商品簡介
For undergraduate and graduate students, Atkin (education, Liverpool Hope U., UK) compiles eight case studies that consider the formal and informal educational experiences of minority learners. They concern the Swedish-speaking minority in Finland; disadvantaged youth in India; the Roma in Hungary; Tibetans in China; migrant agricultural workers in England; and those in the US, Rwanda, and South Africa. Education scholars from Europe, the US, and South Africa address the different contextual definitions of minority; the different purposes of education for minorities, including empowerment, developing community cohesion, reducing inequalities, and promoting a sense of national identity; and the relationship between education, minorities, and their ability to access and influence policy makers. Other topics include literacy, teaching cultural vs. national unity, and education as a tool for integration. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Chris Atkin is Professor of Education at Liverpool Hope University, UK, where he is Director of Graduate Studies and Research.
