Book Chapters

Life planning vocational and technical educations and secondary schooling in the context of educational reform and socioeconomic changes in Hong Kong

Title:
Life planning vocational and technical educations and secondary schooling in the context of educational reform and socioeconomic changes in Hong Kong
Source Title:
Transitions to post-school life: Responsiveness to individual, social and economic needs
Authors:
Source Editors:
City Published:
Singapore
Publisher:
Springer
Year Published:
2018
Education Categories:
- Q Philosophy of Education, Educational System & School At Different Levels
  - QD Secondary Education
- Q Philosophy of Education, Educational System & School At Different Levels
  - QF Vocational & Technical Education
Keywords:
Life Planning Education Vocational and Technical Education Secondary Schooling Hong Kong
Region:
- Hong Kong
Period:
- 1997.7 onwards
Level:
- Secondary Education
- Post-Secondary Education
Abstract:
Hong Kong has successfully implemented various education and curriculum reforms since 2000. Starting from 2009, the New Academic Structure with a new 6-year secondary (3-year junior secondary and 3-year senior secondary) curriculum and 4 years of undergraduate education has been launched. There was a review of the progress of senior secondary curriculum implementation which showed good progress and a gradual realization of the seven learning goals related to healthy lifestyle, breadth of knowledge, learning and language skills, reading habit, and national identity and responsibility. In May 2014, the Education Bureau (EDB) issued the document “Guide on Life Planning Education and Career Guidance for Secondary Schools” emphasizing that under holistic learning and lifelong education perspectives, students’ motivation on pursuing their career/academic pathway should be cultivated. Concomitant with the education reform, there was a decline or ignorance of vocational and technical education in Hong Kong in past years, but recently the government established a “Task Force on Promotion of Vocational Education” to map out a strategy to raise the awareness and promote vocational education and training in Hong Kong. Against this background, this chapter discusses how education reform has embedded and contextualized life planning and vocational and technical educations with the emerging socioeconomic changes in Hong Kong. It is argued that in senior secondary education, life planning education should not only focus on career planning and guidance but also embrace a comprehensive perspective linking life education and future-oriented approach promoting entrepreneurship and innovative spirit. For vocational and technical education, it needs to be repositioned not only focusing on vocational training but also highlighting the development of students’ generic and employment skills in knowledge-based society like Hong Kong.
Language:
- English
Document Type:
Book Chapters
ISBN:
- 9789811064746
- 9789811064760
Permalink:
https://bibliography.lib.eduhk.hk/en/bibs/e34d27ed
Entry Date:
2018-03-02