1st Edition
Hegemonies Compared State Formation and Chinese School Politics in Postwar Singapore and Hong Kong
By Ting-Hong Wong
Copyright 2002
304 Pages
by
Routledge
318 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book explores the impact of cultural identity, the internal configurations of the educational field, and the struggles both inside and outside the educational systems of post-World War II Singapore and Hong Kong. By comparing the school politics of these two nations, Wong generates a theory that illuminates connections between state formation, education, and hegemony in countries with dissimilar cultural makeups.
Abbreviations1. Introduction: State Formation and the Problems of Chinese Schools 2. Theoretical Framework: Historical Comparative Perspective on Cultural Hegemony3. State Formation in Singapore4. State Formation in Hong Kong5. State Formation and Chinese School Curriculum6. De-Sinicizing the Chinese School Curriculum in Singapore 7. De-Nationalizing the Chinese School Curriculum in Hong Kong8. Conclusion and Theoretical RemarksAppendix: Methodology and Data Bibliography
Biography
Ting-Hong Howng is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Sociology of Education, Nan Hua University, Taiwan.
"Wong has been able to examine and critically analyze the fate of Chinese schools and their interactions with the government authorities in these two city-states. The summaries of the complicated historical case studies in Hong Kong and Singapore are concise and highly informative." -- History of Education Quarterly
