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Education reform and the quest for excellence : the Hong Kong story /

"This book investigates and analyses critical issues in education reform and discusses possible pitfalls in the current global drive to promote excellence. Instead of documenting the successes and frustrations encountered by education reformers in specific jurisdictions, this book aims to offer...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Ho, Lok-sang, Morris, Paul, Chung, Yue-ping
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, ©2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Contributors
  • 1 Driving for Excellence: An Introduction to the Volume
  • 2 Education Reform: A Socio-Economic Perspective
  • 3 Education Policymaking in a Disarticulated System
  • 4 The Way to Build World-Class Universities
  • 5 Sub-Degrees and the 60 Percent Post-Secondary Target
  • 6 Reforming the University Admission System inSingapore: Lessons for Hong Kong
  • 7 Education Reform and Policy Implementation in Hong Kong
  • 8 Quality Education in Hong Kong: The Anomalies of Managerialism and Marketization.
  • 9 Implementation of Graduate Teacher Policy in Hong Kong Primary Schools: Promises and Disillusionment
  • 10 The Best Students Will Learn English:Ultra-Utilitarianism and Linguistic Imperialism in Education in Post-1997 Hong Kong
  • 11 Colonialism and the Politics of Chinese History in Hong Kong's Schools
  • 12 Between Egalitarianism and Elitism:Media Perception of Education Reformin Post-1997 Hong Kong
  • 13 Education Reform in Hong Kong: What Are the Lessons?
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.