Bulletin Spring 1976

The School of Education —Recent Developments— Introduction The School of Education was established in 1965 to provide professional education for teachers of local secondary schools. In the last ten years, the School has trained 513 graduate teachers: Year Full-time Part-time Total 1966 19 — 19 1967 21 — 21 1968 17 — 17 1969 15 10 25 1970 8 16 24 1971 15 28 43 1972 17 51 68 1973 38 35 73 1974 54 50 104 1975 42 77 119 Total 246 267 513 In March 1975, the number of graduate teachers in local secondary schools was 6,230. Of these only 1,706 (or 27.4%) had received professional training. It will be seen that there is a great need for professional training to be provided for in-service graduate teachers if secondary education in Hong Kong is to be improved. Diploma-in-Education Course The School of Education offers a one-year full-time and a two-year part-time evening postgraduate programme leading to a Diploma in Education. The curriculum of the Diploma-in-Education course covers educational theory, teaching methodology, and teaching practice. The programme for 1975-76 includes the following courses: (1) Developments in Modern Education (2) Current Issues in Education with Special Reference to Hong Kong (3) School Administration (4) Counselling and Guidance in School (5) Psychology of Learning and Teaching (6) Psycho-social Development of the Adolescent (7) Evaluation and Test Construction (8) Educational Communications and Technology (9) Subject Curriculum and Teaching (10) Micro-teaching (full-time students only) (11) Educational Research and Statistics (part-time students only) (12) Oral Communication in English (elective course for full-time students) It will be seen that the Diploma-in-Education course aims to offer a balanced programme with equal emphasis on academic and professional training. Two-year Part-time Day Diploma-in-Education Course It has been noted that many in-service graduate teachers wish to enrol for the part-time Diploma- in-Education course but cannot spare three evenings a week. To cater for their needs, a two-year part- time day Diploma-in-Education course will be started in July 1976, with classes held on weekdays during July and August and on Saturday mornings during the academic year. M.A. (Ed.) Programme The one-year postgraduate programme of studies leading to the degree of M.A. (Education) was introduced with the purpose of promoting: (a) academic pursuits in the educational realm in general, and 9