Hong Kong Education Policy & Ethnic Minority Groups

2011/2/7Scribd Upload a Document Search Books, Presentations, Business, Academics... Search Documents Hong Kong Education Policy & Ethnic Mi… Explore Documents Books - Fiction Books - Non-fiction Health & Medicine Brochures/Catalogs Government Docs How-To Guides/Manuals Magazines/Newspapers Recipes/Menus School Work + all categories Featured Recent People Authors Students Researchers Publishers Government & Nonprofits Businesses Musicians Artists & Designers Teachers + all categories Most Followed Popular Yin-cheung Tang Account Home My Documents My Collections My Shelf View Public Profile Messages Notifications Settings Help Log Out Attachment II Attachment II Face Sheet: programmes. But they are public schools funded by the government, thus, it only costs about HK$12,000 per year. After completion of High Diploma or Associate Degree, they can enter the university if they manage to get very high grades in their HighDip or Associate Degree. It is bitterly competitive since very limited quotas are made available especially for students who enter the university via this channel. Consequently, this prevents many ethnic minorities from becoming university graduates. University education becomes almost impossible for them to receive. Interviewees were asked if they knew anyone or their friends who were studying at local universities, their answer was they knew none. Study Topic: and Employment 6.3 Language Barrier Hong Kong Education System and Its Impacts on Social Integration and Mobility of South Asian Since all local students are required to pass two language tests in order to enroll at local universities, Ethnic Minorities virtually all the ethnic minority students study English and French instead of English and Chinese because they know that they cannot pass Chinese. The result is that they end up being handicapped in language ability since French is virtually useless in the territory. This is a major drawback for them in pursuing jobs. Language barrier is not only an obstruction for social integration but also is a stumbling block for ethnic minority students for their further studies in the territory to achieve their social mobility. 6.4 School Arrangement and Social Integration Secondly, school arrangement is another hindrance for social integration. Schools are conceptualized as socializing agents. A lot of interactions and engagements among students from all backgrounds are expected. (2008, p-143) opined that “Students must be engaged with diverse peers if we expect learning and Dye development to occur and the existence of a racially and ethnically diverse body is a necessary condition for such engagement”. However, the situation in reality can be quite different. In public opinion, Hong Kong has three ‘Bands’ of schools with Band-1 being the highest, accepting the most academically gifted students. It is said that the schools where great majority of ethnic minority students studying are Band-3. Very few local Chinese students study in these schools. So, the schools are almost racially segregated. As a matter of fact, local Chinese students and ethnic minority students are separated by classes and Bawm separately. Mr. Yaw taught Perhaps, students will learn academic skills but chance of learning to respect diversities and values will Department of Applied Social non-Chinese students in classes is severely obviously be limited since the interaction between local Chinese andScience The Hong Kong Polytechnic University limited. Almost all the interviewees said that they make friends with local Chinese students but seldom go out August 28, 2008 scribd.com/…/Hong-Kong-Education-Poli… 1/2 com/scribd twitter.com/…/Hong-Kong-Education-Poli… 2/2 . They felt that as they did not have something in common with locals which they could talk over. The interviewees are asked to describe their interactions with local Chinese students. One day on a crowded bus.2011/2/7 limited. scribd. He felt so uneasy. he offered his seat. Almost all the interviewees said that they make friends with local Chinese students but seldom go out August 28. Rana 1 14 1 / 29 Search within document.. when a woman around 60 got in. Presentations. Follow Us! scribd. For most of the interviewees. their relationship with the local students does not go beyond ‘just saying HI’. they felt that they are not welcome when they talked to local people. last year. ethnic minorities often face isolation from local people. 2008 with them beyond classroom and out of the campus. Additionally. They reply that the level of interaction is just say ‘HI’ when they meet. But she did not show any sign of gratitude and refused his offer. Academics.. Great majority of the interviewees said. Another similar story. Download this Document for Free Upload a Document Search Documents Search Books.com/scribd About Press Blog Partners Scribd 101 Web Stuff Scribd Store Support FAQ Developers / API Jobs Terms Copyright Privacy Copyright © 2010 Scribd Inc. Shah Tanveer’s experience is a typical example. Business. 6.com/scribd facebook...5 Racial Discrimination and Social Integration Hong Kong Education Policy & Ethnic Mi… The study shows that racial discrimination may also have been an obstruction for social integration.