The use of popular culture in the teaching of ethics/religious education: A Hong Kong case

The use of popular culture in the teaching of ethics/religious education: A Hong Kong case

• Cheung, Chi Kim Dept. of Curriculum Studies, University of Hong Kong

Religious Education, 98(2), 197-220, 2003

Routledge

2003

• G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  • GF Humanities & Arts
• P Social Context of Education
  • PC Society & Education

Foreign Countries Religious Education Ethics Popular Culture Teaching Methods Moral Values Social Values Relevance (Education) Culturally Relevant Education Hong Kong

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Secondary Education

Nearly every school in Hong Kong claims to provide ethics/religious education as part of the curriculum, but teachers find it difficult to teach values and attitudes without having students find ethics/religious lessons boring. While much has been said about how students learn, it remains that it is the teacher s task to provide the relevant experience and conditions for learning so that learning takes place. Thus such questions arise as, What is relevant experience? and What do students experience? Since most students are exposed to popular culture, the use of it as examples in teaching ethics/religious education may be a solution. This research finds that teachers and students in general enjoy the use of popular culture in the teaching and learning of ethics/religious education. The problems lie with the lack of resources and the already too heavy workload of teachers.
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• English

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• 10.1080/00344080308292

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2010-09-27