Inclusive education: Equal opportunities for all

Inclusive education: Equal opportunities for all

Soft skills and hard values: Meeting education's 21st century challenges

• Hue, Ming Tak The Education University of Hong Kong

• Kennedy, Kerry J.
• Pavlova, Margarita
• Lee, John Chi Kin

New York

Routledge

2022

• E Special Education
  • EG Inclusive Education

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Unknown or Unspecified

Unprecedented developments in communication and technology have resulted in numerous opportunities for personal and professional contact. The emerging trend of actual and virtual spaces for professional engagement demands that younger generations be equipped with values and skills that govern their everyday interactions with people from diverse backgrounds. Although determining the role of education in preparing future generations should be straightforward, devising inclusive education and supporting students with diverse educational needs in schools is demanding. This chapter investigates the intersection of inclusive education, soft skills and hard values and situates the discussion in the educational context of Hong Kong. It identifies the issues and challenges of inclusion in Hong Kong’s education system and underscores the lack of focus on soft skills and values in education. It then proposes ways to cultivate soft skills and values among students and teachers to promote inclusive education in the city. In addition, this chapter highlights possible ways that schools can prepare students with special educational needs for a competitive working environment and offer equal learning opportunities for all students. Copyright © 2023 selection and editorial matter, Kerry J. Kennedy, Margarita Pavlova and John Chi-Kin Lee; individual chapters, the contributors.

• English

Book Chapters

• 9781032113364

• 10.4324/9781003219415

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/3f588292

2023-03-06