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Hong Kong's Chinese History Curriculum from 1945
Flora L.F. Kan
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Description for Hong Kong's Chinese History Curriculum from 1945
Paperback. Investigates the ways in which 'Chinese history' has evolved as a subject in Hong Kong secondary schools since 1945, and the various social, political and economic factors that have shaped the curriculum, through an examination of a wide range of primary and secondary source materials and interviews. Num Pages: 190 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: YQN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 13. Weight in Grams: 454.
This book examines how the aims, content, teaching, learning and assessment of the Chinese history curriculum have evolved since 1945. It describes how Chinese history became an independent subject in secondary schools in Hong Kong despite the political sensitivity of the subject, how it consolidated its status during the colonial period, and how it has faced threats to its independence since the return of Hong Kong to China in 1997.
This book examines how the aims, content, teaching, learning and assessment of the Chinese history curriculum have evolved since 1945. It describes how Chinese history became an independent subject in secondary schools in Hong Kong despite the political sensitivity of the subject, how it consolidated its status during the colonial period, and how it has faced threats to its independence since the return of Hong Kong to China in 1997.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Hong Kong University Press Hong Kong
Number of pages
190
Condition
New
Number of Pages
190
Place of Publication
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
ISBN
9789622098374
SKU
V9789622098374
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99-15
About Flora L.F. Kan
Flora L. F. Kan is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Education, the University of Hong Kong. She teaches and publishes in history education, curriculum studies and education policy.
Reviews for Hong Kong's Chinese History Curriculum from 1945
This book provides a fascinating account, in English, of the history of the Chinese history curriculum in Hong Kong's schools since 1945. By analysing the changes to the subject through the interactions at three different levels the book provides a powerful insight into the socio-political history of Hong Kong.
Paul Morris, The Hong Kong Institute of Education
Paul Morris, The Hong Kong Institute of Education