ERIC Number: EJ1441228
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
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Education for Buddhist Modernism: Buddhicised Education and Reform in Hong Kong Schools
Ngar-Sze Lau; Thomas Kwan Choi Tse
British Journal of Religious Education, v46 n4 p471-484 2024
Starting with an initiative called Buddhicised education, there have been calls to reform Chinese Buddhism for a century. Based on documentary research of textbooks and in-depth interviews, this paper examines the reform of Buddhicised education in Hong Kong since 2000. Facilitated by the Hong Kong government's education reform, Buddhicised education has gone in a new direction. The promotion of character education and caring for the heart have become more significant than ever in addressing the daily life issues and social concerns of students. Buddhicised education can be broadly redefined as life education for whole-person development in terms of beliefs, values, morality, character, positive emotions and spirituality. Reforms have been made in both the formal and informal curricula by incorporating moral and life education, contemplative education and sustainable education, as well as taking a student-centred approach such as experiential learning. This paper also discusses the implications of Buddhist modernism and the prospects of Buddhicised education in the religious education context of Hong Kong.
Descriptors: Buddhism, Religious Education, Social Change, Development, Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Textbooks, Values Education, Social Problems, Holistic Approach, Beliefs, Positive Attitudes, Ethical Instruction, Curriculum Development, Student Centered Learning, Reflection, Sustainability, Elementary School Teachers, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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