CERC Studies in Comparative Education, No.7
Education and Society in Hong Kong and Macao:
Comparative Perspectives on Continuity and Change
Second edition
Edited by
Mark Bray & Ramsey Koo
ISBN 10: 962-8093-34-7; ISBN 13: 978-962-8093-34-2. (2004, 2nd edition; 1999, 1st edition) 323pp.
HK$200 (local), US$32 (overseas)
published by Comparative Education Research Centre (CERC) and Kluwer Academic Publishers
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Hong Kong and Macao have much in common. The dominant populations in both territories are Cantonese-speaking Chinese; both are small in area; both are urban societies; both have been colonies of European powers; and both have undergone political transition to reunification with China. Yet in education, for reasons that are analysed in this book, they are very different.
The patterns of similarities and differences in the two territories make a fascinating basis for comparative study. The overarching theme of the book, on continuity and change, is particularly pertinent following the transition of the two societies to the postcolonial era.
This thoroughly-revised and expanded second edition builds on the widely-recognised first edition. The work has been acclaimed as a significant contribution to the broad field of comparative education as well as to study of the specific societies which are its main focus.
Mark Bray is Chair Professor of Comparative Education at the University of Hong Kong. Ramsey Koo is a Senior Lecturer at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. Both have long experience of research on education in Hong Kong and Macao; and both are active in professional societies concerned with comparative education.
Contents
Foreword (Robert Arnove)
Introduction (Mark Bray & Ramsey Koo)
Levels and Sub-sectors
Pre-school Education (Wong Ngai Chun, Margaret & Nirmala Rao)
Primary and Secondary Schooling (Bob Adamson & Li Siu Pang, Titus)
Higher Education (Yung Man Sing, Andrew)
Teacher Education (Li Siu Pang, Titus & Kwo Wai Yu, Ora)
Lifelong Learning and Adult Education (Leong Man Wai, ALiana)
Political, Economic and Social Issues
Church, State and Education (Leung Kit Fun, Beatrice)
Higher Education, Imperialism and Colonial Transition (Hui Kwok Fai, Philip & Poon Lai Man, Helen)
Higher Education and the Labour Force (Ma Hing Tong, William)
Language in Education (Mark Bray & Ramsey Koo)
Curriculum Policies and Processes
Curriculum Reform (Lo Yiu Chun, Jennifer)
Civic and Political Education (Tse Kwan Choi, Thomas)
Secondary School History Curricula (Tan Kang, John)
Secondary School Mathematics Curricula (Tang Kwok Chun)
Conclusions
Methodology and Focus in Comparative Education (Mark Bray)
Continuity and Change in Education (Mark Bray)
Snapshots of the book launch in the University of Hong Kong, 17 June 2004: Photo 1, Photo 2
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