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Lo, Joe Tin-Yau; Merryfield, Merry M. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2008
Developing national identity is a goal of schools around the world. Historically this goal has been especially important for nations coming out of colonization as new governments seek to unify their nations and promote national identities. From 1842 to 1997, Hong Kong was a British colony whose excellent harbor made it a linchpin of British…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nationalism, Asian History, Asian Culture
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Wei, Tan Tai – Journal of Moral Education, 1994
Asserts that moral education in Singapore has been aimed pragmatically at forging together, by shared values, the four major racial and cultural communities of that nation. Maintains that moral education also has been used to preserve a cultural and national identity against the perceived erosion of Asian roots by Western education. (ACM)
Descriptors: Asian History, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences