The Cultural Legacies of Chinese Schools in Singapore and Malaysia

ISBN-13: 9780367627416 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 258 str.

Opis

Educational institutions have been a crucial state apparatus in shaping the cultural identity and ideology of ethnic Chinese in Singapore and Malaysia. This volume examines the historical development of Chinese-medium schools from the British colonial era to recent decades after the 1965 separation of Singapore and Malaysia.

Spis treści

Introduction Far from Desuetude: Introduction to Chinese Schools as Cultural Legacy in Singapore and Malaysia Part 1: Power Structure of Education: Issues and Conceptualization 1. Questioning Official Knowledge: On the State and the Politics of Knowledge  2. Culture, Identity and Education Policy: An Interview of Michael W. APPLE in Singapore 3. The Challenge of Preserving Heritage Values of Chinese Schools in Singapore Part 2: Role of Chinese Community in Education: From Colonialism to New Nations 4. Chinese Community and Leaders’ Connections with Singapore Schools: Sponsorship Case Study of Chinese High and Raffles Institution 5. Chinese Schools and the Development of Adult Education in Singapore: 1951-1957 6. Between Adherence and Autonomy: The Evolution of Chinese Textbooks in Singapore Part 3: Chinese Education in a Multiethnic Society: Malaysia Experience 7. Chinese Schools in Malaysia: Between Ethnic Aspirations and the Challenges of Forging A National Education 8. Chinese Education and Cultural Resilience: The Case of the Chinese Educationists in Malaysia 9. The Developmental Trend and Increasing Enrolment of Non-Chinese Students in Malaysia’s Chinese Primary Schools: Challenges and Problems (1998-2018) Part 4: Rediscovering Chinese Schools:  Cultural Memory and Legacy 10. Fundraising Activities as Collective Memory: Construction of School Identity in Anglican High School 11. A Mission in the Wilderness: Situating Chineseness in Bilingual Education at Maris Stella High 12. Changes of Heritage Values and Cultures in Chinese Schools: Perspectives of A Dunman High School 13. Reviewing the Inseparable Relationship between Singapore’s Chinese-education Reform and Its Chinese Scar Literature