Expectations versus reality: the case of Liberal Studies in Hong Kong’s new senior secondary reforms

This article reports the findings of a five-year longitudinal study investigating the introduction of Liberal Studies in the context of Hong Kong’s new senior secondary educational reforms. The aim of this empirical research, which adopted diachronic analysis to allow comparisons over time, was to compare teachers’ and students’ perceptions of the Liberal Studies curriculum before and after its introduction. Methodologically speaking, the study was informed by documentary inquiry, with approximately 560 newspaper articles and government reports collected to identify the issues surrounding the curriculum debate. Questionnaire-based surveys conducted in the pre- and post-reform periods revealed a sharp contrast between expectations and reality for both participant groups following the curriculum’s introduction. Whilst the students demonstrated favourable attitudes towards Liberal Studies before studying the subject, a certain degree of disappointment was expressed after the new curriculum came into effect. In follow-up interviews with teachers, they expressed a lack of confidence in teaching such a multi-disciplinary subject and criticised the overly ambitious nature of the curriculum. Liberal Studies, as currently taught, runs the risk of falling out of favour with Hong Kong secondary school teachers, and the question of whether it will play an increasingly important role in promoting patriotic education after the demise of Moral and National Education is deserving of research attention.     

香港岭南大学博雅教育课程实践与启示

香港岭南大学致力于培养"全人",人才培养目标明确且关注人的可持续发展需求;课程设置和人才培养目标高度适切,各类课程的分工和目的明确;全方位实施博雅教育,以保证达成人才培养目标。其对内地教学型本科院校探讨人才培养模式改革,有较大的启发意义:一是人才培养目标中要重视健全人格及人的可持续发展素质的培养;二是加强课程的内涵建设,提高课程设置与人才培养目标的适切性;三是更新课程观念,改善课程实施。     

课程与教学研究二十年回溯：香港与内地的视角

新旧世纪交替更迭,世界各国教育改革此起彼伏,各种理论与学说交相辉映,共同形成颇为壮阔的图景。作为教育的核心领域——课程与教学的研究在近些年同样经历着日新月异的变化。本文尝试从香港与内地学者的视角勾勒出近二十年香港课程与教学的研究脉络与发展轮廓。文章首先概述两岸三地在课程与教学研究交流发展方面所做出的不懈努力;其次,文章围绕课程改革、课程实施、教师教育、学科教育、大学教育等关键词,梳理、归纳两岸学者就香港课程与教学所进行的探索与研究;最后,文章基于对整体脉络的把握,对两岸三地的课程与教学研究提出殷切的期望与可行性建议。     

设计香港三三制高中数学课程的挑战

在设计香港三三制新高中数学课程上存在着不少挑战,包括学习差异随学制的变动而进一步扩大,加深教与学上的困难等.为了更全面兼顾学习者本身在修读高中数学上不同的需要,己发表的有关数学科新高中课程建议内容可作更深入的讨论和修订.     

谈谈我国两岸三地的媒介素养教育问题

70年代以后,国外已经开展媒介素养教育,我国台湾、香港地区十分重视受众的媒介素养教育,而大陆在媒介素养教育研究方面十分薄弱。本文介绍了台湾、香港的媒介素养教育的理论和实践及大陆学者的一些研究,探讨媒介素养教育的问题。     

香港职业教育课程开发及启示

分析香港职业教育课程开发的依据、流程、特点,以期对我们正在进行的高等职业教育课程改革有所启示。     

大学英语与人文通识教育

大学英语是一门提高学生人文综合素质的必不可少的课程之一,在大学英语中加强人文教育,有助于学生塑造理想人格,培养创新精神,促进自身文化发展,以宽容和开放的心态尊重不同的文化。当前,我国大学英语教学模式偏重于语言学习,不利于学生的全面发展,应在人文通识教育的理念下,对教学方式、教材内容等多方面进行改革,以促进学生英语水平和人文综合素质的提高。     

延续与变迁:21世纪初的香港高等教育发展与改革

本文在概述香港高等教育发展历程的基础上,分析了世纪之初香港高等教育所面临的主要问题、重要改革举措和政策变革。香港高等教育在21世纪初的主要发展和改革表现在：素质评鉴机制的制度化,大学管治体制和教职员薪酬制度的改革,大学角色的再定位,社区学院和私立大学的发展,以及大学教育的国际化等方面。这些改革对香港高校与政府的关系、高校的角色定位等都带来重要影响。香港高等教育的国际化发展,将使香港高校在中国内地高等教育体系中扮演越来越重要的角色,推动香港与中国内地高等教育的互动和发展。为此,香港与内地之间需要加强在高等教育政策上的协调与合作。     

Civic education curriculum reform in Hong Kong: What should be the direction under Chinese sovereignty?

This article uses results from a cross-national analysis of the impact of varying approaches to civic education curriculum delivery on three learning outcomes, to draw conclusions about the value of a government-mandated compulsory, independent subject of civic education in the school curriculum. It starts from the context of Hong Kong, where there have been repeated calls for the government to reform civic education, and compares this context with that of England, where citizenship education was made a statutory subject in 2002. The article then examines from the cases of 25 societies whether a compulsory approach to and/or independent subject of civic education is associated with better learning of civic knowledge, knowledge of democracy, and patriotism. Finding that the impact of curricular approaches is somewhat negligible taking other factors into consideration, the article concludes that civic education reformers should consider the costs of limiting school autonomy in curriculum delivery.     

Changing What Is Taught: Hearing the Voices of the Underrepresented

A major challenge facing institutions today is determining the role of multiculturalism in the curriculum. Institutions that decide to incorporate multicultural perspectives into the general education curriculum will face a long and complex process. In 1991, policy makers at Florida State University made the decision to require all students to take multicultural courses to fulfill general education requirements. This article provides insight into the challenges that institutional policy makers face as they seek to change the curriculum to include the voices of those previously underrepresented.     

近年香港职业训练局课程发展面临的挑战

从教育机会均等的角度入手，透过丈献整理及对教师和雇主的访问，对香港职业训练局课程的最新发展情况、课程发展面对的困难、急速转变的工作间对员工素质的要求进行了分析，并提出未来发展的可行方向。     

香港研究生教育改革的精进宕析

介绍了香港部分高校在研究生教育类型、教材、教学方法等方面的改革与创新情况,提出促进内地研究生教育改革和发展的建议。     

新世纪香港高中教育制度改革述评

自新世纪以来,香港对其高中教育制度进行了全方位的改革。这次改革有如下几个特点:在培养目标方面,强调学生的多元化发展;在课程方面,强调内容的平衡性;在评核制度方面,强调设计与实施的科学性等。     

Cross-Curricular Themes and Curriculum Reform in Hong Kong: Policy as Discourse

This paper critically evaluates the Hong Kong government's recent attempt to introduce cross-curricular themes into the school curriculum. It is argued that the policy failed to have a significant impact because many of its key elements defined the themes as marginal and dispensable. Moreover, the policy embodied a discourse which portrayed teachers as empowered and, consequently, as the primary source of problems of its implementation.     

当前大学课程改革的几点反思

当前大学课程研究和改革的状况需要我们反思:大学课程的整合究竟是整合什么?加强人文教育就是要增加人文课程吗?怎样才能让课程保持常新?对现行的大学课程改革应有新的认识和思路。     

祖国内地和香港新课改的政策学比较

以课程改革为中心的教育改革是世界教育改革的主要趋势,也是我国各地教育改革的现实重点。祖国内地和香港的新课程改革,经过几年的实施,取得了一定的成效,但也有不尽如人意的地方。从新课程政策的实施策略角度,比较内地和香港新课程改革进程的异同,我们应从注重规划、明确责任、整合资源等方面加以改进。