Newsletter No. 172

新書 New Books 中文大學出版社 The Chinese University Press 大學員生在富爾敦樓大學書店購買 下列新書，可獲八折優待。 Thefollowing booksare available to staff and studentsof the University at a 20per centdiscount at the University Bookshop, JohnFulton Centre. 《有效的中文科教學法》 香港的教育模式經常被人評為欠缺生 氣、著重背誦而不重分析，令學生對學習 提不起勁，對教師的講授內容也只是一知 半解。 其實，教學是一門科學，也是一門藝 術。可以運用的方法包括演講、示範、思 考、欣賞、練習、討論等，也可將它們巧 妙整合運用，以達到不同的教學目的。教 學並不是單向式的，教師和學生同樣可以 積極參與，教與學也就事半功倍。 作者周漢光在書中提出的十多種中文 科教學方法，合乎政府最近公布的《教育 制度檢討改革方案諮詢文件》中所強調的 精神；並列舉大量例子，供教師參考及應 用。 周漢光現為中大教育學院課程與教學 學系副教授，曾任官校中學中文科科主任 及教育署教育官，對中文教學有豐富經 驗。 國際統一書號962-201-947-1，平裝 本，三百一十頁，一百三十港元。 Hong Kong Taxation: Law and Practice 2000-01 Written by David Flux and revised by David G. Smith, Hong Kong Taxation: Law and Practice 2000—01 is a professional book on the Hong Kong tax system. It explains in detail the taxes under the Inland Revenue Ordinance — Property Tax, Salaries Tax, and Profits Tax. Two chapters covering Stamp Duty and Estate Duty are also included to make the book a more comprehensive source of information for readers. Written in a professional and user- f r i e n d l y s t y l e, t he b o o k is a m p l y illustrated w i t h practical examples and is cross-referred to relevant tax cases as we l l as relevant sections o f the I n l and Re v e n ue O r d i n a n c e, S t amp D u t y Ordinance, and Estate Du ty Ordinance. For the convenience o f readers, the text is a b u n d a n t ly s u p p l eme n t ed w i t h detailed indices o f tax cases and statutes. Practice notes not available on the I n l a nd Revenue Depa r tmen t 's web site, together w i t h certain o t h er p a r t i c u l a r ly i m p o r t a nt practice notes, are also reproduced i n the b o o k f o r r eade r s' easy reference. T h i s e d i t i on deals w i t h a ll changes up to July 2000. A l l o f the year's court decisions and the more important Boa rd o f Re v i ew decisions are discussed in appropriate places i n t he t e x t . I s s u es c o n c e r n i ng t he M a n d a t o r y P r o v i d e n t F u n d , t he ordinance o f wh i ch w i l l be e f f ec t i ve f r om 1st De c emb er 2000, are also d i s c u s s ed i n d e t a il i n a p p r o p r i a te sections o f the book. I S B N 9 6 2 - 2 0 1 - 9 4 3 - 9, p a p e r b a c k, 938 pages, HK$255 Fujian: A Coastal Province in Transition and Transformation Fujian, along with Guangdong, was chosen by the Chinese g o v e r nme nt as an experimental area open to the world after 1978 to embark on a path of economic reform. While Guangdong, after years of spectacular economic growth, has recently shown signs of slowing down, Fujian has maintained its momentum and become the fastest growing province in China. Fujian: A Coastal Province in Transition and Transformation, edited by Y. M . Yeung and D a v i d K . Y. Chu, is opportunely produced in response to the increasing i m p o r t a n ce o f t he province economically and strategically. The book has adopted the twin sub-themes o f transformation and transition in documenting, describing, a n d a n a l y s i n g t he impressive changes that have o c c u r r ed i n the province over the past two decades. The book is divided into four parts: political perspectives, economic development, urban and regional change, and sectoral advances, discussing thoroughly all aspects of physical and socioeconomic developments that have taken place in the province. Moreover, both the local and the global links created by such developments are emphasized in this volume. Special emphasis has also been put on the province's relationship with Taiwan. This is the third book in a series of regional studies on China's coastal area under the Urban and Regional Development in Pacific Asia Programme of Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies of The Chinese University of Hong Kong. I S B N 9 6 2 - 2 0 1 - 8 7 5 - 0, h a r d c o v e r, 572 pages, HK$330 Future School Administration: Western and Asian Perspectives The landscape of the education system in Hong Kong is changing rapidly. The education reform proposed by the Education and Manpower Bureau, which aims to 'improve the quality of learning, and enhance the creativity and versatility of our young people,' has generated heated debates among the educators as well as the general public. Edited by Clive Dimmock and Allan Walker, Future School Administration: Western and Asian Perspectives brings together a wealth of original and insightful materials by scholars and practitioners in the field of education from diverse cultural backgrounds. A number of themes that are currently 'hot' policy issues run through the book, including school pe r f o rmance, school e f f ec t i veness, leadership and management, school design, i mp r o v eme nt and change, and the globalization and internationalization of policies and policy reforms. The legitimacy of transposing the theories, ideas, policies and practices of one societal culture to other cultural, political and economic contexts is also discussed. Among the central questions addressed by the authors are how schools should be re- designed, led, and managed so as to improve school and student performance, whether globalization and internationalization of policy and practice necessarily mean the disappearance or diminishing of local, regional or national influences, and how academics, policy makers, and educators should respond to particular international trends with regard to their respective school systems. ISBN 962-201-917-X, paperback, 360 pages, HK$250 香港教育研究所 Hong Kong Institute of Educational Research 教育政策研討系列卅二至卅八 Education Policy Studies Series No. 32-38 Fusion: How to Unleash Irreversible Change — Lessons for the Future of System-wide School Reform by Michael Barber and Vicki Phillips ISBN 962-8077-40-6, paperback, 26 pages, HK$15 《平等、公平、歧視：剖析平等機會委 員會〈中學學位分配辦法正式調查報告〉 的謬誤》 曾榮光 國際統一書號962-8077-41-4，平裝本， 十八頁，十五港元。 《敎育表現指標的誤用與誤解——表現 指標舆排名榜模拜文化的批判》 曾榮光 國際統一書號962-8077-43-0，平裝本， 卅四頁，十五港元。 《學校如何面對敎育制度改革方案的挑 戰？》 彭新強及林怡禮 國際統一書號962-8077-44-9，平裝本， 卅八頁，十五港元。 《遠見、工作和期望：香港二十一世紀 的敎育改革運動》 陳維鄂 國際統一書號962-8077-45-7，平裝本， 廿一頁，十五港元。 《香港敎育資源的調配：公共敎育開支》 孔繁盛 國際統一書號962-8077-46-5，平裝本， 卅三頁，十五港元。 《學習困難、補償與輔導敎育：尋找〈改 革方案〉的理論基礎》 李子建 國際統一書號962-8077-47-3，平裝本， 卅七頁，十五港元。 The following journal is co- published with The Chinese University Press and is available to staff and studentsofthe University at a 30per cent discount at the institute (2609 6754). Education Journal Vol. 28 No. 1 Summer 2000 Contents • The TALENT Approach: An Integrated Model for Promoting Quality Education in Hong Kong by David W. Chan • Metaphorical Reasoning: Origins, Uses, Deve l opmen t, and Interactions in Mathematics by Ming Ming Chill • Mathematics Achievement in Yunnan Province: The Effects of Family, Region, and Teacher Quality by Yu Zhang and David Post • I n v e s t i ga t i ng Cross- cu l t u r al Va r i a t i on in Conceptions of Learning and the Use of Self- regulated Strategies by Hitendra Pillay, Nola Purdue and Gillian Boulton-Lewis • Problem Complexity: A Measure of Problem Difficulty in Algebra by Using Computer by Fong-lok Lee and Rex Heyworth • Teachers' Stages of Concern About the Target-oriented Curriculum by Derek Cheung and Davis Ng • The D i c t i o n a ry L o o k - up Behaviour of Hong Kong Students: A Large-scale Survey by May Y.Fan • Perceptions of First-line Managers in the Manufacturing Sector on T e r t i a r y A c c o u n t i n g Education: A Hong Kong Study by Andy Y. Ng •The Effectiveness of 'Symbol Marking' in Chinese C omp o s i t i on Co r r e c t i on (article written in Chinese) by Ho Man-koon ISSN 1025-1936, paperback, 164 pages, HK$50 中大通訊 5 第一七二期 二零零零年十一月四 日