‘Out of School’ Ethnic Minority Young People in Hong Kong

• Main Authors: Bhowmik, Miron Kumar (Author), Kennedy, Kerry J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2016.
• Series: Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, 32
• Subjects: Education.; Educational sociology.; Education and sociology.; Sociology, Educational.; Sociology of Education.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of ‘out of school’ ethnic minority young people in Hong Kong. The focus is on the extent of the phenomena, reasons behind it and a description of ‘out of school’ life. Employing qualitative research methods and adopting a case study approach that involved fi...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Literature Review
• Chapter 3: Theoretical Framework, Methodology and Methods
• Chapter 4: 'Out of School' Ethnic Minority Young People: Multiple Data Sources, Their Meaning, and Extent of the 'Out of School' Phenomenon
• Chapter 5: Dropout Ethnic Minority Young People
• Chapter 6: Ethnic Minority Students at Risk of Dropping Out
• Chapter 7: A Young Girl who has Never Been to School
• Chapter 8: Other Stakeholders' Views about the 'Out of School' Issue for Ethnic Minority Young People
• Chapter 9: Understanding 'Out of School' Issues for Ethnic Minority Young People in Hong Kong
• Chapter 10: Conclusion.