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The politics of national history in post-colonial Hong Kong

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Title:
The politics of national history in post-colonial Hong Kong
Authors:
- Kan, Flora L. F. Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong
Source:
Curriculum Journal, 22(1), 29-42, 2011
Publisher:
Routledge
Year Published:
2011
Education Categories:
- G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  - GF Humanities & Arts
- P Social Context of Education
  - PE Law & Education ; Politics & Education
Keywords:
Political Influences Politics of Education History Instruction Local History Asian History National Curriculum Educational Development Educational History Political Socialization Curriculum Development Curriculum Implementation Elementary Secondary Education
Region:
- Hong Kong
Period:
- 1997.7 onwards
Level:
- Primary Education
- Secondary Education
Abstract:
This article examines how interest groups in Hong Kong have politicised national history, an unpopular school subject, for their own political ends and allied themselves with the PRC against the SAR government and its policy of not making it a single, independent, compulsory core subject in the school curriculum. The article argues that this has been made possible by the 'One country, two systems' administrative structure.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09585176.2011.550764]
Language:
- English
Document Type:
Journal Articles
ISSN:
- 09585176
DOI:
- 10.1080/09585176.2011.550764
Permalink:
https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/4734f28d
Entry Date:
2011-06-10