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Author Yu, Haibo, 1970-

Title Identity and schooling among the Naxi : becoming Chinese with Naxi identity / Yu Haibo
Published Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 233 pages) : illustrations
Series Emerging perspectives on education in China
Emerging perspectives on education in China.
Contents Rationale -- China's ethnic minority education and the case of the Naxi -- Ethnic identity construction and schooling -- Naxi students' identity of the Chinese nation -- Ethnic identity of Naxi students and schooling -- The impact of family and community -- Naxi graduates and ethnic identity -- Analysis and conclusion
Summary "Identity and Schooling among the Naxi examines the identity construction of Naxi students in Lijiang No.1 Senior Secondary School in China, focusing on the changing roles of school, community, and family in the identity construction of the students. Through participant observation, interviews, and student essays, Haibo Yu finds that Naxi students of the school retain a strong Naxi identity while also managing to fit into mainstream culture through a process she characterizes as "harmonious creative identity engagement." Three main forces affecting the identity construction of the Naxi students are highlighted: the state and the school, Naxi intellectuals, and socialization in the family and community. As an institution of the state, the school conveys national ideology and instills a sense of ethnic unity and an understanding of the culture of the Chinese nation. However, the school also takes an active role in ethnic identity construction of the Naxi students. At the same time, Naxi intellectuals, through their research publications and responses to state policies, preserve and revitalize Naxi culture. Socialization within the community and family allows the Naxi students to learn about their heritage. These factors result in both an asserted and assigned identity of the Naxi."--Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-230) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Naxi (Chinese people) -- Education -- China -- Lijiang Shi
Naxi (Chinese people) -- China -- Lijiang Shi -- Ethnic identity
Naxi (Chinese people) -- China -- Lijiang Shi -- Social conditions
Education, Secondary -- China -- Lijiang Shi
High school students -- China -- Lijiang Shi
Education and state -- China -- Lijiang Shi
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies.
Education and state
Education, Secondary
Ethnic relations
High school students
Naxi (Chinese people) -- Social conditions
Social conditions
Höhere Schule
Kulturelle Identität
Nakhi
SUBJECT Lijiang Shi (China) -- Ethnic relations
Lijiang Shi (China) -- Social conditions
Subject China -- Lijiang Shi
Lijiang
Nakhi.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780739132920
073913292X