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Invitational EducationInvitational Education
Sharing of Hong Kong ExperienceSharing of Hong Kong ExperienceBy Dr. Peter K. H. WongBy Dr. Peter K. H. Wong
Senior School Development OfficerSenior School Development OfficerHong Kong SAR GovernmentHong Kong SAR Government
Hong Kong Education SystemHong Kong Education System
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Hong Kong ContextHong Kong Context• Concerns / IssuesConcerns / Issues
– Baby Boom in 1990’sBaby Boom in 1990’s• Sharp decline of student population in 2000’sSharp decline of student population in 2000’s
• Closing down of under-enrolled schoolsClosing down of under-enrolled schools
• Job security issues on teachersJob security issues on teachers
– Information / Technology Boom and Information / Technology Boom and Globalization in 2000’sGlobalization in 2000’s
• Impact on educational needs of students, e.g. Impact on educational needs of students, e.g. Language Education, Moral Education, IT Language Education, Moral Education, IT Education, Enhancement of Generic Skills, etcEducation, Enhancement of Generic Skills, etc
Education ReformEducation Reform• The need for Education ReformThe need for Education Reform
– To meet the arising training needsTo meet the arising training needs– To develop pupils’ untapped potentialTo develop pupils’ untapped potential
• Impact on schoolsImpact on schools– Increased workload on teachersIncreased workload on teachers– New demands on teachers’ duty (e.g. New demands on teachers’ duty (e.g.
planning, writing up evaluation report, being planning, writing up evaluation report, being middle managers, etc.)middle managers, etc.)
The Core BusinessesThe Core Businesses
The school education service should The school education service should develop the potential of every individual develop the potential of every individual child:child: independent-mindedindependent-minded socially-aware adultssocially-aware adults equipped with the knowledge, skills and equipped with the knowledge, skills and
attitudes to live a full life as individuals attitudes to live a full life as individuals play a positive role in the life of the communityplay a positive role in the life of the community
Education ReformEducation Reform• Support from Education and Manpower Support from Education and Manpower
BureauBureau– Establishment of Regional Education OfficeEstablishment of Regional Education Office– Provision of funding for specific purposes Provision of funding for specific purposes
(e.g. Capacity Enhancement Grant, etc.)(e.g. Capacity Enhancement Grant, etc.)– Provision of various school development Provision of various school development
schemes (e.g. Action Learning Projects – schemes (e.g. Action Learning Projects – Invitational Education)Invitational Education)
Key IE Key IE ConceptsConcepts
PoliciesPoliciesPoliciesPolicies
ProcessesProcessesProcessesProcesses
PlacesPlacesPlacesPlaces
ProgramsProgramsProgramsPrograms
PeoplePeoplePeoplePeopleStudent
Trust
Intentionality
Respect
Optimism
Invitational Education in HKInvitational Education in HK
• Action Learning Project started in 2002Action Learning Project started in 2002– 9 schools in 2002/039 schools in 2002/03– 18 schools in 2003/0418 schools in 2003/04– 36 schools in 2004/0536 schools in 2004/05– 32 schools in 2005/0632 schools in 2005/06
• 3 Project Schools were granted IE award3 Project Schools were granted IE award
Invitational Education in HKInvitational Education in HK• Reflections on Education Reform:Reflections on Education Reform:
– Some criticism against Education Reform in Some criticism against Education Reform in HK:HK:
• ““Education Reform stops at the door steps of the Education Reform stops at the door steps of the classrooms” – some teachers do not follow the classrooms” – some teachers do not follow the reform strategies recommended by EMBreform strategies recommended by EMB
• ““Whatever you do can be called Education Reform” Whatever you do can be called Education Reform” – schools need systematic way for school – schools need systematic way for school developmentdevelopment
– The conclusion: difficult to impose changes in The conclusion: difficult to impose changes in schoolsschools
Bringing Changes to SchoolsBringing Changes to Schools
• AwarenessAwareness– A time consuming processA time consuming process
– Staff development workshops Staff development workshops
– Developing new paradigmDeveloping new paradigm
Bringing Changes to SchoolsBringing Changes to Schools
• UnderstandingUnderstanding– To understand the needs for new To understand the needs for new
learning and teaching strategieslearning and teaching strategies
– Learning new ideasLearning new ideas
– Changing teachers’ perceptionChanging teachers’ perception
– Teachers’ become more ready to Teachers’ become more ready to changechange
Bringing Changes to SchoolsBringing Changes to Schools
• ApplicationApplication– Theories into practicesTheories into practices– Formulate positive and proactive policies and Formulate positive and proactive policies and
actionsactions– Trying in small stepsTrying in small steps– Provide authentic experience for teachersProvide authentic experience for teachers– Demonstration purposes for all staffDemonstration purposes for all staff– Teachers become more skilled, ideas becomeTeachers become more skilled, ideas become
clearer, shared commitment get strongerclearer, shared commitment get stronger
Bringing Changes to SchoolsBringing Changes to Schools
• AdoptionAdoption– School involved in a systematic way (5Ps)School involved in a systematic way (5Ps)– Attract attention of the whole staffAttract attention of the whole staff– Everyone contributed to the schemeEveryone contributed to the scheme– Innovative ideas become concrete measuresInnovative ideas become concrete measures– People working collaborativelyPeople working collaboratively
Source of ChangeSource of Change
Top Down
School Leaders
Teachers and School Staff
ComplianceCompliance
Source of ChangeSource of Change
Bottom UpSchool Leaders
Teachers and School Staff
CommitmentCommitment
Source of ChangeSource of Change
Bottom Up
Successful Successful TransformationTransformation
Top Down
Contribution to SchoolsContribution to Schools
• Move beyond Move beyond impossibilitiesimpossibilities– Right strategiesRight strategies
Contribution to SchoolsContribution to Schools
• From “Good” to “Great”From “Good” to “Great”– Unintentional Unintentional Intentional Intentional
Contribution to SchoolsContribution to Schools
• Education of the HeartEducation of the Heart– From “Hardware” to “Heartware”From “Hardware” to “Heartware”
Contribution to SchoolsContribution to Schools
• People make the differencePeople make the difference– Inviting environmentInviting environment
– GrowthGrowth
One hundred years from now it will not matter how much money you made, what kind of car you drove, what sort of house you lived in, but one hundred years from now the world will be a better place because you made a difference in the life of a child.
Should you need any further information, Should you need any further information, please feel free to contact:please feel free to contact:
Dr. Peter K. H. WongDr. Peter K. H. Wong
Senior School Development OfficerSenior School Development Officer
Hong Kong SAR GovernmentHong Kong SAR Government
E-mail: E-mail: [email protected]@emb.gov.hk
Fax: (852) 2672 3747Fax: (852) 2672 3747
Invitational Education in HK