Download or read book School Curriculum Change and Development in Hong Kong written by Yin Cheong Cheng and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 591 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Changing Schools for Changing Times written by Kerry J. Kennedy and published by Chinese University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, a statement of genuine concern on the state of the school curriculum in Hong Kong by a veteran educator, forms a comprehensive account of current curriculum development, implementation and interpretation. Kennedy invites the reader to critically examine how local and global issues influence the way the Hong Kong curriculum has been constructed. Against this theoretical background, he maintains a clear, practical focus on present policies of the educational authority and suggests a new curriculum in various fields. This book sheds light on recent pressure for curriculum change and reform in Hong Kong, offering fresh insights to those concerned with the state of education in both Hong Kong and cities around the world.

Download or read book Curriculum Change and Innovation written by Yiu Chun LO 羅耀珍 and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Curriculum Change and Innovation is an introductory textbook on Hong Kong’s school curriculum. Written in an approachable style using illustrative case studies, the textbook provides an introduction to the basic concepts and theories of "curriculum" as a field of study. It also discusses how sociopolitical and economic changes as well as technology advancements help transform teachers' roles and reshape curriculum policies. The chapters cover a wide range of topics, including curriculum design, planning, implementation and evaluation. These discussions are included to help readers critically reflect on their roles as change agents in curriculum development. Shirley S. Y. Yeung is an assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. John T. S. Lam is an assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. Anthony W. L. Leung is an assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. Yiu Chun Lo is an associate professor of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the Hong Kong Institute of Education.

Download or read book Asia s High Performing Education Systems written by Colin Marsh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-07-17 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Education officials, specialist leaders and teachers have all been involved in different ways to bring about school reform in Hong Kong. This book is a very current and relevant analysis of this reform, highlighting the way in which agencies have cooperated in bringing about change over the last several decades. Through a process of wide-ranging decision-making, collaboration and consensus among key bodies and agencies of change, some important developments have occurred. The reforms collectively have had, and are continuing to have, a major impact upon schooling in Hong Kong. This volume represents a range of authors and specialists involved in a number of different reforms, covering themes such as historical policy contexts, new curriculum approaches, changing pedagogies, school leadership, implementation and change, and assessment and evaluation. This is a very topical book which provides a probing analysis of how an Asian education system has been able to reach and maintain a very high performing level.

Download or read book Changing the Curriculum written by Bob Adamson and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2000-11-01 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Target Oriented Curriculum (TOC) is arguably the most comprehensive, fundamental and controversial attempt to promote systemic curriculum reform in Hong Kong. It aimed at a radical change in the nature of knowledge, pedagogy and assessment in schools. After an initial phase of confusion and criticism, this ambitious reform was revamped and vigorously promoted, but within a few years, it totally lost momentum as other educational issues attracted the attention of policy-makers. This book traces the career of TOC and studies the impact of the reform on the education system, subjects, schools and teachers. Drawing on a four-year multi-level research project, the chapters provide a deep understanding of the complex nature of educational reform and how a new curriculum is interpreted, developed and implemented. Besides providing a fascinating portrayal of the experiences of the TOC reform, this book offers lessons for future curriculum change in Hong Kong and elsewhere. 'This', writes Ivor Goodson in the Foreword, 'is curriculum research at its best.'

Download or read book Making Sense of Education in Post Handover Hong Kong written by Thomas Kwan-Choi Tse and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-11-10 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1997 when Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, a string of education reforms have been introduced to improve the quality of education and maintain Hong Kong’s economic competitiveness in the age of globalization. This book provides a comprehensive and critical analysis of major issues and challenges faced by the education system, ranging from pre-school to higher education. It analyses the prospects for educational development in Hong Kong. It further addresses how the Hong Kong government has responded to the perceived challenges of the external environment and internal forces and explains the rationales for the actions taken. Not only does it review how the reform initiative challenges have been dealt with, it also reviews how effective these initiatives are and its implications on future directions.

Download or read book Curriculum Schooling and Society in Hong Kong written by Paul Morris and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Hong Kong is a fascinating place for the study of curriculum. Its schooling system is influenced by the legacies of a Chinese tradition and British colonialism and was developed at a time when, around the world, that state was taking more responsibility for the education of young people and educational policies were increasingly influenced by the impact of globalization. To this we can add the complexities of Hong Kong as a society--one that has witnessed major political and economic changes over the past 150 years or so, and particularly since the late 1970s. The dynamics produce an intricate interplay of innovation and conservatism, globalization and localization, liberalism and authoritarianism, devolution and centralization, and many other tensions. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to curriculum as a field of study in a way which highlights its inherent dilemmas and complexities by illustrating the diverse ways in which a curriculum can be developed and analyzed. It also presents a specific analysis of the Hong Kong school curriculum and highlights the ways in which the curriculum both reflects and changes in response to broader socio-political shifts."--Publisher's website.

Download or read book Hong Kong School Curriculum written by Paul Morris and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 1996-08-01 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is intended for students who are studying courses on the school curriculum, and also for teachers and principals who are keen to improve the quality of schooling they provide their pupils. The book introduces the reader to the components of the school curriculum and concepts used to analyse it. This second edition has been substantially revised to reflect changes in educational policy.

Download or read book Education and Society in Hong Kong and Macao written by Mark Bray and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Curriculum Innovations in Changing Societies written by K. W. Chau and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-12-31 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: dfg

Download or read book Education and Society in Hong Kong and Macao written by M. Bray and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-06-28 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hong Kong and Macao have much in common. The dominant populations in both territories are Cantonese-speaking Chinese; both are small in area; both are urban societies; both have been colonies of European powers; and both have undergone political transition to reunification with China. Yet in education, for reasons that are analysed in this book, they are very different. The patters of similarities and differences in the two territories make a fascinating basis for comparative study. The overarching theme of the book, on continuity and change is particularly pertinent following the transition of the two societies of the postcolonial era. This thoroughly-revised and expanded second edition builds on the widely-acclaimed first edition. The work has been recognised as a significant contribution to the broad field of comparative education as well as to study of the specific societies which are its main focus.

Download or read book Educational Reform in Japan and Hong Kong written by Nai-Kei Wong and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Educational Reform in Japan and Hong Kong: a Comparative Study of Curriculum Decentralization" by Nai-kei, Wong, 黃乃淇, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Abstract of thesis entitled Educational Reform in Japan and Hong Kong: A Comparative Study of Curriculum Decentralization submitted by Naikei Wong for the degree of Master of Philosophy at the University of Hong Kong in March 2004 This study is concerned with aspects of decentralization of curriculum development, a complex educational phenomenon, in Japan and Hong Kong. By introducing fieldwork and the case study research method, it hopes to yield a general understanding of the above phenomenon as reflected in the contexts of selected programs in curriculum reform, namely, (1) Project Learning and SBCD in Hong Kong, and (2) Integrated Learning in Japan, at junior levels of secondary school. In its research design, the objectives are to investigate and compare the broad trends and features in the rationale, practices and processes, and implications of reform in the locations studied. Trends of decentralization of curriculum development, in recent curriculum reforms in Japan and Hong Kong, indicated a strong policy interest in promoting specific essential skills and qualities through partial devolution of curricular control to schools. Most of these programs have multiple educational aims directed at either particular policy emphases or local school conditions, or both. The practices and processes designed to bring about this change toward decentralization of curriculum development differed in the cases of Japan and Hong Kong. At the policy and system level, the levels of government involvement and commitment were not the same. Japan, through a combination of direct measures at the initiation stage and a longer-term policy of minimalist intervention, legitimized schools' autonomy over curriculum development decisions in the reformed programs, while Hong Kong, being traditionally less centralized and less effective with the power-coercive approach in curriculum planning, adopted more indirect strategies of exhortation and inducement while allowing schools full freedom over their own approach and priorities toward the specific reformed school curricula. In terms of school support systems, Japan seemed to be less prepared with the provision of practice guidelines, professional support and financial subsidies. Schools in Hong Kong were comparatively at some advantage in view of greater government involvement in supplying external information and resources. At the school level, practices tended to be diverse, though they generally reflected a propensity among schools to exploit, within permitted policy contexts, their autonomy over curricular objectives and content, teaching and organization of their reformed programs. In most cases, school's curricular interests focused on integrated skills and local issues with an emphasis on disengaging activities from academically-oriented learning (particularly, in Japan). Apart from time and material constraints, outcomes in my subject schools in the case study were affected by teachers' initiative, student quality, and presumably school leadership. Fieldwork in the case study serves an exploratory function of providing hitherto unavailable information, particularly at the school level, about the implications and problems from the phenomenon in question. Further studies of a broader scope could be undertaken to assess such areas as effectiveness of implementation and su

Download or read book School Effectiveness and School based Management written by Yin Cheong Cheng and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this book is to bridge the widening gap between ongoing educational reforms and the lack of advances in knowledge, research and practice. Included is a description of new mechanisms in fields such as leadership, staff development and curriculum change.

Download or read book The Politics of Education Reform in China s Hong Kong written by Sonny Shiu-Hing Lo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-03-31 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Education reform has become a highly political issue in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) since the transfer of sovereignty to the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Lo and Hung focus on the political struggles among stakeholders, including the government of Hong Kong, the Catholic Church, parents, students, teachers, the central authorities of Beijing, and even the bureaucratic politics between Beijing, the Hong Kong government and the Examination Authority. They examine the key elements of education reform in the HKSAR, including language and curriculum reform, national security education, civic and patriotic education, the rise of the pro-Beijing education elites and interest groups, and the revamp of examination questions and examination authority. The entire education reform in the HKSAR has pushed the Hong Kong education system toward a process of mainlandization, making Hong Kong’s education system more similar to the mainland system with emphasis on political "correctness" in the understanding of Chinese national security, history and culture. Highlighting the political struggles among the various stakeholders, this book is essential for scholars of Hong Kong and China, especially those with an interest in the relationship between education and politics.

Download or read book Curriculum Change in Hong Kong Between 1985 2005 written by Lydia Pungur and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2010-09 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last two decades have witnessed political transitions in a number of regions throughout the world. The impact of such change is felt beyond the realm of politics. An important question that needs assessment is the effect of political change on education. This study focuses on one particular region that has undergone transition, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China. Detailing Hong Kong s education from colonial past to present and its unique position in China, it examines the historical and political contextual background of curriculum change between 1985 and 2005. The study describes curriculum studies, social studies traditions, and constructs a chart for differentiating education for democracy or authoritarianism. The analysis uses the tools of critical theory and post-colonial theory and examines the official curricula with social studies frameworks. The study will be of particular interest to researchers and scholars interested in the influence of political change on education, those working in the field of postcolonial theory, as well as those interested in the areas of curriculum development and the history of Hong Kong.

Download or read book Education and Society in Hong Kong and Macau written by Mark Bray and published by Comparative Education Research Centre University G. This book was released on 1999 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hong Kong and Macau have much in common. Yet in education, for reasons which are analysed in this book, they are very different. The over-arching theme of the book, on continuity and change, is particularly pertinent following the transition of the two societies to the post-colonial era.

Download or read book School Based Curriculum Development written by Suk-Kwan Yuen and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-26 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "School-based Curriculum Development: a Case Study in Hong Kong Secondary School" by Suk-kwan, Yuen, 袁淑筠, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Abstract This study attempts to explore why and how a school introduces the junior school-based curriculum project through interdepartmental collaboration. This curriculum project exemplifies an actual experience of how the interplay of internal and external factors bring about different modes of curriculum integration. This study, which offers an insider's view, is a qualitative research adopting a case study strategy. Semi-structured interviews, participation observation and documentary analysis are the major methods of data collection. This study analyzes the operation of the school-based curriculum project and its development. It also reveals how the interplay of both promoting and impeding factors has affected the introduction and operation of the SBCD project. The study illustrates that the interplay of external reform force, internal educational needs, power-coercive strategies as well as empirical-rational strategies motivated the case school to initiate SBCD project. In the implementation phase, power-coercive strategies and empirical-rational strategies were employed in the case school; however, it was supplemented by normative-re-educative strategies in the case school. Regarding the institutionalization stage, "top- down" decision-making model gave way to "bottom-up" model; front-line teacher took more ownership in midst of open, trusteeship and collaborative working culture. Factors are identified and the most important are principal's support for providing far-sighted vision and direction, teacher professionalism and leadership for offering long-term and practical capacity of change, congruent motivation and school culture for fostering collaborative and harmonious working culture and participants' responsibilities and ownership for enhancing freedom and devotion. The findings also reveal two variations which are insufficiently addressed in previous research studies: shared vision and priority of education goals providing direction in curriculum development, and organization structure and collaborative culture for sustaining long term and large-scale SBCD initiation. The case school's SBCD project offers insight on the initiation and development of curriculum integration in the local context and reveals that SBCD provides great momentum facilitating progress and development in school. Additionally, research findings reveal that the interdepartmental collaboration can be an effective strategy in implementation large-scale school-based curriculum development. Factors affecting SBCD are analyzed and its implications are drawn to offer new illustrations into existing literature on school-based curriculum development, the development of interdepartmental collaboration, and the progression of cross-curriculum integration in SBCD as well. DOI: 10.5353/th_b3552038 Subjects: Curriculum planning - China - Hong Kong - Case studies Education, Secondary - China - Hong Kong - Curricula