This book offers a comprehensive overview of 'out of school' ethnic minority young people in
Hong Kong. The focus is on the extent of the phenomena reasons behind it and a description of
'out of school' life. Employing qualitative research methods and adopting a case study approach
that involved fieldwork comprising 15 in-depth interviews and 2 observations with 11 'out of
school' ethnic minority young people this book provides detailed insights into the phenomena.
Information gained from an additional 22 in-depth interviews with 20 other stakeholders related
to ethnic minority education from time spent at three schools and key document analysis are
also incorporated. Drawing on critical race theory this book presents a critical discussion of
the 'out of school' issue for ethnic minority young people in a privileged Chinese context.
