Curriculum, Schooling and Society in Hong Kong

by Morris, Paul; Adamson, Bob

• ISBN13: 9789888028016
• ISBN10: 9888028014
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-05-15
• Publisher: Hong Kong Univ Pr

Summary

Hong Kong is a fascinating place for the study of curriculum. Its schooling system operates at an interface influenced by the legacies of a Chinese tradition and from British colonialism and was developed at a time when, around the world, the state was taking more responsibility for the education of young people. To this can be added 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.--Paul Morris is a professor of education at the Institute of Education, University of London. -Bob Adamson is a professor of curriculum studies at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. - --

Table of Contents

List of Figures	p. vii
List of Tables	p. ix
Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgements	p. xiii
List of Abbreviations	p. xv
Studying the Curriculum	p. 1
Curriculum Policy and Policymaking	p. 17
Curriculum Development	p. 45
Curriculum Organization	p. 65
Teachers, Teaching and the Curriculum	p. 85
Learners, Learning and the Curriculum	p. 109
Assessing Pupils' Learning	p. 127
Language Policy and the Medium of Instruction	p. 147
Evaluating the Curriculum	p. 163
Changing the Curriculum	p. 179
References	p. 193
Index	p. 203
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