​CAISE Review 2014 Volume 2, pp 100-111

 

Regular Article

Factors Influencing the Evolution of Inclusion to Diversity in Hong Kong 

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Keith A. Humphreys, CAISE, University of Hong Kong

 

 

http://dx.doi.org/10.12796/caise-review.2014V2.009

Abstract

 

This paper looks at the evolving trend of government influence on schools and education across the world, and asks what is happening in Hong Kong in both mainstream and special education. Recent evidence would suggest that in many countries governments are starting to question the efficacy of current policies and practices. The challenge is for the Hong Kong government to reduce its quasi influence, and for teachers to begin to self-examine the efficacy of their teaching practices in terms of meeting the needs of each and every student in their classroom. There appears to be a conflict of interest between the needs of the state and the needs of the classroom. If teachers were to be given more responsibility for the learning progress of each student, rather than simply the overall progress of groups of students, current pedagogical practices would require a major paradigm shift. 

 

 

Keywords: achievement, attainment, diversity, governments, inclusion