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Ho, Chung-Hin Kevin; Tang, Hei-Hang Hayes – Harvard Educational Review, 2020
In this essay, Chung-Hin Kevin Ho, a history education university student in Hong Kong, narrates his search for civic identity. Composed through a process of critical and reflective dialogue with Hayes Tang, the essay describes the tension between Chung-Hin's Chinese ethnic and cultural identity and the democratic values held by Hong Kongers. As a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, History Instruction, College Students, Personal Narratives
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Vickers, Edward – International Journal of Educational Research, 2002
History as a school subject in Hong Kong is often assumed to have been a vehicle for "colonialist" indoctrination under the British, and for "nationalist" indoctrination under the post-retrocession Chinese regime. This chapter challenges such assumptions by examining the ways in which history syllabuses have (or have not) dealt…
Descriptors: Local History, Foreign Countries, Politics of Education, History Instruction
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McKay, Roberta – Canadian Social Studies, 1998
Expounds on two headline articles from the "Edmonton Journal" (Canada) that prompted the columnist to reflect on the history of the textbook in social studies. The two articles refer to politically motivated editing of history texts in Hong Kong and Japan. Urges history teachers to teach history "the way it happened." (DSK)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Content Analysis, Current Events