(Module: Philosophical and Scio-cultural Issues in Education)

Topic: (Module: Philosophical and Scio-cultural Issues in Education) Order Description Term Paper Philosophical and Scio-cultural Issues in Education Students are required to write an essay addressing an educational issue or a longstanding educational topic in the Hong Kong context. Students should be alert to the reasons, values, and beliefs held by the stakeholders, as well as the possible concern of justice, fairness, equity… etc. Suggested content and components: - Introduction (including the outline of the problem and organization of the paper) - Theoretical basis/framework (i.e. literature review) - Existing problem/policy/service (including historical development) - Findings (e.g. arguments, critiques supported by evidence) - Discussion (e.g. implications, lessons learnt) - Conclusion (e.g. summary, recommendations) - References (APA format) To writer: Topic: TBC Some ideas… I want this essay discusses privatization and marketization make higher education a service industry (commercialized). Should education be like that? Is there any conflict between the nature of education? Universities are the market players. Think about the profit. There is a big competition for the UGC courses. Education: (1) public service, (2) private service. Private service: students need to pay a lot for non-UGC courses. This makes the students owe the government so much if they apply for the loan from the gov. (which most HK students do). Once they graduated, they have to get a job as soon as possible in order to be able to pay back (and this causes finance problems). Points to be bare in mind… - Present literature reviews in an integrative manner. Own interpretation of the theory -> use this perspective to look at the existing problem -> to build up arguments (be critical). - Show two sides of stories. But make sure readers know which side the essays writer stands.