Changing the curriculum : the impact of reform on primary schooling in Hong Kong / edited by Bob Adamson, Tammy Kwan and Ka-ki Chan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Adamson, Bob.

Kwan, Tammy.

Chan, Ka-ki

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Curriculum change--China--Hong Kong.

Curriculum change.

Education, Primary--Curricula--China--Hong Kong.

Education, Primary.

Education, Primary--Curricula.

China--Hong Kong.

Physical Description:

xvi, 315 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2000]

Summary:

This collection of essays traces the history of the Target Oriented Curriculum, and the impact of reform on the education system, subjects, schools and teachers in Hong Kong based on a four-year research project. Rather than merely reporting the results of the research (which appeared in earlier evaluation reports), the essays address critical issues raised by the TOC related to teaching, school organization, and the nature of classroom interaction. Two of the editors are specialists in curriculum studies at the U. of Hong Kong (most of the contributors are members of this department as well), the third works in Hong Kong's department of education. Distributed by ISBS. c. Book News Inc.

Contents:

Foreword

Contextualizing the Curriculum / Ivor Goodson xv

Part 1 The Policy Level 5

1. Changing Hong Kong's Schools / Bob Adamson, Paul Morris 7

2. The Commissioning and Decommissioning of Curriculum Reforms

The Career of the Target Oriented Curriculum / Paul Morris 21

Part 2 Schools and Teachers 41

3. Learning Without Tears? The Relativity of a Curriculum Reform and Its Impact / Mun-ling Lo 47

4. From Enthusiasm to Caution / Po-yuk Ko 81

5. Special Schools and the Target Oriented Curriculum for Children with Mental Handicap / Mei-lan Au 105

6. Emerging Through Participation

The Professional Journey of a Primary School Chinese Language Teacher / Tammy Kwan, Dorothy Fung-ping Ng 121

Part 3 Teaching and Learning 141

7. Tasks in English Language and Chinese Language / Annie Siu-yin Tong, Bob Adamson, Mary Man-wai Che 145

8. Beyond Labels

Teacher-centred and Pupil-centred Activities / Ida Ah-chee Mok, Po-yuk Ko 175

9. One Function, Two Systems

Changing Assessment in Hong Kong's Primary Schools / Paul Morris, Mun-ling Lo, Pui-man Chik, Ka-ki Chan 195

10. Catering for Diversity / Mun-ling Lo, Paul Morris, Mary Man-wai Che 217

11. Improving Schools in Hong Kong

Lessons from the Past / Paul Morris, Mun-ling Lo, Bob Adamson 245

12. Issues in Evaluating a Large-scale Curriculum Reform / Ka-ki Chan 263

Afterword

The Lived Curriculum / Ference Marton 277.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [293]-304) and index.

ISBN:

9622095224

OCLC:

45804038