Curriculum Innovations in Changing Societies: Chinese Perspectives from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Shaping the School Curriculum in Chinese Societies....Pages 3-10
Front Matter....Pages 11-11
A Continuous Journey....Pages 13-39
Transformational Issues in Curriculum Reform....Pages 41-59
Implementation of Taiwan’s Curriculum Reform Policy....Pages 61-84
Curriculum Research in Mainland China....Pages 85-103
The New Curriculum Design of Basic Education in Mainland China....Pages 105-119
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Implementation of the New Mathematics Curriculum for Compulsory Education in Mainland China....Pages 123-140
Arts Curriculum Reform and Research in Taiwan....Pages 141-160
Verbal Interaction Between Teachers and Students in Primary and Secondary Classrooms....Pages 161-188
The Integrated Science Curriculum in Mainland China....Pages 189-215
High School History....Pages 217-227
High School Task-Based Language Teaching in Mainland China....Pages 229-252
Morality, Values and Spirituality in the School Curriculum in Mainland China....Pages 253-269
School-Based Curriculum Development in Mainland China....Pages 271-289
Teachers’ Use of Differentiation Strategies in the Hong Kong Classrooms....Pages 291-301
Conceptions of Textbooks By Chinese Teachers in Mainland China....Pages 303-319
Small Class Teaching in Hong Kong....Pages 321-332
School-Based Curriculum Innovations....Pages 333-350
Autonomy of History Teachers in Mainland China....Pages 351-360
The Use of Network Instruction in English Language Learning in Mainland China....Pages 361-379
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A Participatory Approach to Teaching Chinese Language in Mainland China....Pages 381-395
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Web-Based Program for In-Service Teachers of Shenzhen City in Mainland China....Pages 399-412
The Washback Effects of the National College Entrance Examination on the Curriculum Reform in Mainland China....Pages 413-429
Teacher Evaluation as an Approach to Organizational Learning....Pages 431-447
Reforms in Student Assessment in Mainland China....Pages 449-472
A Comparative Study of Exemplary Teachers in Mainland China and the United States....Pages 473-492
Hong Kong Teachers’ Professional Development....Pages 493-508
The Curriculum Innovation in Mainland China and Japan....Pages 509-517
Curriculum Reform in Rural Areas in Mainland China....Pages 519-531
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A European Perspective on Curriculum Development and Innovation....Pages 535-545