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Chapter 2: Internationalisation, Transnationalism, and Education in Canada |
Neoliberalism and Education in Canada |
Government and IE |
Federal Initiatives on IE |
Provincial Initiatives on IE |
Municipal Initiatives: Vancouver School Board |
An Example of Institutional Initiatives: The University of British Columbia |
Chapter 3: Education and Middle-Class Strategies in Contemporary Hong Kong |
Pessimism and Uncertainty |
Educational Expansion and Credential Inflation |
Additional Precipitating Factors in Migration |
The Economic Milieu |
The Migration Milieu |
The Importance of the English Language |
Middle-Class Sanctuaries: International Schools |
The Role of Habitus in Directing Migration |
Experiences of Education in Hong Kong |
Chapter 4: Transnational Families and Education in Canada |
Global Geographies of Educational Distinction |
Local Geographies of Cultural Capital |
The Magical Properties of the University Degree |
Spatial Strategies and Educational Choice |
Failure and the Timing of Migration |
Immigration and the Financial Calculation |
Transnational Households: Astronaut Families and Satellite Kids |
The Creation of a Transnational Class |