Newsletter No. 244

Information in this section can only  be accessed with CWEM password .   若要瀏覽本部分的資料， 請須輸 入 中大校園電子郵件密碼 。 Personali a • 人事動態 • Personali a • 人事動態 • Personali a • 人事動態 • Personali a • 人事動態 • Personali a • 人事動態 • Personali a • 人事動 態 新書 New Books 文物館 Ar t Museum 《薪火英華：二十世紀景德鎮瓷藝回顧》(中、英文） 黎淑儀編 二零零四年是中國瓷都景德鎮建 鎮一千年，也是景德鎮陶瓷館立館五 十周年，文物館和景德鎮陶瓷館特合 辦展覽，回顧二十世紀景德鎮陶瓷藝 人的耕耘。展品一百八十六項，有各 種粉彩、五彩、單色釉、青花瓷器和 雕塑瓷等，包括清末的宣統官窯、民 初的洪憲瓷、民國時期以「珠山八友」 為代表的繪瓷名家作品、文革時期的 瓷板和瓷雕，以及各種仿古瓷、新彩瓷等。展品主要來自景德 鎮陶瓷館，其餘精選自本地公私珍藏。此展覽圖錄收錄全部展 品，彩版精印’每件展品附詳盡中英文說明，並由景德鎮陶瓷 館學術總監曹淦源撰寫專題介紹文章。 國際統一書號962-7101-69-9，精裝本，二百五十五頁，三 百港元。 Innovations and Creations: A Retrospect of 20th Century Porcelain from Jingdezhen (in English and Chinese) Edited by Lai Suk Yee This is a catalogue to accompany an exhibition at the Art Museum in 2004 and to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of the township of Jingdezhen, the ceramic capital of China, as well as the 50th anniversary of the inception of the Jingdezhen Ceramic Museum. The exhibition, jointly presented by the CUHK Art Museum and the Jingdezhen Ceramic Museum, aims to give an overview of the ceramic productions i n Jingdezhen in the last century. There are 186 items of porcelain plaques, ware and sculptures decorated in famille rose enamels, wucai enamels, monochromes and underglaze blue. The pieces come from the collection of the Jingdezhen Ceramic Museum and private and public collections in Hong Kong. This catalogue contains full colour plates of all items with detailed descriptions and an introductory essay by Cao Ganyuan, academic director of the Jingdezhen Ceramic Museum. ISBN 962-7101-69-9, 225 pages, cloth bound with dust jacket, HK$300 香港教育研究所 HKIER 專題研究報告 學 校 教 育 改 革 系 列 之 十 八 《透過抽離課程提升教師能量帶動學校改進》 趙李婉儀 自設立優質教育基金以來，大學與學 校夥伴協作計劃如雨後春椅般激增。這些 計劃都因應獨特的目標和學校改進的「校 本」特色，而有不同的切入點。此文主要 圍繞「優質學校計劃」的主要工作範疇及目 標，探討其中一個切入點——抽離課程或 活動——的成效。作者闡述了學校在改進 過程中提升教師能量的重要，並透過個案 研究，搜集教師對抽離課程或活動的經驗及感受，分析該等活 動與教師能量提升的關係，以及在推動學校改進過程中所擔任的 角色。 國際統一書號962-8077-77-5，平裝本，四十四頁，二十港元。 教 育 政 策 研 討 系 列 之 五 十 一 《全球化情境下的權力下放與教育改革：中國內地中央政 府、地方政府及學校角色的探討》 黎萬紅、盧乃桂 不少改革的概念透過全球化的網絡， 影響著不同國家的教育改革，其中權力下 放成為近年很多國家的教改重點。教育制 度的改革是趨同還是多元化的問題，引發 了廣泛的學術討論。自一九八五年以來， 中國內地一直強調基礎教育「地方負責、 分級管理」。然而，作者研究所得，中國 內地的教育分權政策其實是由中央政府主 導，而地方政府主要是承擔財政責任和落 實中央的政策。一旦部分的執行權下放至地方，地方政府多以 集權的手法管治地方教育事業，學校的自主空間其實相當有 限，校長和教師都只是被動的執行者。中央政府放責不放權， 可以說是表面分權的集權主義。中央政府透過制訂中央政策文 件和督導機制，重新找到了合適的位置，發揮國家的調控角 色，掌握了最大的詮釋權。 國際統一書號962-8077-78-3，平裝本，四十頁，二十港元。 School Education Reform Series No. 19 Self-evaluation and School Development Nicholas Sun-keung Pang, John MacBeath, and Archie McGlynn This book is a collection of three articles by three leaders of SSE projects in Hong Kong, Scotland, and other European countries. The book expounds the significance o f self-evaluation i n processes o f school development, delineates the roles of SSE in different contexts, and outlines experiences gained from the SSE projects launched i n different countries. It argues that when a self-evaluation strategy is institutionalized in the school management framework and teachers' daily practices, the school will be allowed to develop continuously, effectively, and efficiently. ISBN 962-8077-79-1, 32 pages, paperback, HK$20 CU Press Neuroscience and Education: Research on the Teaching of Chinese and English By To Cho-Yee, Kwan Ting-Fai, Fok Tai-Fai, et al. Published by the Project on the Utilization of Neuro-cognitive Science for the Improvement of Language Education in Hong Kong 'Neuroscience and Education' is a project on the utilization of neuro-cognitive science for the improvement of language education in Hong Kong. The primary objective of this project is to improve language education in Hong Kong by identifying the most effective means of teaching and learning Chinese and English in its schools, especially at the elementary level. ISBN 962-996-191-1, 670 pages, paperback, HK$250 Developing China's West: A Critical Path to Balanced National Development Edited by Y.M. Yeung and Shen Jianfa This book provides a panoramic view of China's sprawling western region i n macro and micro perspectives in the context of China's Great Western Region Development Strategy. The entire western region of China is examined in several critical dimensions, complemented by a study of its 12 provincial units in regionally salient themes. Combining an intimate knowledge of the region and social science analytical tools, this book offers a thorough analysis of development and policy issues based on a huge stock of factual and statistical material that is of value to scholars, policymakers, and investors in China and Asia. ISBN 962-996-157-1, 620 pages, hardcover, HK$390 5 第二四四期 二零零四年九月四日