Specific reference will be made to current research in problem behaviours. This subject provides a forum for the discussion of current and emerging issues in education in Hong Kong, and gives students the opportunity to develop competence in making meaningful responses to education matters. Each student is required to select an education issue of significance in the context of Hong Kong, make an in-depth study of that issue, present his or her position on it in a seminar, and sum up the learning in a discussion paper. This subject provides an inter-disciplinary framework for thinking about moral education for children and adolescents. It examines various models of moral education and discusses their application in primary and secondary education.
Students also learn to review and construct moral education programmes.
This subject aims at developing critical understanding of the significance and development of civic education for primary and secondary schools. It introduces basic concepts in civic education, examines critical issues in the design and implementation of civic education, and discusses the role of civic education in the development of children and adolescents. This subject provides an orientation to the study of gifted and talented children and adolescents. It examines programme models for developing the gifted and talented, focusing on the instruction and learning process. Current research in gifted education and creativity in Hong Kong will be examined.