ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|33 pages
Policy Context
chapter 3|15 pages
Centralization and Decentralization
part II|66 pages
Curriculum for New Times
chapter 7|13 pages
National Identity and Patriotism in Hong Kong's Educational Reform
part III|34 pages
Changing Classrooms
chapter 8|15 pages
The Impact of the Learning Study Approach on Chinese Classrooms
part IV|43 pages
School Leadership
chapter 10|24 pages
Transformational School Leadership
part V|60 pages
Curriculum Change and Implementation
part VI|51 pages
Assessment
chapter 17|16 pages
Accountability and Improvement
part VII|50 pages
Quality Assurance and School Evaluation