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.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (333 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Target Oriented Curriculum (TOC) is arguably the most comprehensive, fundamental and controversial attempt to promote systemic curriculum reform in Hong Kong. It aimed at a radical change in the nature of knowledge, pedagogy and assessment in schools.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; About the Contributors; Foreword - Contextualizing the Curriculum; Introduction; PART ONE - The Policy Level; 1.Changing Hong Kong's Schools; 2.The Commissioning and Decommissioning of Curriculum Reforms - The Career of the Target Oriented Curriculum; PART TWO - Schools and Teachers; Introduction; 3.Learning Without Tears? The Relativity of a Curriculum Reform and Its Impact; 4.From Enthusiasm to Caution; 5.Special Schools and the Target Oriented Curriculumfor Children with Mental Handicap

6.Emerging Through Participation - The Professional Journey of a Primary School Chinese Language TeacherPART THREE - Teaching and Learning; 7. Tasks in English Language and Chinese Language; 8.Beyond Labels - Teacher-centred and Pupil-centred Activities; 9.One Function, Two Systems - Changing Assessment in Hong Kong's Primary Schools; 10.Catering for Diversity; PART FOUR - Conclusion; 11.Improving Schools in Hong Kong -Lessons from the Past; 12.Issues in Evaluating a Large-scale Curriculum Reform; Afterword - The Lived Curriculum; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-282-70565-2

9786612705656

988-220-061-3

OCLC:

642689991