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Meaningful inconsistencies : bicultural nationhood, the free market, and schooling in Aotearoa/New Zealand / Neriko Musha Doerr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Doerr, Neriko Musha, 1967-
- Series:
- Studies in Public and Applied Anthropology, 6
- Studies in Public and Applied Anthropology, 6 ; v.v. 6
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Māori (New Zealand people)--Education (Secondary).
- Māori (New Zealand people).
- Education, Secondary--New Zealand--Whangarei District.
- Education, Secondary.
- Multicultural education--New Zealand--Whangarei District.
- Multicultural education.
- Education, Bilingual--New Zealand--Whangarei District.
- Education, Bilingual.
- High school students--New Zealand--Whangarei District.
- High school students.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (242 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Berghahn Books, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In the late twentieth century, the categorization of individuals in ethnic terms, affected by neoliberal reforms and the prioritization of market forces, has transformed our institutions and wreaked havoc around the world. Especially stark in societies that recognize their bi- or multicultural make-up, such categorization influences how individuals view themselves and are viewed by others in the educational arena. A small town in Aotearoa/New Zealand, with its contemporary shift toward official biculturalism and extensive free-marketization of schooling, is a prime example. This important volu
- Contents:
- Meaningful Inconsistencies; Table of Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1. Shifting Terrains; Chapter 2. Categorizing; Chapter 3. Inhabiting Waikaraka High School; Chapter 4. Sorting; Chapter 5. Calling It Separatist; Chapter 6. Imagining ""Failure""; Chapter 7. Laughing; Chapter 8. Laughing Globally; Chapter 9. Dancing; Chapter 10. Conclusion and Departure; Glossary; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612627910
- 9781282627918
- 1282627910
- 9781845459338
- 1845459334
- OCLC:
- 645100970
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