Preparing Young Citizens in an Era of Polarization: Hong Kong Civic Education and Liberal Studies Teachers’ Understanding and Teaching Practices of Civics and Democracy

Project Year: 2019 - 2020

Funding Source: Dean's Research Fund

Project Team Member: Dr CHONG King Man Eric

This inductive and exploratory research project aims to look at the issue of how civic education and Liberal Studies teachers in Hong Kong teach civics, so that we can understand how teachers prepare students for civic engagement in the future. We hope that important teacher training policy and pedagogical recommendations on teaching civics can be generated.