TY  - BOOK
AU  - Charney,Michael W.
AU  - Yeoh,Brenda S.A.
AU  - Tong,Chee Kiong
TI  - Asian migrants and education: the tensions of education in immigrant societies and among migrant groups 
T2  - Education in the Asia-Pacific region
SN  - 1402013361
AV  - LC3737.A2 A75 2003
U1  - 371.82691 21
PY  - 2003///]
CY  - Dordrecht, Boston
PB  - Kluwer Academic Publishers
KW  - Immigrants
KW  - Education
KW  - Asia
KW  - Cross-cultural studies
KW  - Congresses
KW  - Asians
KW  - Pacific Area
N1  - "This volume is the result of the international conference, 'Immigrant Societies and Modern Education,' held in Singapore 31 August-3 September 2000"--P. xi; Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-223); List of Figures --; List of Tables --; Acknowledgements --; Introduction by the Series Editors --; Introduction --; Ch. 1; Social Bonding and Freedom: Problems of Choice in Immigrant Societies --; Ch. 2; Globalization, Asian Diasporas, and the Study of Asia in the West --; Ch. 3; The Mission School in Singapore: Colonialism, Moral Training, Pedagogy, and the Creation of Modernity --; Ch. 4; Education and Identity Issues in the Internet Age: The Case of the Indians in Singapore --; Ch. 5; Interactions Between Huiguan and Education in Postwar Singapore --; Ch. 6; The Case for a Culture-sensitive Education: Building Cultural Bridges Between Traditional and Global Perspectives --; Ch. 7; Immigrant Societies and Environmental Education: Revisiting Forgotten Lessons in Holistic and Traditional Wisdom --; Ch. 8; Health Education of Hmong Refugees in Sydney --; Ch. 9; Confucian Education: A Case Study of the South African Chinese --; Ch. 10; A Century of Change: Education in the Lives of Four Generations of Chinese Women in Malaysia --; Ch. 11; Contemporary Educational Issues in Multicultural Societies --; Ch. 12; International Approaches to Valuing the Professional Skills of Permanent and Temporary Migrants --; Ch. 13; Satellite Kids in Vancouver: Transnational Migration, Education and the Experience of Lone-children --; Ch. 14; Indian Diaspora and the Prospect of Open Learning: A Perspective on Modern Social Science Education from India --; Contributors --; References
ER  -