Making sense of education in post-handover Hong Kong : achievements and challenges / / edited by Thomas Kwan-Choi Tse and Michael H. Lee

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910150341003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2017
• ISBN: 1-317-43938-4; 1-138-60463-1; 1-315-69437-9
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (251 pages) : illustrations, tables
• Collana: Routledge Critical Studies in Asian Education
• Altri autori (Persone): LeeMichael Hong Hwee <1972->; TseThomas Kwan-choi
• Disciplina: 370.95125
• Soggetti: Education - China - Hong Kong; Education and state - China - Hong Kong
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 1. Introduction : setting and issues / Michael H. Lee and Thomas Kwan-Choi Tse -- 2. Vouchers in early childhood education : market still? What to choose next? / Gail Wai-Kwan Yuen -- 3. Parental choice in the new education market : aided-turn-direct subsidy scheme schools in focus / Jacqueline Chak-Kei Woo -- 4. Unlocking the dilemma of language policy in the post-1997 era / Anita Yuk-Kang Poon -- 5. In search of equal and excellent basic education in Hong Kong : insights from programme for international student assessment / Esther Sui-Chu Ho -- 6. Shadow education : features, expansion and implications / Kevin Wai-Ho Yung and Mark Bray -- 7. Curriculum reform : why, how, what and where it is headed for / Chi-Chung Lam and Ngai-Ying Wong -- 8. Civic education in Hong Kong : from the colonial era to the post-occupy movement era / Yan-Wing Leung, Eric King-Man Chong, and Timothy Wai-Wa Yuen -- 9. Changing governance, accountability and leadership : Hong Kong education meets neo-liberalism / Nicholas Sun-Keung Pang -- 10. Should there be public reporting of school performance? The lessons from the school inspection reports disputes / Thomas Kwan-Choi Tse -- 11. Parent and home-school relationships ; : issues and challenges / Shun-Wing Ng -- 12. Changing student diversity, changing cultures and changing education policies : cross-boundary students, Chinese immigrant students and non-Chinese speaking students in focus / Celeste Yuet-Mui Yuen -- 13. Excellence without a soul? Higher education in post-1997 Hong Kong / Michael H. Lee.