The New Senior Secondary Education (NSSC) curriculum will launch in 2009 under the new 334 academic structure of secondary school education in Hong Kong. The NSSC is intended to eliminate the backwash effect of public examinations and for the re-planning of human capital for the future of Hong Kong (EDB, 2005a; SAR, 1997, 2000). On the other hand, education of Hong Kong has been criticized as elitist, and Hong Kong culture was described as “survival, affluence and deliverance” (Chan, 1993). Very often, a curriculum reform proposal may not be carried out as it is intended because of the predominant values of a society that resists the reform ideas. The NSSC policy portrays an interesting curriculum decision making process which allows school the flexibility in the subject selections and the allocation of study time on various study components in the curriculum framework. According to a recent report (EDB, 2005B), the visions and goals of the NSSC were well supported by different stakeholders; however, reservations were also expressed on the proposed details of implementation on many aspects. Taken this as an inquiry point, this study attempts to understand how teachers think about the NSSC, and to further explore the overriding values behind the views of teachers on the intended curriculum blueprint. Interview data of 14 senior school teachers were collected. The findings suggested that teachers’ receptiveness to NSS were driven by predominant values on achievement and success, elitist model of curriculum conceptions, concern of school prestige, and teachers’ self interest. An interesting them emerged from the ideas on education. When they were asked about questions on the implementation level, teachers tended to shift to a utilitarian perspective that deviates from their own mission but assimilates with the employers’ expectations and fulfills their self interest. Implications are drawn on the role of government on curriculum policy making and implementation to ensure

Liberal Studies will be a core subject in the new senior secondary curriculum to be implemented in 2009 in Hong Kong. The subject is very new to many pre-service and serving teachers who will be taking up teaching in this subject specialty. The present study is intended to be an exploratory one, with the aim of learning about how pre-service teachers majoring in Liberal Studies in a Postgraduate Diploma in Education programme offered by a local university make decisions when planning for lessons in the subject. The findings show that three factors played a key role in these teachers’ instructional decision making – disciplinary backgrounds, curriculum considerations, and considerations of how to represent knowledge for students. The findings will contribute to an understanding of the professional learning needs of Liberal Studies teachers.

這項研究是以活動理論這一重要前提來設計的。2005年4月香港一所改革試點學校的一群小學教師運用該理論來發展課程領導。他們組建了3個課程開發團隊，並在一個實行扁平式領導的情境中，人為控制組員資質和領導階層，以保持內在的張力，目標是調查教師參與課程決策受上下級關係、角色和領導風格等人為因素影響的程度。在對數學和國文課程團隊的面談以及錄影帶診斷會作出分析後，我們發現兩個人為因素，也就是顧問風格和領導風格對教師參與課程決策具有不同的影響作用。

香港於回歸後，特區政府在課程方面推行多項改革措施，學者亦積極探討該些課程政策。近年，以軟、硬政策概念來分析這些新課程政策的性質，也引起一些關注。研究者嘗試從學校政策制訂者的角度，了解學校如何理解新課程，如何制訂應對措施。研究在三所小學進行。研究發現，學校政策制訂者對新課程的「軟」、「硬」性質有不同的理解；而且，他們為學校決定課程方向時，實取決於其對這些理解。

自2000年的課程改革以來，香港政府在課程方面採納了「軟」政策，取代了殖地時期以立法為根據的「硬」政策。在「軟」政策的實施當中，政府以實質可觀的資源，提供各種人力、物力讓學校採用，期望協助學校實施各種校本革新，達致整體的課程改革要求和效果。理論上，「軟」政策應該很受教師歡迎，最少，教師可以藉著「軟」政策下的資源改善教學的環境、提升課堂教學的質素和效果、並發展自己的專業能力；但實際上，教師對「軟」政策所提供的支援卻不樂觀，他們所理解的「軟」政策，與「硬」政策其實只是一線之差。本文就以「學會學習」課改為背景，並以三所小學作為個案，從教師的層面與角度探討課程的「軟」和「硬」政策。

70 年代終身教育的概念在國際問大行其道，課程統整多樣化的實踐和終身教育宏大的理想隨即出現互補的關係。 2000年香港教育統籌委員會以「終身學習，全人發展」為「願景」，提出教育改革，其中課程統整又應該扮演甚麼角色？目前，不少人覺得課程統整的概念是模糊的，目的和手法是多樣的，香港不同的教育工作者應如何理解這概念和實踐？

有關「統整課程」與「分科課程」的成效研究尚未有定論，不過，課程統整在香港己經成為改革重點。課程發展處展開不同級別綜合課程的籌備或試教工作。本文以初中綜合人文課程「認識香港」的單元為例，採用問卷及焦點小組方式詐問的方式，探究分科教師對統整課程及教師能力的看法，希望引起更深化的討論及思考。

香港課程發展議會在 2001 年發布的「學會學習 J 顯示課程統整將會在未來的課程改革中扮演相當重要的角色。事實上，課程統整是一個複雜的概念，也未有充足的實證支持其可實踐性。在學科課程受訓、工作的香港教師，從學科課程走向課程統整，教師的預備不足，他們不僅需要客觀的認知和專業的技巧，還有信念上的轉移，我們必須從教師的實踐驗證，從校本的環境中找尋合適的路，才能令改革在適當的土壤生根、萌芽和成長。

本文簡介課程和課程整合的定義，概覽香港中學進行課程整合的情況，並報告本校初中常識科出現的源起、整合的取向、目標、課程取材和組織、教學策略、教師的培訓和準備評估方法。除此之外，亦會對校本課程整合的工作進行反思，討論老師在 21 世紀課程改革中應擔當的角色。