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Living in Uncertainty: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Higher Education in Hong Kong
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Jung, Jisun; Horta, Hugo; Postiglione, Gerard A. – Studies in Higher Education, 2021
Amongst all jurisdictions, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China has been one of the most effective in limiting cases of COVID-19, despite being one of the first places to be affected by the pandemic in early 2020. In the months since the first case was confirmed, COVID-19 has affected all aspects of Hong Kong society, including the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Higher Education
Challenges of Chinese Language Education in Multi-Lingual Societies: Hong Kong and Singapore
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Tong, Ho-kin; Goh, Yeng-seng – International Education Studies, 2008
This paper aims to study the current challenges of Chinese language education in the multilingual societies of Hong Kong and Singapore through policy documents. After the handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997, the role of "Putonghua" is far more important than before due to political and economic reasons. However, the medium of…
Descriptors: Multilingualism, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Social Change
Environmental Education in Hong Kong and Guangzhou: One Purpose, Two Systems?
Stimpson, Philip – Compare, 1997
Observes that there is a broad common purpose to environmental education in Hong Kong and neighboring Guangzhou, but the development is occurring in different social contexts. Compares and contrasts the two systems and examines factors leading to convergence or divergence as the two areas become politically and administratively interlinked. (DSK)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Economic Factors, Educational Policy
The Sociopolitical Transformations and Hong Kong Secondary Music Education: Politicization, Culturalization, and Marketization.
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Ho, Wai-Chung – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1999
Examines the development of music education in Hong Kong. Describes political, economic, and cultural tensions in the context of the musical styles taught in Hong Kong secondary schools. Discusses the historical context, content/structure, and control of musical knowledge. Offers a model of music as a social construction. Includes references. (CMK)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries, Models
The Partisan Press in Hong Kong: Between British Colonial Rule and Chinese Politics.
Lee, Chin-Chuan – 1985
The aim of this paper is to provide a socio-historical perspective on the continuity and change of the Chinese press in Hong Kong. Divided into four sections, the paper examines (1) the partisan press structure as a microcosm of China's interparty struggle; (2) the rise of the market-oriented centrist press since 1970 as a result of Hong Kong's…
Descriptors: Chinese Culture, Colonialism, Economic Factors, Foreign Countries
Higher Education in Hong Kong--The Approach to 1997 and the China Factor.
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Cheng, Joseph Y. S. – Higher Education, 1995
A discussion of higher education in Hong Kong looks at the current economic context, government and public support, rapid expansion and its effect on academic and faculty hiring standards, and issues related to Hong Kong's change in political status in 1997, including emigration patterns, faculty morale, and finance and censorship concerns.…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Faculty, Economic Factors, Educational Change