1st Edition
Multiculturalism in Turbulent Times
Section 1 Disrupting the Field 1. Theories and theorising multiculturalism (Christine Halse) Section 2 Perspective from the West 2. Multicultural trends in Europe (Christine Halse) 3. Civic education and youth citizenship at a time of immigrant integration policy changes in the Netherlands (Marcin Sklad) 4. Multiculturalism and the "broken" discourses of Chinese language education (Michiko Weinmann, Rod Neilsen and Sophia Slavich) 5. Diversity theory and teachers responses: When diversity transforms to super-diversity and hyper-diversity (Nektaria Palaiologou and Zoe Karanikola) 6. Diversity and its anti-genderist challenges in higher education in Germany (Yalız Akbaba□)Section 3 Perspective From The East 7. Examining colourism in China: Multicultural education for inclusion, equity and justice (Tianlong Yu) 8. "Cloistered multiculturalism"? Challenges in connecting an ethnically diverse school toits local Chinese community (Jan Gube and Darren A. Bryant) 9. Developing multiculturalism in Myanmar: Citizen perspectives from deliberative surveys (Baogang He and Michael G. Breen) 10. Delicate Multicultural Balance of Singapore (Daphnee Hui Lin Lee) 11. Transnational identities and struggles for multicultural justice in schools: Zainichi Korean teachers in Japan (Yuka Kitayama) 12. Multiculturalism in the Muslim world: A case of Pakistan (Nazim Aman Hunzai, Samina Naz and Zhao Zhenzhou) Section 4 Theoretical Reflections 13. Anti-diversity and its multiple contexts: Multiculturalism’s ordeals in Asia and Europe (Kerry J. Kennedy)
Biography
Christine Halse is currently chair professor of Intercultural Education at The Education University of Hong Kong and holds Honorary positions at the University Glasgow and Deakin University. Recent edited collections include Interrogating Belonging for Young People in Schools (2018) and Responsibility and Responsibilisation in Education (with Jan Wright and Catherin Hartung, 2018).
Kerry J. Kennedy is currently an emeritus professor at The Education University of Hong Kong. He is also a distinguished visiting professor of Curriculum Studies at the University of Johannesburg. His most recent edited collections include Religious Education in Asia – Spiritual Diversity in Globalized Times (with John Chi Kin Lee, 2021) and Social Studies Education in East Asian Contexts (2021).
