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Multiculturalism and Minority Religion in Public Schools

Perspectives of Immigrant Parents

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Revisiting Multiculturalism in Canada

Part of the book series: Transnational Migration and Education ((TMAE))

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Immigration is now the main source of Canada’s population growth. According to the 2011 Census, almost 20.6% of the population was born outside Canada (Statistics Canada, 2013). One way in which these newcomers differ from earlier immigrants is that many have brought non-Western faith traditions from Africa, Asia, and the Middle East.

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    Yan Guo

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    Shibao Guo

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    Lloyd Wong

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Guo, Y. (2015). Multiculturalism and Minority Religion in Public Schools. In: Guo, S., Wong, L. (eds) Revisiting Multiculturalism in Canada. Transnational Migration and Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-208-0_16

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