Asian Migrants and Education: The Tensions of Education in Immigrant Societies and among Migrant Groups

232 Pages·2003·5.9 MB·English

by  Wang GungWu (auth.)

Asian Migrants and Education
EDUCATION IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION:
ISSUES, CONCERNS AND PROSPECTS
Volume 2
Series Editors-in-Chief:
Dr. Rupert Maclean, UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centrefor Education, Bonn; and
Ryo Watanabe, National Institutefor Educational Policy Research (NIER) ofJ apan, Tokyo
Editorial Board
Robyn Baker, New Zealand Councilfor Educational Research, Wellington, New Zealand
Dr. Boediono, National Office for Research and Development, Ministry ofN ational Education,
Indonesia
Professor Yin Cheong Cheng, The Hong Kong Institute ofE ducation, China
Dr. Wendy Duncan, Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines
Professor John Keeves, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
Dr. Zhou Mansheng, National Centre for Educational Development Research, Ministry of
Education, Beijing, China
Professor Colin Power, Graduate School ofE ducation, University of Queensland, Brisbane,
Australia
Professor J. S. Rajput, National Council of Educational Research and Training, New Delhi,
India
Professor Konai Helu Thaman, University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji
Advisory Board
Professor Mark Bray, Comparative Education Research Centre, The University of Hong Kong,
China; Dr. Agnes Chang, National Institute of Education, Singapore; Dr. Nguyen Huu Chau,
National Institute for Educational Sciences, Vietnam; Professor John Fien, Griffith University,
Brisbane, Australia; Professor Leticia Ho, University of the Philippines, Manila; Dr. Inoira Li
lamaniu Ginige, National Institute of Education, Sri Lanka; Professor Phillip Hughes, ANU
Centre for UNESCO, Canberra, Australia; Dr. Inayatullah, Pakistan Association for Continuing
andAdult Education, Karachi; Dr. Rung Kaewdang, Office oft he National Education Commis
sion, Bangkok. Thailand; Dr. Chong-Jae Lee, Korean Educational Development Institute, Seoul;
Dr. Molly Lee, School of Educational Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang; Mausooma
Jaleel, Maldives College of Higher Education, Male; Professor Geoff Masters, Australian
Council for Educational Research, Melbourne; Dr. Victor Ordonez, Senior Education Fellow,
East-West Center, Honolulu; Dr. Khamphay Sisavanh, National Research Institute of Educa
tional Sciences, Ministry of Education, Lao PDR; Dr. Max Walsh, AUSAid Basic Education
Assistance Project, Mindanao, Philippines.
Asian Migrants and Education
The Tensions of Education in Immigrant Societies
and among Migrant Groups
Edited by
MICHAEL W. CHARNEY
SchooL of OrientaL and African Studies,
University of London
BRENDA S.A. YEOH
NationaL University of Singapore
and
TONG CHEE KIONG
NationaL University of Singapore
SPRINGER-SCIENCE+BUSINESS MEDIA, B.V.
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ISBN 978-90-481-6302-1 ISBN 978-94-017-0117-4 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-0117-4
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SERIES SCOPE
The purpose of this Book Series is to meet the needs of those interested in an i'n-depth
analysis of current developments in education and schooling in the vast and diverse Asia
Pacific Region. The Series will be invaluable for educational researchers, policy makers and
practitioners, who want to better understand the major issues, concerns and prospects
regarding educational developments in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Series complements the Handbook of Educational Research in the Asia-Pacific
Region, with the elaboration of specific topics, themes and case studies in greater breadth
and depth than is possible in the Handbook.
Topics to be covered in the Series include: secondary education reform; reorientation of
primary education to achieve education for all; re-engineering education for change; the arts
in education; evaluation and assessment; the moral curriculum and values education;
technical and vocational education for the world of work; teachers and teaching in society;
organisation and management of education; education in rural and remote areas; and,
education of the disadvantaged.
Although specifically focusing on major educational innovations for development in the
Asia-Pacific region, the Series is directed at an international audience.
The Series Education in the ASia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, and the
Handbook of Educational Research in the Asia-Pacific Region, are both publications of
the Asia-Pacific Educational Research Association.
Those interested in obtaining more information about the Series, or who wish to explore the
possibility of contributing a manuscript, should (in the first instance) contact the publishers.
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CONTENTS
List of Figures IX
List of Tables X
Acknowledgements xi
Introduction by the Series Editors Xlll
Introduction. Michael W. Charney, Brenda S. A. Yeoh, and Tong Chee
Kiong XVll
Chapter 1. Wang. Gungwu "Social Bonding and Freedom: Problems
of Choice in Immigrant Societies"
Chapter 2. Anthony Reid. "Globalization, Asian Diasporas, and the
Study of Asia in the West" 15
Chapter 3. Robbie B. H. Goh. "The Mission School in Singapore:
Colonialism, Moral Training, Pedagogy, and the
Creation of Modernity" 27
Chapter 4. S. Gopinathan & V. Saravanan. "Education and
Identity Issues in the Internet Age: The Case ofthe Indians
in Singapore" 39
Chapter 5. Hong Liu. "Interactions Between Huiguan and
Education in Postwar Singapore" 53
Chapter 6. Elwyn Thomas. "The Case for a Culture-sensitive
Education: Building Cultural Bridges Between Traditional
and Global Perspectives" 65
Chapter 7. Pang Yew Huat. "Immigrant Societies and Environmental
Education: Revisiting Forgotten Lessons in Holistic and
Traditional Wisdom" 83
Chapter 8. Jennifer Wang. "Health Education of Hmong Refugees
in Sydney" 93
Chapter 9. Karen Leigh Harris. "Confucian Education: A Case Study
of the South African Chinese" 105
Vll
Chapter 10. Tan Liok Ee. "A Century of Change: Education in the
Lives of Four Generations of Chinese Women in Malaysia 115
Chapter 11. Christine Inglis. "Contemporary Educational Issues in
Multicultural Societies" 133
Chapter 12. Robyn Iredale. "International Approaches to Valuing the
Professional Skills of Permanent and Temporary Migrants" 149
Chapter 13. Johanna L. Waters. "Satellite Kids in Vancouver:
Transnational Migration, Education and the Experience
of Lone-children" 165
Chapter 14. Ravindra Jain. "Indian Diaspora and the Prospect of
Open Learning: A Perspective on Modem Social Science
Education from India" 185
Contributors 193
References 197
V111
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 6.1. A Pedagogical Components Model 71
Figure 6.2. A Pedagogical Components Model with Main
Influencing Factors 72
Figure 7.1. Integrated Model for Environmental Learning 85
Figure 7.2. The Role ofF ormative Influences in Environmental
Learning 88
IX
LIST OF TABLES
Table 5.1 The Rebuilding ofH uiguan Schools 56
Table 5.2 Newly Established Huiguan Schools, 1945-54 57
Table 5.3 The Native Place of Tao Nan Schoolteachers 60
Table 5.4 Native Place ofTuan Moung Schoolteachers 61
Table 5.5 Native Place of Tao Nan School Students 62
Table 5.6 Native-Place ofTuan Moung School students (1958) 62
Table 5.7 Native-Place ofKhee Fatt School Students (1958) 62
Table 5.8 Sex Ratio ofKhee Fatt School Students 63
Table 5.9 Professions ofTuan Moung School Students'
Families (1958) 63
Table 7.1. Three Views ofE nvironmental Education 86
Table 10.1. Occupational Distribution by Gender, 1993 129
Table 12.1. Inflows of Temporary Skilled Workers, 1992,
1996, and 1997 (OOOand%) 163
Table 12.2 Recruitment and Residence Criteria for Temporary
Foreign Highly-skilled Workers 164
Table 14.1 Diasporic Matrix 187
Table 14.2 Program Structure 191
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This volume is a result of the international conference, "Immigrant Societies and
Modem Education," held in Singapore 31 August-3 September 2000. This
conference was jointly organized by the Tan Kah Kee International Society and
the Faculty of Arts and Social Science of the National University of Singapore.
Over the course of 1999-2000, the preparations for the conference involved close
collaboration and interaction between the Society and F ASS. The success of the
conference is thus due in large part to the commitment, organizational skills, and
vision of those with whom we served on the organizing committees for the ISME
conference: Prof. Wang Gungwu (Chairman of the Tan Kah Kee International
Society and Professor, East Asian Institute), Mr. Tan Keong Choon, Dr. Tong
Ming Chuan, Dr. Phua Kok Khoo, Prof. Hew Choy Sin, Prof. Goh Thong Ngee,
Prof. Lim Hock, Prof. Hew Choy Sin, Associate Prof. Lee Fook Hong, Dr. Low
Hwee Boon, Associate Prof. Chen Kang, Associate Prof. Hui Weng Tat, Associate
Prof. Lee Guan Kin, Associate Prof. Lee Cheuk Yin, Dr. Low Hwee Boon, Prof.
Ong Choon Nam, Prof. Shang Huai Min, Mr. Han Suan Juan, Miss Tan Kuan
Swee, Miss Cher Meng Chu, Miss Joelle Cheng, and Miss Kathleen Melissa Ke.
The editors of this volume also wish to thank the individuals whose
assistance was necessary, after the dust had settled from the conference, for the
compilation of this volume. Miss Ke and Mr. George Wong served as contact
persons and organizers of incoming materials. Miss Lynsey Lee Yoke Cum
compiled the reference list for this volume. The staff of the former Centre for
Advanced Studies also provided various essential services during both the
conference and in the year that followed. Ultimately, the editors would like to
thank the authors of the articles themselves for putting up with the various
demands that we, as editors, placed upon them and for sticking with us to the
completion ofthis volume.
Michael W. Charney
Brenda S. A. Yeoh
Tong Chee Kiong
July 15,2002
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