1st Edition
Multiculturalism, Educational Inclusion, and Connectedness Well-Being, Ethnicity, and Identity among Chinese, South, and Southeast Asian Students
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
Biography
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.
"In the voices of a diverse population of students, this volume offers a vivid depiction of what spiritual well being, engagement and inclusion means to today's youth. The unique social and cultural setting of Hong Kong provides a fascinating backdrop to these narratives, which are threaded together in a masterful way using current psycho-social theories. " - Professor Ruth Hayhoe, University of Toronto; President emerita, The Education University of Hong Kong
"Through promoting the voices of Chinese and South Asian background students, this book makes a valuable contribution to current thinking about inclusive education practices and should be required reading for everyone leading or studying teaching and learning in multicultural contexts." - Dr. Derek Bland, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
