Multiculturalism, Chinese Identity, and Education - Who Are We?

This book examines official understandings of Chinese identity in Mainland China and Hong Kong, exploring how the latest governments and their textbooks conceptualize the issue. The book will interest researchers in the fields of multiculturalism, multicultural education, national identity, identity politics, and China and Hong Kong studies.

List of contents

1. Questioning Chinese Identity in a Multicultural World 2. Politics and Textbooks in Mainland China and Hong Kong 3. Ethnic Essentialism 4. Cultural Assimilation 5. Nationalistic History 6. Toward a Multicultural Approach 7. Final Remarks. References. Appendices. Index

About the author

Jason Cong Lin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Education at the Zhejiang University. He holds a PhD from the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong. His research interests include philosophy of education, civic/moral/multicultural education, and identity.

Summary

This book examines official understandings of Chinese identity in Mainland China and Hong Kong, exploring how the latest governments and their textbooks conceptualize the issue. The book will interest researchers in the fields of multiculturalism, multicultural education, national identity, identity politics, and China and Hong Kong studies.

Product details

• Authors: Jason Cong Lin, Jason Cong (Education University of Hong Kong Lin
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032368139
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3236813-9
• No. of pages: 166
• Series: Education and Society in China
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, EDUCATION / Administration / General, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Organization & management of education, Educational administration and organization, Philosophy & theory of education, Educational strategies & policy, Social and cultural anthropology, Philosophy and theory of education, Civil rights & citizenship, Civics and citizenship, Educational strategies and policy