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ERIC Number: EJ1132415
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Mar
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
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ISSN: ISSN-1598-1037
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The Way Forward for the Development of Liberal Studies: How Teachers Perceive Its Introduction and Implementation in Hong Kong Secondary Schools
Fung, Dennis; Lui, Wai-Mei; Liang, Tim; Su, Angie
Asia Pacific Education Review, v18 n1 p123-134 Mar 2017
This study reveals the perceptions of over one hundred Hong Kong teachers who were asked to reflect upon the implementation of Liberal Studies in secondary schools in response to the latest government review of the subject's curriculum. Questionnaire-based surveys and semi-structured interviews were conducted to probe the participating teachers' perceptions and suggestions in such areas as the subject's objectives, content and assessment, with the ultimate goal of tracing the subject's developmental trajectory. The findings indicate that, whilst the teachers appear to have faith in Liberal Studies' objective to develop students into critical and independent thinkers, they feel that the pedagogical challenges with which they have been confronted have influenced their teaching motivation and support for the subject's mandatory status in secondary education. Further, the potential tension between the challenges they have encountered in reality and the ideal outcomes envisaged by policymakers raises the question of how Liberal Studies can move forward in giving teachers a greater role in educational reform. Recommendations for relieving that tension, as well as the findings' implications for future research on curriculum development in Hong Kong and elsewhere, are also discussed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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