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Education Reform and the Quest for Excellence

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This book investigates and analyses critical issues in education reform and discusses possible pitfalls in the current global drive to promote excellence. Instead of documenting the successes and frustrations encountered by education reformers in specific...
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Price: £20.00
Pages: 264
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Imprint: Hong Kong University Press
Publication Date: 06 December 2005
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.01 in
ISBN: 9789622097452
Format: Paperback
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The focus is squarely on Hong Kong, in terms of general policy and reform issues, followed by more specific chapters dealing with issues of graduate teachers, English as a medium of instruction, and the role of the media. However, the issues raised are ve

"The editors, Lok Sang Ho, Paul Morris and Yue-ping Chung are to be congratulated on producing a volume which is oth hard-hitting and insightful about education reforms in Hong Kong. The range of experiences of the contributing authors contribute to a mos
Lok Sang Ho is a professor in the Department of Economics and Director of the Centre for Public Policy Studies at Lingnan University. His research interests encompass education, labour markets, social security, health policy, housing policy, macroeconomic policy, and international monetary system. Paul Morris is President of the Hong Kong Institute of Education. He had been Chair Professor in education at the University of Hong Kong for many years, and has widely published in education policy, curriculum development, and comparative policy. Yue-ping Chung is a professor in the Department of Educational Administration and Policy, and former Dean of Education at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research areas include efficiency and equity issues in educational development.