The feminisation of teaching is an important topic in education and gender studies. Discussions have been enriched by comparative and international studies as well as a gendering perspective in which a complicated view of the role of the state has emerged. In colonial Hong Kong, although the government was limited in its support of teacher training, its strategic control was not ineffective. Through regulating the teaching force, the colonial regime was instrumental in training women to help civilise the young and in creating a dead end job - that of a âprimary school teacherâ. It also constantly (re)constructed the nature and role of âChinese teacherâ and âChinese womenâ. By revealing some seldom-explored strategies and disrupting the fixed meanings of âChinese teacherâ, âChinese womenâ, and âprimary school teacherâ, this paper unravels the intervention and (re)invention of the colonial regime in the teaching occupation and probes their implications for a patriarchal society.View full textDownload full textKeywordsfeminisation, gendering, Chinese women, primary school teacher, colonial ruleRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0046760X.2011.635603
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