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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ928366
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-May
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0268-2141
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The Education of New Chinese Immigrant Children in Hong Kong: Challenges and Opportunities
Zhang, Kaili Chen; Ting, Cynthia Law Man
Support for Learning, v26 n2 p49-55 May 2011
In describing the current status of the education of new Chinese immigrant children (NCIC) in Hong Kong and to provide data useful for designing new policies, this article highlights the region's rise of new Chinese immigrants and the characteristics of the NCIC. Challenges to improve access to and equity in education in Hong Kong, overall quality of education for the NCIC and future possibilities are discussed. Implications from other countries are also included.
Descriptors: Equal Education, Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Access to Education, Educational Quality, Individual Characteristics, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Asians, Children
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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