"Chineseness" in Malaysian Chinese Education Discourse: The Case of Chung Ling High School

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dc.contributor.advisorBuck, Danielen_US
dc.contributor.authorGoh, Jing Peien_US
dc.creatorGoh, Jing Peien_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-26T04:06:03Z
dc.date.available2012-10-26T04:06:03Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThe Chinese education issues in Malaysia appear frequently in political discourse, often featuring contentious discussions of language learning and national education policies. Applying an historical approach to contextualize a political discourse, this thesis examines the politics and transformation of Malaysian Chinese education, in microcosm, at the level of a renowned Chinese school, Chung Ling High School in Penang. It explores and maps the question of "Chineseness" through the examination of the history and development of Chung Ling since its establishment in 1917. This thesis also aims to elucidate the complex negotiation between multiple stakeholders of the Chinese community which took place at different historical junctures in a postcolonial and multi-ethnic nation. I discuss memorial activities for two deceased educationists, David Chen and Lim Lian Geok, which have been readapted into contemporary discourse by different factions of educationists to express their dissatisfactions toward state hegemony on education policies. Lastly, I argue that the persistent pursuit of "Chineseness" is counterproductive to the aim of safeguarding interests of Chinese schools within and outside the national education system today.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/12443
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregonen_US
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved.en_US
dc.subjectChinese Education in Malaya/Malaysiaen_US
dc.subjectChinese Identityen_US
dc.subjectChung Ling High Schoolen_US
dc.subjectEducation in Plural Societyen_US
dc.subjectOverseas Chinese Studiesen_US
dc.subjectPolitics of Educationen_US
dc.title"Chineseness" in Malaysian Chinese Education Discourse: The Case of Chung Ling High Schoolen_US
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertationen_US

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