Education, ethnicity and equity in the multilingual asian context. ([2019])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jan Gube, Fang Cao, editors.
• Other Names: Gube, Jan
• Contents: Intro; Foreword; References; Preface; Contents; About the Authors; From Living in Cultural and Linguistic Diversity to Equitable Outcomes in Education: An Introduction; 1 Introduction; 2 Book Overview; 2.1 Part I: Language Policies and Practices; 2.2 Part II: Racialized Discourses, Diversities, and Identities; 2.3 Part III: Educational Equity and Equality-Provisions and Interventions; 2.4 Confronting Social and Educational Inequality and Promoting Multiculturalism/Multilingualism; References; Part I: Language Practices and Policy Ethnicity and Equity: The Development of Linguistic Capital for a Subgroup of South Asian Individuals in Hong Kong1 Language Learning in Hong Kong; 2 Reunification and Stratification; 3 The Research Setting and Approach; 4 The Sample; 5 Further Information on the Participants; 5.1 Mar; 5.2 Jas; 5.3 Edi; 5.4 Mr. T; 5.5 Joe; 5.6 Ni; 6 Characteristics of the Participants' Familial Habitus; 7 Characteristics of the Linguistic Habitus; 8 Multilingualism and Language as a Common Denominator; 9 Linguistic Imperialism and Utilitarianism; 10 Class-Fraction-Based Language Practice; 11 Inverse Immersion 12 ConclusionReferences; Identity and Investment in Learning English and Chinese: An Ethnographic Inquiry of Two Nepali Students in Hong Kong; 1 Introduction; 2 Identity and Investment in Language Learning Research; 3 Nepali Students and Language Education Policy in Hong Kong; 4 The Study; 4.1 Kina; Identified as a Chinese Kid; Being a Multilingual; Being a Made in China Girl; 4.2 Jankee; Caught in Between; Motivated in Investing in Chinese (Cantonese); Identification, Ownership, and Investment in English; 5 Discussion and Conclusion; References Linguistic Landscape and Social Equality in an Ethnic Tourism Village in Guizhou, China1 Introduction; 2 The Ecology of Languages in Xijiang; 2.1 Code Choice on Signs; 3 Attitudes Toward the Linguistic Landscape; 3.1 Government Officials; 3.2 Shopkeepers; 3.3 Tourists; 3.4 Local Residents; 4 Redressing the Linguistic Balance; References; Language as Gatekeeper for Equitable Education: Multilingual Education in Cambodia; 1 Introduction; 2 The Role of Language in Educational Equity; 3 Background; 3.1 Research Methodology; 4 The Special Case of Cambodia; 4.1 MLE in Cambodian Education Policy 4.2 National Support for MLE4.3 Provincial Support for MLE; 4.4 Nongovernmental Support of MLE; 5 Implications; 5.1 Consistent Partnership with Government to Promote Policy Development; 5.2 Consistent Partnership with Non-dominant Communities to Ensure Support; 5.3 Development of Structural Supports for MLE Practice; 5.4 The Importance of Collaboration Between Development Partners; 5.5 The Importance of Evidence-Based Decision-Making; 6 Conclusion; References; Part II: Racialized Discourses, Identity and Diversity; Who Is "Diverse"?: (In)Tolerance, Education, and Race in Hong Kong
• Publisher Details: Sigapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 379.26095; Educational equalization -- Asia; Marginality, Social -- Asia; Minorities -- Asia -- Social conditions; EDUCATION / Administration / General; EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General; Educational equalization; Marginality, Social; Minorities -- Social conditions; Asia; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811331251; 9811331251
• Related ISBNs: 9811331243; 9789811331244
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 04, 2019).
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