The formation of a school subject and the nature of curriculum content: An analysis of liberal studies in Hong Kong

The formation of a school subject and the nature of curriculum content: An analysis of liberal studies in Hong Kong

• Deng, Zongyi Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong

Journal of Curriculum Studies, 41(5), 585-604, 2009

Routledge

2009

• G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  • GJ Interdisciplinary

Education, Humanistic Curriculum Planning Education, Secondary Essay Curricula China Hong Kong Curriculum Content Curriculum-Making School Subjects Subject Matter

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Secondary Education

This essay explores the nature of the curriculum content of liberal studies--a core school subject in the new senior secondary curriculum in Hong Kong--with reference to the curriculum- making processes entailed in the formation of that subject. The central thesis is that a school subject is introduced to schools and classrooms as a distinct representation of content embodied in curriculum materials, entailing a theory of content--a special way of selecting, organizing, and framing the content for social, cultural, educational, curricular, and pedagogical purposes. Knowing the content of a school subject thus entails knowing more than the content per se; it entails an understanding of the underlying theory of content, which is necessary for disclosing and realizing the educational potential embodied in the content.
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• English

Journal Articles

• 00220272
• 13665839

• 10.1080/00220270902767311

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2010-11-28