Wai-Chi Chee
Biographic Data
| ID | 3648132 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wai-Chi Chee |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wai-Chi |
| FAMILY NAME | Chee |
| SIGNATURE | CHEE W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hong Kong Baptist University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Coalitional Physical Competition
Opportunities, challenges, and transitions
Through the experiences of Pakistani-migrant families in Hong Kong, this paper explores ethnic minority students’ aspirations for education, work and the future in a context where education is highly valued but also extremely competitive. The first part depicts how Pakistani youth and their parents articulate their aspirations and opportunities and investigates the sociopolitical changes in education that are creating new opportunities for young …
The perceived role of religion in the educational attainment of Pakistani immigrant secondary students in Hong Kong
The academic underachievement of ethnic minorities, especially Pakistanis, in Hong Kong is well-recognized. This is stereotypically attributed to Islamic practices that are perceived to impede education, yet the voices of Pakistani parents and children are seldom heard. This research seeks to illuminate how Pakistani Muslim immigrant students and their parents understand the role of religion in education. The key finding highlights how both paren…
“Tibetanness” under threat? Neo-integrationism minority education and career strategies in Qinghai, P.R. China
Book Review: Adrian Zenz (2013), 'Tibetanness' under threat? : neo-integrationism, minority education and career strategies in Qinghai, P.R. China. Leiden: Global Oriental
Envisioned Belonging
The educational prospects and integration of school-age immigrants, especially for ethnic and linguistic minorities, have been a major issue roiling the education systems and polities of an ever-growing list of receiving societies around the world. Many studies focus on cultural disparities between public schooling and ethnic minorities to explain the non-adaptation and disproportionate educational failures among certain groups of immigrant stude…
Neoliberalism and Multicultural Education
In Singapore, wearing the tudung (Muslim headscarf) to public schools is not allowed because, the Singaporean government argues, this will jeopardize Singapore's racial balance. Wearing the hijab to state schools is also prohibited in France, given secularism as state policy. The Hong Kong government, in contrast, does not ban wearing ethnic/religious clothing to public sector schools, and claims that accommodating diversity is a manifestation of…
Envisioned Belonging
The educational prospects and integration of school-age immigrants, especially for ethnic and linguistic minorities, have been a major issue roiling the education systems and polities of an ever-growing list of receiving societies around the world. Many studies focus on cultural disparities between public schooling and ethnic minorities to explain the non-adaptation and disproportionate educational failures among certain groups of immigrant stude…
Opportunities, challenges, and transitions
Through the experiences of Pakistani-migrant families in Hong Kong, this paper explores ethnic minority students’ aspirations for education, work and the future in a context where education is highly valued but also extremely competitive. The first part depicts how Pakistani youth and their parents articulate their aspirations and opportunities and investigates the sociopolitical changes in education that are creating new opportunities for young …
Coalitional Physical Competition
Neoliberalism and Multicultural Education
In Singapore, wearing the tudung (Muslim headscarf) to public schools is not allowed because, the Singaporean government argues, this will jeopardize Singapore's racial balance. Wearing the hijab to state schools is also prohibited in France, given secularism as state policy. The Hong Kong government, in contrast, does not ban wearing ethnic/religious clothing to public sector schools, and claims that accommodating diversity is a manifestation of…
Envisioned Belonging
The educational prospects and integration of school-age immigrants, especially for ethnic and linguistic minorities, have been a major issue roiling the education systems and polities of an ever-growing list of receiving societies around the world. Many studies focus on cultural disparities between public schooling and ethnic minorities to explain the non-adaptation and disproportionate educational failures among certain groups of immigrant stude…
“Tibetanness” under threat? Neo-integrationism minority education and career strategies in Qinghai, P.R. China
Book Review: Adrian Zenz (2013), 'Tibetanness' under threat? : neo-integrationism, minority education and career strategies in Qinghai, P.R. China. Leiden: Global Oriental
The perceived role of religion in the educational attainment of Pakistani immigrant secondary students in Hong Kong
The academic underachievement of ethnic minorities, especially Pakistanis, in Hong Kong is well-recognized. This is stereotypically attributed to Islamic practices that are perceived to impede education, yet the voices of Pakistani parents and children are seldom heard. This research seeks to illuminate how Pakistani Muslim immigrant students and their parents understand the role of religion in education. The key finding highlights how both paren…
Opportunities, challenges, and transitions
Through the experiences of Pakistani-migrant families in Hong Kong, this paper explores ethnic minority students’ aspirations for education, work and the future in a context where education is highly valued but also extremely competitive. The first part depicts how Pakistani youth and their parents articulate their aspirations and opportunities and investigates the sociopolitical changes in education that are creating new opportunities for young …
Coalitional Physical Competition
Gender Studies (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity (4 works) · Ethnic group (4 works) · Anthropology (2 works) · China (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Geography (2 works)