Ethnic minorities in Singapore’s SAP schools
Special Assistance Plan (SAP) schools were established by the Singapore government in 1979, against the backdrop of vanishing vernacular schools. Nine well-established Chinese- medium schools were transformed into bilingual schools with the aim of preserving an environment that would nurture social...
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| Format: | Final Year Project |
| Language: | English |
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2018
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/73755 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Special Assistance Plan (SAP) schools were established by the Singapore government in 1979, against the backdrop of vanishing vernacular schools. Nine well-established Chinese- medium schools were transformed into bilingual schools with the aim of preserving an environment that would nurture social discipline and cultural values. Today, these schools are attended by a Chinese majority and a handful of ethnic minorities who pursue Mandarin as their mother tongue. Building on existing research on racial identity work and liminality, this study examines how such high-achieving ethnic minorities cope with being stigmatised and marginalised, as well as their sense of identity upon leaving their SAP schools. |
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