Module Code 單元編號 EDA4099 Module Title 單元名稱 HONG KONG EDUCATION STORIES: HISTORY, POLICY AND ADVOCACY 香港教育故事：歷史、政策與倡議 Module Synopsis 單元概要 This course prepares students to become a critically reflexive teacher with a historically informed perspective of education policies, through collective search and investigation of people’s education stories. It integrates the local education history, basic concepts of policy studies and critical reflections of teachers as advocates. Education stories offer a creative pedagogy for students to explore the historical milestones of education development of Hong Kong and connect them to the current local and global trends in education policy. These stories encapsulate voices from the education sector and other stakeholders that have shaped the meaning of education, directions of development at different levels of education and the teaching profession. Why is teacher voice significant to the advocacy of education development? What can be learned about teachers as advocates from the Hong Kong history? From the colonial to the Special Administrative Region (SAR) period, the political governance of Hong Kong has significant impact and important implications for education development. No profession can advance its development in a vacuum or out of the historical context. This course is designed to serve such a purpose so that students wanting to join the teaching profession are attuned to the politics of the past-present continuum, thus better positioning themselves as active participants of the Hong Kong education system.