A New Era Begins 1975-78

Special Aspects of Medical Education It is important to mention here certain special aspects of the medical education programme provided by The Chinese University. Pre-medical students will not be isolated from the campus community; they will participate fully in campus l i f e—i ts organizations, its social and athletic activities, and its many opportunities for enriching personal relationships. They will be given ample opportunities in the day to day field work when they study community medicine. It is hoped that through various devices the students will become more community-minded and realize their commitment to serve the community and to see the need for their services to the public. The reason behind such a programme is to produce a new kind of doctor who is dedicated to serving the Hong Kong community. The training is not intended as a passport to personal gain. School of Education Since the Hong Kong Government was committed to expanding secondary education on a dramatic scale, the School of Education was obliged to play a key role in developing immediate and long-range resources, programmes and services. During the period covered by this Report, the School of Education continued to offer elective courses for the undergraduate programme, and concentrated on recruiting full-time lecturers to replace part-time instructors. The staff now offers certificate courses for in-service high-school teachers. The School has established two Centres to support these developments. Supportive Centres The Educational Communications and Technology Centre, set up i n August 1973, has established itself as an important agent for the promotion of educational communications and for instructional support. It has been instrumental through the years in enhancing the effectiveness of educational media techniques for general teaching, student projects, micro-teaching, oral communication, creative drama technique, research and educational television productions. It also provides facilities and consultation services for other units in the University, such as the conference on Effective Teaching and Learning sponsored by Chung Chi College in 1976 and two workshops for the Appointments Service in 1977. The Instructional Materials Centre was set up i n 1976 f or the benefit of students and staff alike. Among other materials, the following are available at the Centre: (1) a comprehensive collection of locally- oriented secondary school text books; (2) various reports published by the Education Department ； and (3) M.A. theses by former M.A. students. This Centre is discussed in Section V. Graduate Education The Graduate School as an organization within the University conducts a growing variety of highly specialized programmes. It should be noted that the Graduate School represents one of the earliest 46