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Education and Society in Hong Kong and Macao

Comparative Perspectives on Continuity and Change, Second Edition

(香港與澳門的教育與社會: 從比較角度看延續與變化,第二版)

Edited by Mark Bray and Ramsey Koo

ISBN : 978-962-8093-34-2


Education Distributed for The University of Hong Kong

June 2004

340 pages, 6.5″ x 9.5″


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  • HK$200.00
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CERC Studies in Comparative Education No.7

Hong Kong and Macao have much in common. The dominant populations in both territories are Cantonese-speaking Chinese; both are small in area; both are urban societies; both have been colonies of European powers; and both have undergone political transition to reunification with China. Yet in education, for reasons that are analysed in this book, they are very different.

The patterns of similarities and differences in the two territories make a fascinating basis for comparative study. The overarching theme of the book, on continuity and change, is particularly pertinent following the transition of the two societies to the postcolonial era.

This thoroughly-revised and expanded second edition builds on the widely-acclaimed first edition. The work has been recognised as a significant contribution to the broad field of comparative education as well as to study of the specific societies which are its main focus.

Mark Bray is Chair Professor of Comparative Education at the University of Hong Kong. Ramsey Koo is a Senior Lecturer at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. Both have long experience of research on education in Hong Kong and Macao; and both are active in professional societies concerned with comparative education.