Supplementary Schools and Ethnic Minority Communities: A Social Positioning Perspective (2018)

Supplementary Schools and Ethnic Minority Communities

$54.99
Sale price  $54.99 Regular price 
Skip to product information
Supplementary Schools and Ethnic Minority Communities: A Social Positioning Perspective (2018)

Supplementary Schools and Ethnic Minority Communities

$54.99
Sale price  $54.99 Regular price 
Unit price $54.99 each
This book provides a unique perspective into the world of supplementary schooling, exploring both the social positioning of these schools and the ethnic minority communities they serve. The author presents a close examination of the establishment and functioning of supplementary schools which offers a fresh and novel insight into acculturation processes. Drawing on empirical data gathered from staff interviews, classroom observations and interactive recordings, this book explores the operation of supplementary schools as sites of identity construction where the community identities are preserved, defended, renegotiated and reconstructed. The various modes of construction are indicative of the acculturation experiences of ethnic minority communities and the ways in which these communities negotiate residence in one country whilst having roots in another. This book therefore offers a revealing conceptualization of supplementary schools, not merely as educational spaces, but socio-political enterprises that are situated within and respond to various historical, social and political contexts. This pioneering work will appeal to students and scholars in the fields of education, migration and identity.

Book Details

ISBN
9781137500564
Binding
Hardcover
Authors
Amanda Simon
Publisher
Palgrave MacMillan
Published Date
June 7, 2018
Language
English
Pages
235
Physical Info
0.63 in H x 8.27 in L x 5.83 in W (0.99 lb)

You may also like