Minority Education in China: Balancing Unity and Diversity in an Era of Critical Pluralism

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Minority Education in China This series explores the dramatic changes in China’s education system. By using fresh perspectives and innovative methods, each volume delves into the issues and debates that continue to challenge education in China, including cultural and linguistic diversity, regional disparity, ethnic minority education, financial decentralization, technological change, university autonomy, and increased internationalization. Series editors: Gerard A. Postiglione and Wing-wah Law Series advisor: Kai-ming Cheng Other titles in the series: Toward Critical Patriotism: Student Resistance to Political Education in Hong Kong and China Gregory P. Fairbrother Language Education in China: Policy and Experience from 1949 Agnes S. L. Lam e-Learning Initiatives in China: Pedagogy, Policy and Culture Edited by Helen Spencer-Oatey University Autonomy, the State and Social Change in China Su-Yan Pan Minority Education in China Balancing Unity and Diversity in an Era of Critical Pluralism Edited by James Leibold and Chen Yangbin Hong Kong University Press The University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Road Hong Kong www.hkupress.org© Hong Kong University Press 2014 ISBN 978-988-8208-13-5 All rights reserved. No portion of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed and bound by Cheer Shine Enterprise Co., Ltd. in Hong Kong, China ...