Language, Culture, and Identity among Minority Students in China: The Case of the Hui Contributor(s): Wang, Yuxiang (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415540038 ISBN-13: 9780415540032 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $180.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | Multicultural Education - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects - Education | Aims & Objectives |
Dewey: 370.117 |
LCCN: 2012034579 |
Series: Routledge Series on Schools and Schooling in Asia |
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.98 lbs) 182 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book explores Hui (one of the Muslim minority groups in China) students' lived experiences in an elementary school in central P. R. China from the perspectives of philosophical foundations of education and the sociology of education, the impact of their experiences on their identity construction, and what schooling means to Hui students. The book describes a vivid picture of how the Hui construct their own identities in the public school setting, and how the state curricula, teachers, and parents play roles in student identity construction. The objectives of the book are to discover factors that impact Hui students' identity construction and have caused Hui students to know little about their own culture and language; and to explore what should be done to help teachers, administrators, and policy makers appreciate minority culture and include minority culture and knowledge in school curriculum in order to meet the needs of Hui students. |