Hong Kong's Chinese History Curriculum from 1945 [electronic resource] : Politics and Identity /
Kan, Flora L. F.
Hong Kong [China] : Hong Kong University Press,
c2007
This book examines how the aims, content, teaching, learning and assessment of the Chinese history curriculum have evolved since 1945. It describes how Chinese history became an independent subject in secondary schools in Hong Kong despite the political sensitivity of the subject, how it consolidated its status during the colonial period, and how it has faced threats to its independence since the return of Hong Kong to China in 1997.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [165]-178) and index.
Politics, society and education in Hong Kong : a brief historical overview -- The emergence of Chinese history as an independent subject (1945-74) -- Consolidation of Chinese history as an independent subject (1974-97) -- A period of crisis and opportunity for Chinese history as an independent subject (1997-2005).
This book examines how the aims, content, teaching, learning and assessment of the Chinese history curriculum have evolved since 1945. It describes how Chinese history became an independent subject in secondary schools in Hong Kong despite the political sensitivity of the subject, how it consolidated its status during the colonial period, and how it has faced threats to its independence since the return of Hong Kong to China in 1997.
Description based on print version record.
Education, Secondary