The Choices of Chinese School among Chinese Students from Vavee Village, Northern Thailand - A Case Study of Guangfu High School

• Main Authors: Rungnapa Sirichaisopon, 徐友蓮
• Other Authors: Lee Mei-Hsien
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2010
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/46495302119185134720

碩士 === 國立暨南國際大學 === 東南亞研究所 === 98 === Chinese language education experienced numerous policy reforms under the Thailand government. This study is about a case study of Guangfu High School in Vavee Village of northern Thailand. In 1984, Thailand government implemented “Thai assimilation” policy at refugee camps in northern Thailand. Yet, this policy has forced all the Chinese schools at refugee camps which were adopted since 1960 to shut down, with the intention to assimilate the Chinese. In this paper, through existing literature and interviews, I will explain the history and changes Guangfu High School has gone through and how it has maintained its existence. Also, the uniqueness of Chinese schools in refugee camps and the difficulties in their developmental history will be examined. Each of its developmental stage of Chinese language education is also analyzed via Guangfu High School’s history. There are two main focuses in this study. First, it is the reason why residents of refugee camps would have chosen Chinese language education. Second, what are the significant meanings of Chinese schools have for them. It will be discussed from two aspects—instrumental rationalism and ethno-cultural emotion.