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

  • Provides a comprehensive and critical discussion of ‘out of school’ ethnic minority young people in Hong Kong
  • Conceptualizes the vulnerability of the ethnic minority students’ school failure issue in a privileged Chinese Context
  • Proposes a holistic support mechanism for making ethnic minority young people’s schooling successful

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Introduction

    • Miron Kumar Bhowmik, Kerry J. Kennedy
    Pages 1-16
  3. Literature Review

    • Miron Kumar Bhowmik, Kerry J. Kennedy
    Pages 17-47
  4. Theoretical Framework, Methodology and Methods

    • Miron Kumar Bhowmik, Kerry J. Kennedy
    Pages 49-78
  5. Dropout Ethnic Minority Young People

    • Miron Kumar Bhowmik, Kerry J. Kennedy
    Pages 115-151
  6. Ethnic Minority Students at Risk of Dropping Out

    • Miron Kumar Bhowmik, Kerry J. Kennedy
    Pages 153-170
  7. A Young Girl Who Has Never Been to School

    • Miron Kumar Bhowmik, Kerry J. Kennedy
    Pages 171-181
  8. Conclusion

    • Miron Kumar Bhowmik, Kerry J. Kennedy
    Pages 237-244
  9. Back Matter

    Pages 245-263

About this book

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 fieldwork comprising 15 in-depth interviews and 2 observations with 11 ‘out of school’ ethnic minority young people, this book provides detailed insights into the phenomena. Information gained from an additional 22 in-depth interviews with 20 other stakeholders related to ethnic minority education, from time spent at three schools and key document analysis are also incorporated. Drawing on critical race theory, this book presents a critical discussion of the ‘out of school’ issue for ethnic minority young people in a privileged Chinese context.

Authors and Affiliations

  • The Hong Kong Institute of Education, New Territories, Hong Kong

    Miron Kumar Bhowmik, Kerry J Kennedy

About the authors

Miron Kumar Bhowmik is currently a Programme Officer at the UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education in Bangkok and formerly was a Post-doctoral Fellow of the Centre for Governance and Citizenship at the Hong Kong Institute of Education.


Kerry J Kennedy is Research Chair Professor of Curriculum Studies and Director of the Centre for Governance and Citizenship at the Hong Kong Institute of Education.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: ‘Out of School’ Ethnic Minority Young People in Hong Kong

  • Authors: Miron Kumar Bhowmik, Kerry J Kennedy

  • Series Title: Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0327-1

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-0325-7Published: 02 March 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-9134-6Published: 07 April 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-0327-1Published: 19 February 2016

  • Series ISSN: 1573-5397

  • Series E-ISSN: 2214-9791

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 263

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Sociology of Education

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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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Hardcover Book USD 54.99
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