Representation of ethnic and religious minorities in textbooks: Multicultural education in Mainland China, Macau, Taiwan, and Hong Kong
Grant Data
Project Title
Representation of ethnic and religious minorities in textbooks: Multicultural education in Mainland China, Macau, Taiwan, and Hong Kong
Principal Investigator
Professor Jackson, Liz
(Principal Investigator (PI))
Duration
36
Start Date
2021-01-01
Amount
791280
Conference Title
Representation of ethnic and religious minorities in textbooks: Multicultural education in Mainland China, Macau, Taiwan, and Hong Kong
Keywords
multicultural education, Chinese societies, school curriculum, textbooks
Discipline
Education: Theory and ApplicationsCultural Studies / Cultural Policy
Panel
Humanities & Social Sciences (H)
HKU Project Code
17600120
Grant Type
General Research Fund (GRF) 2020/21
Funding Year
2020
Status
On-going
Objectives
1. To analyse how ethnic and religious minorities in Mainland China, Macau, and Taiwan are represented in primary and secondary school textbooks for social studies subjects (History, Moral and Character Education, and Moral and Political Education in Mainland China; Moral and Civic Education and Social and Humanities Education in Macau; and Social Studies, Civics and Society, and History in Taiwan). 2. To compare the extent, substance, and evolution of multicultural elements (focused particularly on ethnic and religious minorities) in Mainland China, Macau, Taiwan, and Hong Kong government-school curriculum since the 1980s.