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Community College Students in Hong Kong

Class Inequality in Higher Education

Palgrave Macmillan

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  • Expands the literature on educational inequality from a Chinese context
  • Centers the narratives of students in community college
  • Includes a chapter exploring the comparative perspective between US and China higher education

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About this book

This book presents a comprehensive account of the educational experiences of community college students in Hong Kong, analyzed through a theoretical lens that intersects sociological theories of inequality, including Bourdieu's concept of cultural capital. The student narratives featured in this book reveal the interweaving personal, academic, and professional considerations and challenges affecting their individual choices in the pursuit of higher education. Chapters also reveal why, despite the relative expansion of educational opportunities, the class gap in higher education persists.   

Authors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Education, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong

    Yi-Lee Wong

About the author

Yi-Lee Wong is a professional consultant in the Faculty of Education at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Community College Students in Hong Kong

  • Book Subtitle: Class Inequality in Higher Education

  • Authors: Yi-Lee Wong

  • Series Title: Palgrave Studies on Chinese Education in a Global Perspective

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-82461-7

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-82460-0Published: 16 September 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-82463-1Published: 17 September 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-82461-7Published: 15 September 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2945-6576

  • Series E-ISSN: 2945-6584

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 239

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Higher Education, Education Policy, Educational Philosophy

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eBook USD 129.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
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  • Read on any device
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  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 169.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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