888208136