Ethnic Minority Education in China: Finding a Path between Tradition a

Ethnic Minority cultivation in china Finding a Path between Tradition and Development originEducating a tribe is no simple task. Even in the unify Stateswhich boasts a substantial tradition of public education, political stability, economic prosperity and a strong middle classissues such gender and racial equality, diversity, and budget reality still cause continuous debate. For a nation like China, the task of educating its people is even more daunting. China has a population of 1.3 billion, an economy that is still developing, and thus even more blotto budget constraints. And although abandoning command economics for the free market in 1977 allowed double-digit economic growth through the 90s, the now-uneven distribution of wealth (an inevitable response of capitalistic reforms) makes equality of access to education even more pressure of an issue. Not only is it now more difficult to achieve consistence in educational opportunity across the country, but in at onces information-driven economy, the effects of inferior education can also puddle a vicious cycle of poverty within a finical region. Complicating the issue further is the incredible variance in the styles of living and languages mouth by people in China. Although a common misconception is that China is an ethnically homogeneous country, this could not be further from the truth. Besides the majority Han (defined as the descendents of the Han empire ) there are 55 nationally recognized nonage ethnicities who speak an estimated 80 to 100 different languages and follow numerous different religions. Some have become intergrated into the Han population, such the Manchus, who adopted Mandarin and Confucianism when they rule China in the Qin... ...Girls in Southwest region. The Christian Science Monitor. 16 Oct. 2001. 1 June 2003 http//www.csmonitor.com/2001/1016/p16s1-lekt.htmlLee, MaryJo Benton. Ethnicity, Education and Empowerment How mnority students in Southwest China cook identities. Burlington Ashgate Publishing Ltd, 2001.Peopledaily.com. Regional Autonomy for Ethnic Minorities. http//english.peopledaily.com.cn/whitepaper/1(3).htmlPostiglione, Gerard A., ed. Chinas topic Minority Education Culture, Schooling and Development. New York Falmer Press, 1999.Sautman, Barry. Expanding Access to Higher Education for Chnas National Minorities Policies of prferential Admission. (Postiglione, 173-210)Wang, Wen. Better Education for Ethnic Minorities. Beijing follow 2001 No. 30. 29 May 2003 http//www.bjreview.com.cn/2001/200130/NationalIssues-200130(A).htm