| Title: | Outsourcing of Teacging English to Speakers of Other Languages Towards an Equitable Society |
| Authors: | Tae-Hee Choi, Author |
| Material Type: | printed text |
| Publisher: | USA : Springer, 2024 |
| ISBN (or other code): | 978-981-9785-72-8 |
| Size: | 100 |
| Languages: | English |
| Class number: | 370.117 |
| Keywords: | Educational outsourcing ; ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) ; TESOL policy ; Equity in education ; Quality assurance ; Policy enactment ; Contracting-out ; English language teaching ; Public education ; Privatization of education ; Access and equity ; Social mobility ; Low-income students ; Curriculum diversification ; Educational service providers ; Policy design ; Teacher expertise |
| Abstract: | 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. |
| Contents note: |
Front Matter
Introduction Outsourcing English Teaching and Related Issues Enactment of Educational Outsourcing in Hong Kong Quality of Outsourced Education Equity of Outsourced Education Solutions and Implications Ensuring Quality and Equity of Outsourced Education Ways Forward |
| Link for e-copy: | https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-97-8573-5 |
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| Barcode | Call number | Media type | Location | Section | Status |
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| G1552 | 370.117 CHO-o 2024A.D. | Books | PPRC | Books | Available |
