‘Out of School’ Ethnic Minority Young People in Hong Kong

Miron Kumar Bhowmik · Kerry John Kennedy

feb 2016 · Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects Libro 32 · Springer

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This book offers a comprehensive overview of ‘out of school’ ethnic minority young people in Hong Kong. The focus is on the extent of the phenomena, reasons behind it and a description of ‘out of school’ life. Employing qualitative research methods and adopting a case study approach that involved fieldwork comprising 15 in-depth interviews and 2 observations with 11 ‘out of school’ ethnic minority young people, this book provides detailed insights into the phenomena. Information gained from an additional 22 in-depth interviews with 20 other stakeholders related to ethnic minority education, from time spent at three schools and key document analysis are also incorporated. Drawing on critical race theory, this book presents a critical discussion of the ‘out of school’ issue for ethnic minority young people in a privileged Chinese context.

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Miron Kumar Bhowmik is currently a Programme Officer at the UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education in Bangkok and formerly was a Post-doctoral Fellow of the Centre for Governance and Citizenship at the Hong Kong Institute of Education.
Kerry J Kennedy is Research Chair Professor of Curriculum Studies and Director of the Centre for Governance and Citizenship at the Hong Kong Institute of Education.