Understanding Liberal Studies in Hong Kong: Vehicle for Civic Education and its Controversies

Autor/in	Koon, Bun
Titel	Understanding Liberal Studies in Hong Kong: Vehicle for Civic Education and its Controversies
Quelle	In: Journal of Social Science Education, 21 (2022) 4, (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1611-9665
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Civics; Liberal Arts; Activism; Citizenship Education; Correlation; Nationalism; Politics of Education; Educational History; National Curriculum; Elementary Secondary Education; Critical Thinking; Curriculum Development; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Staatsbürgerkunde; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Citizenship; Education; Politische Bildung; Politische Erziehung; Staatsbürgerliche Erziehung; Korrelation; Nationalismus; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Kritisches Denken; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Hongkong
Abstract	Purpose: The author aims to give an overview of civic education in Hong Kong as well as of Liberal Studies, and to discern the reasons behind the reforms to the curriculum and assessment of Liberal Studies. Approach: The analysis is based on government documents related to the subject's curriculum and assessment, press releases and secondary sources. Regarding the controversies, the author draws on numerous studies conducted by educators and scholars in Hong Kong. Findings: The main finding is that there is no empirical evidence supporting a causal relationship between Liberal Studies and youth activism. It seems that the drastic reforms to the curriculum and assessment of Liberal Studies aim to further cultivate an uncritical Chinese national identity in the post-colonial Hong Kong. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01