英文摘要 |
Under the wave of globalization, governments of different countries or regions have been vigorously promoting education reforms. Among them, the promotion of life education curriculum is one of the important changes. Both Taiwan and Hong Kong are Chinese societies. The rise of life education curriculum not only responds to the wave of global education reforms, but also stems from local social problems, such as frequent student suicides. Although the curricula of the two places share similar origins, as time goes by, there have been differences in the development of the curricula in the places, which is worthy of discussion and further exploration. The current study aims to explore in depth the similarities and differences between life education in secondary schools in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Also, the study attempts to clarify the origins and meaning of life education to fill the gaps in the relevant literature. Finally, this study adopts Bereday’s comparative perspective on education as the lens to examine the development, content, and strategies of life education in secondary schools in Taiwan and Hong Kong. The results of the study show that: (1) the educational goals and teaching methods of life education in secondary schools in Taiwan and Hong Kong are similar; and (2) the implementation mode, learning assessment and teacher training of life education in secondary schools in Taiwan and Hong Kong are different. Lastly, this study puts forward relevant improvement suggestions as a reference for continuous optimization of life education curricula in Taiwan and Hong Kong secondary schools. |