Journal Articles

A call for multicultural special education in Hong Kong: Insights from a case study

Title:
A call for multicultural special education in Hong Kong: Insights from a case study
Authors:
- Poon-Mcbrayer, Kim Fong The Hong Kong Institute of Education
Source:
Procedia: Social and Behavioral Sciences, 116, 409-414, 2014
Publisher:
Elsevier Ltd.
Year Published:
2014
Education Categories:
- N Students & Student Services
  - NO Minorities & Immigrant Students
- E Special Education
  - EG Inclusive Education
Region:
- Hong Kong
Period:
- 1997.7 onwards
Level:
- Unknown or Unspecified
Abstract:
The increasing number of Mainland Chinese immigrant children with difficulties in Hong Kong schools mandates understanding of the complex interactions between cultural-linguistic differences and disabilities. This case study adopted narrative inquiry to probe deep into participants' lived experiences to reveal that the special education teacher was primarily concerned about the student participant's difficulty associated with his disabilities, totally unaware of the impact of her limited proficiency in the child's first language. Researchers called for government policies to integrate special and multicultural teacher education.
[Copyright © Elsevier Ltd.].
Language:
- English
Document Type:
Journal Articles
ISSN:
- 18770428
Permalink:
https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/en/bibs/6bed2dff
Entry Date:
2015-12-14