Lifelong learning in action : Hong Kong practitioners' perspectives / edited by John Cribbin and Peter Kennedy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cribbin, John.

Kennedy, Peter.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Continuing education--China--Hong Kong.

Continuing education.

Adult educarion--China--Hong Kong.

Adult educarion.

Physical Description:

xxvii, 465 p. : ill.

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Lifelong Learning is now central to the Hong Kong education reform agenda. As a recent Education Commission Report put it, ‘lifelong learning is the key to Hong Kong’s success’. This book focuses on the post-secondary, continuing and professional education (CPE) sector. It includes contributions from Hong Kong practitioners in the field as well as from eminent international scholars who are well acquainted with CPE in Hong Kong. The book is in three parts. The first part traces recent developments in CPE in Hong Kong and offers an up-to-date account of policy, programmes and provision. A profile of lifelong learners, drawing on recent research findings, is also provided. In the second part, practitioners from a diverse range of subject disciplines offer their perspectives on the issues. This part of the book contains a wealth of ideas and examples illustrating the practice of lifelong learning in Hong Kong. The third part examines the forces shaping post-secondary education in Hong Kong and explores emergent issues. Topics discussed include: the convergence of higher and continuing education, work-based learning, cross-border collaborations with mainland China, Hong Kong vocational education and training policy, and the legal challenges posed by on-line learning. Written primarily for academic managers and teachers in the adult and continuing education sector, this book will also be of interest to (postgraduate) students of lifelong learning, comparative education researchers, CPE policy-makers, employers and human resources managers. It is a timely contribution to the current debate on the future shape of education in Hong Kong.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Contributors

Acronyms

Foreword

Part One. The Background to Lifelong Learning in Hong Kong

1 Introduction to Part One Lifelong Learning: Evolution of a Conceptual Map and Some Implications

2 Growth and Development of Lifelong Learning in Hong Kong

3 Competition and Collaboration: Hong Kong Providers and Partners

4 A Profile of Hong Kong Adult Learners: A Survey of the Demand for Continuing Education in Hong Kong

5 Learning Cultures and Learning Styles: Myth-Understandings About Adult Chinese Learners

6 Learners in Hong Kong, Malaysia and the UK

7 Continuing Education in Hong Kong: Policy Rhetoric and Policy Reform

Part Two. Lifelong Learning: Hong Kong Practitoners' Perspectives

8 Introduction to Part Two

9 Quality Assurance in Lifelong Learning

Community Needs in a Learning Society

10 Gender Learning: Supporting Women in Work

11 Recreation and Sports Management: Addressing Current and Future Community Needs

12 Continuing Professional Development for Teachers of English: The Role of Literary Texts in the Second Language Classroom

13 Continuing Education in Translation: Issues and Prospects

Continuing Development in the Professions

14 Librarianship: Professional Training Through Part-Time Programmes

15 Professionalization and Programme Partnerships in Housing Management

16 Continuing Legal Education in Hong Kong

Life Arts

17 Reading Literature in Hong Kong: The Beliefs and Perceptions of Three Groups of Adult Learners

18 Changing Modes of Professionalism in Performing Arts Education in Hong Kong

19 Valuing Art Education: A Second Chance for Learners

20 Music Education in Hong Kong: One of the Six Life Arts

Life Sciences

21 Lifelong Learning in Biomedical and Life Sciences

22 Nursing Professionals: The Role of Continuing Professional Development

23 Chinese Professional Education: The Case of Chinese Medicine

Learning for Business

24 Lifelong Learning and Business Education in Hong Kong

25 Access Opportunities in Accountancy

Part Three. Current Themes and Future Directions in Lifelong Learning

26 Introduction to Part Three

27 Towards the Convergence of Higher and Continuing Education (for Lifelong Learning) in Hong Kong

28 The Hong Kong Vocational Training System at the Crossroads

29 Lifelong Learning in the Context of Organizational Competitiveness: A Case Study From the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group

30 Net Gains? Adult Learners and On-Line Learning in Hong Kong

31 Intellectual Property Rights and the Legal Challenges of e-Learning

32 Crossing Borders: Continuing Education in China and Community Colleges in Hong Kong

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-70477-X

988-220-204-7

9786612704772