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 --- ...