Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
12-2010
Abstract
Schools are not ‘‘innocent’’ sites of cultural transmission. They play an active and significant role in transmitting values and inculcating culture. Schools also serve as a site for the maintenance of boundaries and for the construction of identities. Previous studies have recognized the relationship between education and identity. Building on existing literature, this study examines the ways in which Christian schools can be a site for the construction and maintenance of religious, ethnic and class identities of the ethnic Chinese in Indonesia. The study surveys four prestigious ‘‘Chinese’’ Christian schools in Jakarta. Through a brief but thorough profiling of the schools, the study explores the complexity of and identifies issues associated to religion, ethnicity and class, in relations to Chinese-Indonesians and the Indonesian society at large.
Keywords
Chinese-Indonesians, Christian education, Religious education, Faith schools, Ethnicity
Discipline
Asian Studies | Education | Political Science
Research Areas
Sociology
Publication
Asia Pacific Education Review
Volume
12
Issue
3
First Page
403
Last Page
411
ISSN
1598-1037
Identifier
10.1007/s12564-010-9144-7
Publisher
Springer Verlag
Citation
HOON, Chang Yau.(2010). Mapping 'Chinese' Christian Schools in Indonesia: Ethnicity, Class and Religion. Asia Pacific Education Review, 12(3), 403-411.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/755
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12564-010-9144-7