A Study on the Challenges Faced by Mainstream Schools in Educating Ethnic Minorities in Hong Kong (Project ID: 18098-HKG-A0664-01-1819A-H32)

Aim of Study: To explore the challenges faced by schools in teaching non-Chinese speaking (NCS) students and to gauge the views of principals and teachers of primary schools so as to identify possible suggestions for improvement.

The study, led by Dr. EKY Loh, was commissioned by the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) via Oxfam Hong Kong. For details, please visit: 

https://www.eoc.org.hk/EOC/GraphicsFolder/InforCenter/Research/content.aspx?ItemID=16439

Research Report of the Study is available on the EOC website:

https://www.eoc.org.hk/eoc/upload/ResearchReport/researchreport_20200115_e.pdf

Press Release by EOC on 20/1/2020

https://www.eoc.org.hk/EOC/graphicsfolder/ShowContent.aspx?ItemID=16519

The press conference of the research was attracted media attention and reports from local newspapers.

調查：非華語生欠家庭支援　教局沒設特別指引

https://news.mingpao.com/pns2001211579545594740

平機會：僅四成教師有信心教非華語生中文

http://std.stheadline.com/daily/news-content.php?id=2135799

平機會倡開職位統籌非華語生教學

http://paper.wenweipo.com/2020/01/21/HK2001210028.htm

平機會研究：95%中文教師指主流課程過深　不利非華語生學習

https://www.hk01.com/%E7%A4%BE%E6%9C%83%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E/424259/%E5%B9%B3%E6%A9%9F%E6%9C%83%E7%A0%94%E7%A9%B6-95-%E4%B8%AD%E6%96%87%E6%95%99%E5%B8%AB%E6%8C%87%E4%B8%BB%E6%B5%81%E8%AA%B2%E7%A8%8B%E9%81%8E%E6%B7%B1-%E4%B8%8D%E5%88%A9%E9%9D%9E%E8%8F%AF%E8%AA%9E%E7%94%9F%E5%AD%B8%E7%BF%92

Hong Kong schools struggling to teach Chinese to ethnic minority students, sparking calls for more government funding to tackle problem (SCMP 21/1/2020) https://today.line.me/hk/article/Hong+Kong+schools+struggling+to+teach+Chinese+to+ethnic+minority+students+sparking+calls+for+more+government+funding+to+tackle+problem-lYzzWe