Expanding the Private School Sector: Government Policy and Private Secondary Schools in Hong Kong, 1988-2001

Autor/inn/en	Cheung, Alan C. K.; Randall, E. Vance; Tam, Man-Kwan
Titel	Expanding the Private School Sector: Government Policy and Private Secondary Schools in Hong Kong, 1988-2001
Quelle	In: International Journal of Educational Policy, Research, and Practice: Reconceptualizing Childhood Studies, 6 (2005) 1, S.139-172 (34 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1528-3534
Schlagwörter	Secondary Schools; Private Schools; Foreign Countries; Public Policy; Policy Analysis; Educational Assessment; Educational Indicators; School Choice; Questionnaires; Interviews; Statistical Surveys; Administrator Attitudes; Principals; Educational Development; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Sekundarschule; Private school; Privatschule; Ausland; Öffentliche Ordnung; Politikfeldanalyse; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Statistische Erhebung; Principal; Schulleiter; Bildungsentwicklung; Hongkong
Abstract	This paper addresses the extent to which government policy has helped increase the number and diversity of private secondary schools in Hong Kong, which, in turn, has expanded the options for parental choice. Five indicators were selected to measure this objective. They are as follows: (1) Number of private schools and students enrolled; (2) Types of private schools and their curriculum; (3) Number of aided schools joining the Direct Subsidy Scheme; (4) Number of government-built premises allocated to interested bodies to operate Direct Subsidy Scheme schools; and (5) Number of land grants and capital assistance loans to private independent schools. This paper also addresses several critical issues (efficiency, cost-effectiveness, accountability, and choice) that impact the government policy towards private schools in Hong Kong. The authors conclude that, although Hong Kong still has a long way to go in terms of increasing diversity and choice in the education system, government policy is heading in the right direction. A major challenge in the next decade involves the extent to which the government is able to resolve remaining issues that hinder the growth of the private school sector. (Contains 2 figures, 19 tables, and 3 notes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10