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Record Nr.

UNINA9910913784403321

Autore

Choi Tae-Hee

Titolo

Outsourcing of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages : Towards an Equitable Society / / by Tae-Hee Choi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Nature Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024

ISBN

9789819785735

9819785731

Edizione

[1st ed. 2024.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (108 pages)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Citizenship Education for the 21st Century, , 2524-8499

Disciplina

418.0071

Soggetti

Language and languages - Study and teaching

Citizenship - Study and teaching

Education - Curricula

Language Education

Citizenship Education

Curriculum Studies

Anglès

Ensenyament de llengües estrangeres

Currículums (Ensenyament)

Llibres electrònics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction  -- Section I Outsourcing of teaching English for other languages and related issues  -- Chapter 1 Enactment of outsourcing in Hong Kong  -- Chapter 2 Quality of outsourced education  -- Chapter 3 Equity of outsourced education  -- Section II Solutions and implications  -- Chapter 4 Ensuring quality and equity of outsourced education  -- Chapter 5 Reconceptualising equity, outsourcing and policy enactment  -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

This book documents and analyses how outsourcing of teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) is practised, arising issues therein, and how to address them, through the frame of policy enactment theory. Educational outsourcing or contracting out is



globally adopted to increase cost-efficiency, diversify curricula, and complement teacher expertise. However, it often results in issues of quality and equity, inadvertently compromising student learning and limiting the mobility of students from low-income families. The book draws on document-based research involving 131 schools in Hong Kong and case studies and a survey with selected schools and educational service providers. This book is of interest to policymakers, school leaders, teachers, and educational service providers, as it suggests the strategies addressing the abovementioned issues and will advance their understanding of educational outsourcing, equity, and policy processes. .