1st Edition
Language, Culture, and Identity among Minority Students in China The Case of the Hui
1. Introduction 2. Historical Context and the Hui in China 3. Minority Policy and Practice in China 4. Curricular Context 5. Theoretical Perspectives 6. Community, School, and Home 7. Teacher’s Perspective: "I Treat Them as Han Students" 8. Students’ Perspective: "We are the Same" 9. Parents’ Perspective: "We Want Them to Study the Required Curriculum as Han Students Do" 10. Conclusion: Where Shall We Go from Here?
Biography
Yuxiang Wang received his Ph. D. from the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Purdue University, Indiana, USA, in 2010. Prior to coming to the U.S., he was Associate Professor at Anhui University in China, where he conducted research and published articles in the area of language and culture. His research interests are in multicultural education, teacher education, and narrative inquiry with a focus on issues of race, gender, cultural identity, minority language and culture, and social justice. He has published articles in Intercultural Education (2010), Journal of International Society for Teacher Education (2010), Multicultural Education (2009), International Journal of Multicultural Education (2009), Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad (2009), and The Journal of Educational Foundations (2007). He co-edited a Routledge book titled "Minority students in East Asia: Government policies, school practices and teacher responses" (2011).
