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Publication Date: 1997
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Education Policy and the 1997 Factor: The Art of the Possible Interacting with the Dismal Science.
Sweeting, Anthony
Comparative Education, v33 n2 p171-85 Jun 1997
Explores contributions to educational policy and practice of tensions about and aspirations for the future of Hong Kong. Examines political and economic influences on educational development during five historical periods, 1844-1997. Presents three recent case studies of connections between the "1997 factor" and educational policy, focusing on history curricula, the "vanishing border," and language issues. Contains 40 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Colonialism, Economic Factors, Educational Change, Educational Development, Educational History, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Governance, Hidden Curriculum, Higher Education, History Instruction, International Relations, Politics of Education, Social Change
Publication Type: Historical Materials; Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China; Hong Kong
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