This book explores the impact of cultural identity, the internal configurations of the educational field, and the struggles both inside and outside the educational systems of post-World War II Singapore and Hong Kong. By comparing the school politics of these two nations, Wong generates a theory that illuminates connections between state formation, education, and hegemony in countries with dissimilar cultural makeups.
Ting-Hong Howng is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Sociology of Education, Nan Hua University, Taiwan.
Abbreviations1. Introduction: State Formation and the Problems of Chinese Schools 2. Theoretical Framework: Historical Comparative Perspective on Cultural Hegemony3. State Formation in Singapore4. State Formation in Hong Kong5. State Formation and Chinese School Curriculum6. De-Sinicizing the Chinese School Curriculum in Singapore 7. De-Nationalizing the Chinese School Curriculum in Hong Kong8. Conclusion and Theoretical RemarksAppendix: Methodology and Data Bibliography
"Wong has been able to examine and critically analyze the fate of Chinese schools and their interactions with the government authorities in these two city-states. The summaries of the complicated historical case studies in Hong Kong and Singapore are concise and highly informative." -- History of Education Quarterly
