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Author Morris, Paul, 1951-

Title Curriculum, schooling and society in Hong Kong / Paul Morris and Bob Adamson.

Publication Info. Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2010]
©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 212 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Studying the curriculum -- Curriculum policy and policymaking -- Curriculum development -- Curriculum organization -- Teachers, teaching and the curriculum -- Learners, learning and the curriculum -- Assessing pupils' learning -- Language policy and the medium of instruction -- Evaluating the curriculum -- Changing the curriculum.
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 a.
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Subject Curriculum evaluation -- China -- Hong Kong.
Curriculum evaluation.
China -- Hong Kong.
Curriculum planning -- China -- Hong Kong.
Curriculum planning.
Education -- Curricula -- China -- Hong Kong.
Education -- Curricula.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author Adamson, Bob.
In: HKU Press digital editions.
Other Form: Print version: Morris, Paul, 1951- Curriculum, schooling and society in Hong Kong. Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, ©2010 9789888028016 (DLC) 2010505289 (OCoLC)489001594
ISBN 9789882205451 (electronic book)
9882205453 (electronic book)
1282750321
9781282750326
9789888028016
9888028014
9888028022
9789888028023
Standard No. 9786612750328