Children, social class, and education : shifting identities in Fiji / by Karen J. Brison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brison, Karen J.

Series:

Culture, mind, and society

Culture, mind and society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational sociology--Fiji--Case studies.

Educational sociology.

Education, Preschool--Fiji--Case studies.

Education, Preschool.

Kindergarten facilities--Fiji--Sociological aspects--Case studies.

Kindergarten facilities.

Social classes--Fiji.

Social classes.

Group identity--Fiji.

Group identity.

Fiji.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

x,202 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Summary:

"Class-based self-perception is a rising issue worldwide. In Fiji, a Pacific Island nation where ethnic divisions between indigenous Fijians and Indo-Fijian descendants of indentured servants from India have been historically predominant, the production of social class-based identities is primarily done through mass preschool education, rather than within the family unit. Based on participant-observation in kindergartens in Suva Fiji, this book shows that Suva kindergartens instill social class-specific ideas about self and society. Teachers have different goals depending on the professional background of the families who attended their schools while students create friendships based on shared experience of toys, gender roles, and mass media"-- Provided by publisher.

"Children, Social Class, and Education: Shifting Identities in Fiji examines the production of social class based identities through mass preschool education in Fiji, a Pacific Island nation where ethnic divisions between indigenous Fijians and Indo-Fijian descendents of indentured servants from India have been historically predominant. Based on participant-observation in eleven kindergartens in Suva Fiji, Children, Social Class, and Education shows that Suva kindergartens were instilling social class-specific ideas about self and society"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

1. Introduction: Social Class and Mass Preschool Education in Fiji2. Kindergartens and Culture in Fiji3. Nurturing Multicultural Pluralism4. Producing a New Middle Class5. Becoming Very Good School Children6. Gender, Race, and Social Class: Shifting Social Categories7. Hierarchy and Friendship Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781137472267

113747226X

OCLC:

884299278

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