A pilot study on perceptions of Hong Kong's secondary school teachers on 'national identity' and 'national education'

A pilot study on perceptions of Hong Kong's secondary school teachers on 'national identity' and 'national education'

• Chong, King Man Eric The Hong Kong Institute of Education

2009

• P Social Context of Education
  • PC Society & Education
• P Social Context of Education
  • PE Law & Education ; Politics & Education

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Secondary Education

Since the return of sovereignty to China in 1997, national identification with China has been a priority in Hong Kong SAR government’s educational policy agenda. Hong Kong has seen an increase of national education activities which aim at cultivating a Chinese identity with emphasis on ethnic and cultural dimensions. By using case studies with in-depth interviews on selected samples of Hong Kong’s secondary school teachers, this study analyzes how do they perceive their national identity and how do they teach national education. The findings reveal that under the proclamation of Chinese national identity, there are differences in connotation emphases on their own national identity given by the respondents and they have different teaching strategies on national education. These findings have implications for understanding the meanings of national identity and national education in Hong Kong in a globalization era.

Paper presented at the 5th CITIZED International Conference: Globalising Citizenship Education: Ambitions and Realities

• English

Conference Papers

https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/bibs/d59fdbc9

2015-10-08