New Horizons in Education

Journal of Education, Hong Kong Teachers' Association

No. 37, November 1996

CONTENTS


Articles and Issues
Themes in Education
"Every Person is a Creative Being": Teaching Method Designed to Cultivate Creativity from the Perspective of Educational Psychology Wai Man LEE 1
Sex Differences in Problem Behaviour and the Self-Concept: An Investigation of Hong Kong Junior Secondary School Students Po Yin DREW,
David WATKINS
11
What Motivates Teachers? Guat Tin LOW,
Lee Hean LIM,
Lay Leng YEAP
20
Image of the Principalship: Preservice Teachers' Expectations of School Leaders John Chi-kin LEE,
Allan WALKER
29

Curriculum and Instruction
Language and Attitudes in the Transitional Period of Hong Kong Eva Fung Kuen LAI 39
Innovation of Mathematics Education in Compulsory Education Yun Peng MA 46
Secondary School Science Education in Hong Kong: Prospect and Retrospect Kwok Keung HO 53
Children's Abilities in Formal Reasoning and Implications for Science Learning Din Yan YIP 58
Are Science Teachers Prepared to Teach the Science-Technology-Society (S-T-S) Theme? Anissa CHAN,
Peter J. FENSHAM
76
The Incorporation and Evaluation of Science, Technology and Society (STS) Components in HKIED Programme Kevin Chung Wai LUI,
Sing Lai CHAN,
Yeung Chung LEE
91
Methods to Enhance the Chinese Language Ability of Students in Hong Kong Hon Kwong CHOW 102
"Scholars the Ninth and Beggars the Tenth": A Myth that is Still Prevalent in Hong Kong's Secondary School Textbooks on Chinese History Jun FANG 110
A Case Study on Preschool Physical Education Curriculum in Zhuhai, China: Implications for Preschool Physical Education Reform in Hong Kong and Macau Paul Shu Sing WONG 114
"Statement of Aims" and Preparation for Working Life: Challenge and Opportunity D.B. LEWIS 123

Practicals and Experiences
Reflections of a New Teacher - Peer Supervision in Teacher Development Evelyn Yee Fun MAN 129
How do Secondary Students Perceive their English Learning Experience? Report on a "Young Post" readers survey Christine YU,
Ngar Fun LIU,
William LITTLEWOOD
140

* Article in Chinese

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