This study aims at investigating the perceptions of the schools on all recent graduates and the perceived needs the no beginning primary school teachers. The graduates include those graduated in the last two years in CE(P) (2 yr FT), CE(P) (3 yr FT), ICTT(P) (2 yr FT), ICTT(P) (3 yr PT) and TCSEN courses.

The project is the second stage of a large scale research program aiming to compare the curriculum in moral/civic/sex education of two major metropolis of China Hong Kong and Shanghai. In this second stage, the project aims to attain an understanding of the teaching of moral/civic/sex education in the junior secondary school through a survey and case studies of schools.

The sub-title of this project is "The Implementation of the Social Education Curriculum in Hong Kong Primary School". It builds on the previous research findings of stage one on the development of the social education curriculum at the primary level in Hong Kong and aims at investigating various aspects of adopting the General Studies curriculum, a social education related course in the formal curriculum.

This project aims to examine the status of civic education in the curriculum and the relative emphasis on the school's responsibility in the socializing process in relation to other institutions or socialization agencies in the society, to investigate the views of front-line practitioners and school administrators on civic education, in respect to belief, goals and practices as well as concern, and to study the extent to which students have the opportunity to learn about various topics important in civic education. Research questions in relation to civic education program and teaching in school include: What is the status of citizenship education as an explicit goal for schools? How does the way in which schools are organized to influence students' civic education? What are the priorities within formal education programmes that attempt to provide preparation for citizenship? How do teachers view civic education? How do teacher deal with citizenship in their teaching? What is the influence of different types of pedagogy and classroom practices in civic education? How well does the education of teachers prepare them to deal with the different facets of civic education?

This project helps first year teachers develop an action support group, which contributes to sustain their personal and professional growth. It aims at assisting beginning teachers to transfer professional knowledge and skills into actual teaching situation and provides support for them to cope with various problems in the induction period. It is expected that the first year teachers are able to develop and engage in their personal professional plan.

The project aims of setting up a co-operative model for letter understanding and communication linkage between secondary schools and the HKIEd through active involvement in a joint venture. The team will jointly design, develop, produce and evaluate a set of interactive, musical instruments).

A CD-ROM production for primary schools on Chinese folk song teaching, with interactive activities for primary school children.

CEPS II is a follow-up research project to the Citizenship Education Policy Study (CEPS). Building upon instrumentation developed from the previous research, it is a comparative study of the conception of citizenship education among student teachers of civic education (or related subjects) involving researchers in nine international locations. At HKIEd the sample included all the first year students taking the civic education elective in both the English and Chinese-medium Secondary Certificate of Education course, plus a parallel group of students at Northeast Normal University in China. The study utilized a combination of a survey with a subset of interviews.

The project was conducted in 5 selected primary schools. Discussion sessions with school teachers were held to introduce the activity being used to teach geographical and historical aspects of Hong Kong in primary General Studies. The strategies in handling different lessons/topics were also discussed. Trial practice on simulating game was carried out in P.4 classes. Pupils found that the game was interesting, creative and useful in the learning of various concepts.

The overall aim of the two-phase project is to produce an accurate and authoritative book manuscript on the history of the Institute and its predecessors. Phase one of the project intends to: 1) collect a sizable amount of materials on the HKIEd and its predecessors; and 2) to compile a detailed chronology of the Institute and its predecessors.

The present study is the second part of a two-phase research project, and it aims to finish writing a publishable comprehensive history of the HK Institute of Education and its predecessors.

This project aims to promote child-centred and participatory approach in the implementation of civic education in HK primary schools. By a series of seminars and workshops, the project team wants to set up a quality network among 110 primary schools and to enhance the teachers' skills and resources for the implementation of civic education.

The project aims to enhance the quality of learning effected in the school experience (the Co-operating Teacher Scheme) by improving the quality of guidance provided by the co-operating teachers. The quality of guidance is strengthened through training sessions offered to the co-operating teachers.

It is a study on environmental conservation and examines the educational implications from Green Parks in Hong Kong and Zhaoqing.

This project will review an important effort to reduce or mitigate environmental damage in the Xijiang riparian lowland by using the dike-pond system (DPS) concept. This environmental damage has direct impact on the Zhujiang Delta closer to the Hong Kong SAR. A remote sensing analysis and field survey of this study has relevance to both environmental protection education in the Hong Kong SAR and to the teaching of environmental studies at the HKIEd. This study is the Phase I of a two-year research project. Findings of this research will be the preparation for Phase II--a book concerning environmental protection and environmental citizenship in both the Hong Kong and China context.

This exploration is conducted in the interpretive/qualitative paradigm using the case study method. It includes the application of techniques evolved from the grounded theory in extracting themes and sub-themes. It will help to reveal the similarities and differences in conceptions of citizenship between two groups of Social Sciences student teachers, one in HKSAR and another in Guanzhou; and factors in shaping them. It is expected that findings will help orientate civic education curriculum development in the two systems under one country.

This research project is part of the College and University Affiliation Project that encompasses a three-year exchange between faculty at the University of Minnesota and HKIEd. It includes this baseline study of perceptions of civic and environmental issues among in-service teachers studying civic education (or related subjects) at HKIEd, the University of Minnesota, Zhongshan University, and South China Normal University. This study uses a survey instrument in a purposeful sampling of students at these institutions.

Given the growing popularity of interdisciplinary curriculum as a means to help students face challenges in a omplex, technologically advanced and independent society, teachers' competence on interdisciplinary teaching becomes the concern of the community. This project aims to find out whether the intended aims of General Studies curriculum have been achieved through questionnaires, interviews and observation of lessons. The data gathered provides useful information on how teachers implement the curriculum and hence reflect their competence in interdisciplinary teaching. Impications and suggestions will be discussed in relation to the professional development of practising teachers on interdisciplinary teaching.

Student-teachers always find difficulties in teaching General Studies during the teaching practice. The aim of this project is to help them make use of appropriate strategies in designing various activities for different topics and tackle the problems they may encounter during the preparation work. It is hoped that the data collected and the analysis will provide information to help student-teachers better prepare for the teaching practice.

This study investigates a noted late Qing scholar, Liang Tingnan (1796-1861), his life, works and analysis of the Sino-British Opium War.

This study is the first attempt of the SFE in the HKIEd to find out the employers' and graduates' opinions of how the graduates perform in teaching in primary schools.

This study has three-fold aim: 1) to investigate views of HKIEd pre-service teachers of civic education in an attempt to bring their perspectives to light; 2) to compare the HKIEd students' views with their counterparts in other countries; and 3) to make recommendations for improving curricula and pedagogy to better prepare Hong Kong pre-service teachers for their roles in citizenship education.

The study aims to provide an overview of teacher education in Hong Kong from 1950 to 2000.

This project aims to develop the instructional competence of the pre-service and in-service teachers in the implementation of interdisciplinary curriculum while promoting the partnership between the Institute and schools in the design and delivery of integrated curricula. The General Studies teachers of five participating schools have joined the project. After attending the seminar and workshop on the design and implementation of interdisciplinary curriculum, the teachers and lecturers concerned are now in the process of putting theory into practice by trying out various modes of curriculum integration in school context. The outcomes of this project will include research paper on the changing teacher perceptions towards curriculum integration and the teaching packages for various modes of curriculum integration.

This project aims to identify the key features and actual impact of the Chinese Work-study thought during the May Fourth period, using the case of Li Dazhao as a major theme of study. The resources have been collected and data have been compiled. The investigator is now in the process of conducting data/documentary analysis and writing up the paper for publication in local/international journal. It is expected that this paper will shed light on the salient features of the Chinese Work-study educational thought and the role it played in the mental enlightenment and social change in Republican China.

本研究計劃主要透過多元化的研究方法(包括質性和量性調查)，對象包括學生、教師、校長、督學、各科課程編寫人、課程發展小組和澳門政府教青局有關部門和行政主管（包括教育局副局長）等，對以上學科課程實施和管理給予綜合評鑑和報告。