Cultural challenges in Hong Kong to the implementation of effective general education

Cultural challenges in Hong Kong to the implementation of effective general education

• Curry, Janel Marie Calvin College, United States

Teaching in Higher Education, 17(2), 223-230, 2012

Routledge

2012

• Q Philosophy of Education, Educational System & School At Different Levels
  • QE Post-Secondary Education
• S School Environment & Facilities, Organization
  • SH School Culture, Teacher-Student Relations
• R Educational Policy & Administration
  • RE School Management, School-Parents Relationship
• P Social Context of Education
  • PB Comparative Education

University Environment Undergraduate Students Hong Kong Educational Change Educational Policy Education Systems Higher Education

• Hong Kong
• United States

• 1997.7 onwards

• Post-Secondary Education

Hong Kong's higher education system is undergoing an enormous change. At great cost, higher education and the school systems that feed into it are moving from a three-year university system that favored early specialization within a discipline and very few conversations across disciplines to a four-year university system to be fully implemented with the beginning class of 2012. This move will provide a framework in which disciplinary study is grounded in broader knowledge that encourages self-directed learning, critical thinking, and an understanding of the role of individual in society. So what are the cultural challenges to attaining these far-reaching goals? This essay attempts to delineate some of them, make some comparisons to the US, and also present some suggestions for meeting the challenges.
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• English

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• 10.1080/13562517.2012.658565

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2014-01-18