香港《小學教育課程指引》評析

An Analysis of Hong Kong’s Primary Education Curriculum Guide (2024)

2024年香港《小學教育課程指引》之修訂，明顯受到兩大趨勢的影響。一方面，緣自全球教育改革浪潮強調素養導向、全人發展與終身學習，要求課程不僅傳授知識，更要培養學生的批判思維、創造力與社會參與能力。另方面，自香港國安法於2020年實施以來，國家安全教育、國民認同等議題也成為課程發展的重要考量因素。這兩股力量的交織、共構與影響，促使新一輪課程改革既具全球視野，也帶有鮮明的本土特色與國家政策導向。本文旨在從課程發展的宏觀視角，評析2024年香港《小學教育課程指引》的核心內容與理念，探討其對香港小學教育的意義與可能帶來的挑戰，並嘗試提出對未來課程發展的建議與啟示。

The 2024 revision of Hong Kong’s Primary Education Curriculum Guide, which reflects the convergence of two significant and intersecting trends. On one hand, the global wave of educational reform has increasingly emphasized competence-based learning, whole-person development, and lifelong learning. This paradigm shift urges curricula to move beyond the mere transmission of knowledge, instead fostering students’critical thinking, creativity, and capacity for civic engagement. On the other hand, following the enactment of the Hong Kong National Security Law in 2020, national security education and the cultivation of national identity have emerged as central priorities in curriculum policymaking. The interplay between these global and local-national forces has ushered in a new phase of curriculum reform characterized by a simultaneous orientation toward international educational trends and a reinforced emphasis on national policy imperatives. This article examines the core content and guiding principles of the 2024 Primary Education Curriculum Guide from a macro-level perspective on curriculum development. It investigates the broader implications of these reforms for primary education in Hong Kong, identifies potential challenges, and offers forward-looking insights and recommendations for future curriculum planning.