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Yuen offers a unique focus on the wellbeing of Chinese and South/Southeast Asian students in the context of Hong Kong, and the particular experience of integrating them into the schooling system. This book will appeal to education practitioners and students providing or researching inclusive education in Chinese and South Asian contexts.
Sommario
1. Equity, Access, and Obstacles in Education across the Globe 2. The Changing Student Demographics 3. Well-Being and Connectedness 4. Young People's Notion of Spirituality and Life Satisfaction 5. Teachers' Perspectives on the Civic Engagement of Chinese Immigrant and Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) Students in Hong Kong 6. Inclusion and Rejection of Chinese Immigrant Students (CIS) 7. Belonging and (Dis)Connectedness of Chinese Cross-Boundary Students (CBS) in Hong Kong 8. Educational Assimilation and Inclusion of South/Southeast Asian Students 9. Aspirations of Mainstream Youth from Underprivileged Backgrounds in Post-Secondary Education 10. Wellness of Underprivileged Youth Approaching Post-Secondary Education and Career in Hong Kong 11. Connecting Youth, Promoting Well-Being and Facilitating Productive Engagement for Equitable Schooling 12. Educating Teaching Professionals for Cultural Inclusion and Connectedness 13. Conclusion
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Celeste Y.M. Yuen, PhD, is an Associate Professor of the Faculty of Education, and Associate Director of the Leadership Centre, the Hong Kong Institute of Educational Research at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Celeste is also the President-elect of the Hong Kong Educational Research Association (2021). Celeste earned her doctorate from the UCL-IOC, University of London, UK. Currently, she lectures in intercultural teacher education, school leadership, foundations of education and life and death education. Her research employs a mixed-method empirical approach to study interculturalism, Chinese immigrant and South Asian minority education, youth studies, well-being, religiosity and spirituality, and student engagement. Her scholarship in minority studies has been recognised locally and internationally, and has enabled her to win 20 projects funded by, for example, the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, Education Bureau, Oxfam Hong Kong and HSBC, in each case as principal investigator. Celeste has authored multiple articles and books in these fields.
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Yuen offers a unique focus on the wellbeing of Chinese and South/Southeast Asian students in the context of Hong Kong, and the particular experience of integrating them into the schooling system. This book will appeal to education practitioners and students providing or researching inclusive education in Chinese and South Asian contexts.
