Minority Education in China

Minority Education in China
Author: James Leibold
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Total Pages: 427
Release: 2014-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9888208136

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China has been ethnically, linguistically, and religiously diverse. This volume recasts the pedagogical and policy challenges of minority education in China in the light of the state's efforts to balance unity and diversity. It brings together leading experts including both critical voices writing from outside China and those working inside China's educational system. The essays explore different aspects of ethnic minority education in China: the challenges associated with bilingual and trilingual education in Xinjiang and Tibet; Han Chinese reactions to preferential minority education; the ro.