When secular universalism meets pluralism: Religious schools and the politics of school-based management in Hong Kong

• Main Authors: QIAN, Junxi, KONG, Lily
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2018
• Subjects: contingent neoliberalism; education; Hong Kong; religious school; school-based management; Asian Studies; School Psychology; Social Influence and Political Communication
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2356; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/3613/viewcontent/When_Secular_Universalism_Meets_Pluralism_Religious_Schools_and_the_Politics_of_School_Based_Management_in_Hong_Kong.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This article examines the politics of school-based management (SBM) in Hong Kong, with a specific focus on the conflicts between the state and three Christian churches (Catholic, Anglican, and Methodist) running state-funded religious schools. Although the state based its advocacy for SBM on neolibe...