Education on the Edge of Empire: Chinese Teachers' Perceptions of Development and Education in Xinjiang, China
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-bgsu12377685552021-08-03T05:28:55Z Education on the Edge of Empire: Chinese Teachers' Perceptions of Development and Education in Xinjiang, China Pippin, James D. Education Educational Sociology China Xinjiang Uyghur Han Chinese Development Education Qualitative Research Globalization Colonization Proponents of both capitalist and socialist ideologies have historically vied to define and implement the development processes that best mitigate disparities between the “rich” and “poor”, both between and within countries (Payne, 2005). Acknowledging burgeoning rich-poor inequalities within its own borders, largely between the coastal and western regions and among the dominant Han Chinese and the country's ethnic minorities, China established the Western Development Strategy in 2001 to combat these disparities (Lai, 2002; Zhao Y., 2001). One of its key areas of concern is the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, an “underdeveloped” province in northwest China fraught with ethnic tensions between the Han and Turkic Uyghur populations. Schooling is an integral component of the strategy as China seeks to educate students in ways that quell these tensions and favor its development goals (Benson, 2004). However, to date there are no studies which explore the ways in which teachers, the primary purveyors of the state-generated curriculum, perceive and communicate their perceptions of development in the region. Utilizing qualitative methods of inquiry (including interviews, observations, and document analysis) and building upon literature concerning theories of development, education in China, the Western Development Strategy, and Han-Uyghur relations, this study explored four Han Chinese Xinjiang Senior School (a pseudonym) teachers' perceptions of the role of education in the Western Development Strategy. It concluded that teachers at the Xinjiang Senior School overwhelmingly support the strategy and its development goals. Additionally, the study supported previous studies which suggest that the strategy serves as a conduit for colonization and marginalization (Gladney, 1999). 2009-04-15 English text Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1237768555 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1237768555 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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Education on the Edge of Empire: Chinese Teachers' Perceptions of Development and Education in Xinjiang, China |
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