The People's Republic of China (PRC) is a unified country with multi-nationalities. Besides
the Han nationality, there are 55 other nationalities, with a population of 104.5 million, which …

This paper first discusses the essential issues related to the current situation of minority
education in contemporary China. In order to combine the interests of ethnic minorities for …

Only 10 countries in the world have total populations that surpass that of the ethnic minority
population of China. Most ethnic minorities live within China's designated ethnic minority …

Most countries in the world are multiethnic and thus face a similar educational challenge. 1
They must convince their citizens, as well as the global community, that state-sponsored …

China adopted the concept of nationality in the late nineteenth century. Since then, China
has experienced two ethnic categorizations that served different projects of nation-state …

This volume focuses on policies and practices in the education of China's national minorities
with the purpose of assessing the goals and impact of state sponsored education for China's …

The education of ethnic minorities in China is explored, addressing issues that relate to state
schooling, ethnicity, and development. Minority religions, which traditionally provided much …

Open-access edition: DOI 10.6069/9780295804125 Two very different ethnic minority
communities—the Naxi of the Lijiang area in northern Yunnan and the Tai (Dai) of Sipsong …

More flexible economic reforms instituted in China after 1978 highlighted the issue of social
inequality and differentiation in education? In general, the post-1978 reforms saved China's …

The rapid economic development in China over the past 15 years has entailed increasing
socioeconomic, cultural and educational disparities among China's regions. The reduction …