Title: A Phoenix transformed : the reconstruction of education in post-war Hong Kong /
Authors: Sweeting, Anthony.
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 1993
Subjects: Education China Hong Kong History; Education and state China Hong Kong History; Education Social aspects China Hong Kong History; Education Political aspects China Hong Kong History
Abstract: "The Second World War left Hong Kong's education system in ruins. However, like the mythical phoenix, a new system arose from the ashes of the Japanese occupation." "Both a history and a policy-process study, A Phoenix Transformed analyses the emergence of a distinctive Hong Kong education system during the first post-war decade and the largely chaotic government policy-making 'by default' which created that system." "In a society preoccupied with basic needs, the survival instincts of both the government and local residents were critical shapers of policy. Many of the forces then at play - industrialization and urbanization, decolonization and localization, the Cold War and the 'China factor', and great uncertainty about the colony's future - remain of fundamental concern to Hong Kong education policy today"--Jacket.
Contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Contrasting Snapshots -- 3. Alternative Perspectives and Emerging Themes -- 4. Providing Education during the Early Reconstruction Period -- 5. Providing Education during the Later Adaptation Period -- 6. Control of Education through Fees -- 7. Control of Education through Scholarships -- 8. Control of Education through Assistance -- 9. Control of Education through Examinations -- 10. Control over Politics in Schools -- 11. Findings and Conclusions.