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Liu, Qian; Colak, Fatma Zehra; Agirdag, Orhan – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2022
This study draws on data collected from Chinese language textbooks to investigate the ways in which ethnic minority cultures and languages are represented in primary school textbooks in China. Drawing on the methods of thematic and comparative analysis, we specifically analyse how the representation of ethnic minorities in Chinese textbooks has…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Chinese, Textbooks, Textbook Content
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Lin, Jason Cong; Jackson, Liz – International Journal of Multicultural Education, 2022
This paper uses a critical multicultural, constructivist approach to examine how the Chinese government represents minority cultures in its official discourse. Although at an abstract level the government acknowledges the contributions of minority cultures to society, our findings show a mismatched picture in terms of minority representation.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Ethnic Groups, Minority Groups, Government (Administrative Body)
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Ben Maad, Mohamed Ridha – Language Awareness, 2020
Although well-documented in assorted research areas, early-years stereotyping has not garnered comparable attention. Under the assumption that stereotyping can be prejudicial to the development of children's critical thinking abilities, this paper reports on a study that examined how the pedagogical intervention of awakening to languages may…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Stereotypes, Second Language Learning, Foreign Countries
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Mo, Weimin; Shen, Wenju – New Advocate, 2000
Offers a critique from two Chinese educators with regard to the historical, cultural, linguistic, and artistic authenticity of Disney's animated film "Mulan." Argues that the filmmakers robbed the original story of its soul and "ran over Chinese culture with the Disney bulldozer," imposing mainstream cultural beliefs and…
Descriptors: Cartoons, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Elementary Secondary Education
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Zhou, Yanqiu Rachel; Knoke, Della; Sakamoto, Izumi – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2005
Recent research has documented silence/reticence among East-Asian international students, including Chinese students, in Western/English classrooms. Students' communication competence and cultural differences from the mainstream Euro-American society have been identified as two primary barriers to participation. Placing emphasis on individual…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Confucianism, Cultural Context
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Dooley, Karen – Journal of Education for Teaching, 2001
Reviews literature on English as a Second Language teaching in China, examining stereotypes of Chinese learners to highlight mismatches between Chinese students' learning dispositions and expatriates' teaching dispositions. A sociological analysis describes the construction of students as obedient at one Shanghai secondary school in the 1990s.…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Influences, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education