6. “They Think We Don’t Value Schooling”: Paradoxes of Education in the Multi-Ethnic Central Highlands of Vietnam

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. FOREWORD vii
4. ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS xi
5. 1. Contemporary Vietnam’s Education System: Historical Roots, 1 Current Trends 1
6. 2. Historical Welfare Regimes and Education in Vietnam 57
7. 3. Education, Education Finance, and the Economy 104
8. 4. Market-oriented Education: Private (People-Founded) Upper-Secondary Schools in Hanoi 132
9. 5. School Dropout Trends in Vietnam from 1998 to 2006 152
10. 6. “They Think We Don’t Value Schooling”: Paradoxes of Education in the Multi-Ethnic Central Highlands of Vietnam 171
11. 7. Higher Education in Vietnam: Boundaries of Autonomy 212
12. 8. Challenges to Higher Education Reform: A University Management Perspective 237
13. 9. Market-led Globalization and Higher Education: The Case of Đà Nẵng University 259
14. 10. Research Institutions, Industry, and Sustainable Development 277
15. 11. WTO Accession, Socioeconomic Transformation, and Skills Development Strategies in Vietnam 299
16. INDEX 327