In search of a guidance curriculum for Hong Kong schools

In search of a guidance curriculum for Hong Kong schools

• Luk Fong, Pattie Yuk Yee Dept. of Educational Psychology, Counselling and Learning Needs, Hong Kong Institute of Education
• Brennan, Marie School of Education, University of South Australia

Journal of Educational Enquiry, 5(1), 55-84, 2004

University of South Australia, Centre for Research in Education, Equity and Work

2004

• N Students & Student Services
  • NJ Career Counselling & Placement

Chinese Culture Cultural Differences Cultural Relevance Curriculum Development Curriculum Materials Guidance Primary School Curriculum Student Counselling Content Analysis Curriculum Evaluation Curriculum Research Primary Education Hong Kong

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Primary Education

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Importing a Western curriculum to another culture is contentious. Through a content analysis of guidance materials in selected primary schools, the authors explore the appropriateness of adopting a Western guidance curriculum in Hong Kong. Using a multi-dimensional framework derived from Lawton's (1973) model of curriculum development, they report the sociological contextual features of the materials and present a content analysis to develop an understanding of the different approaches to psychology embodied in the curriculum. Three forms of the same Western guidance curriculum, as used in three Hong Kong primary schools, are analysed to illustrate how Western notions of 'self' do not fit within an 'East meets West' context such as Hong Kong.
They argue that because of the 'East meets West' context of Hong Kong, there is a need to develop a 'hybrid' guidance curriculum that draws on a psychology guided by an understanding of the 'hybrid self', and that reflects the social and psychological contexts of Hong Kong. Implications of the findings for countries with Confucian heritages are discussed.
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2010-09-27