Xianggang zhong xue ke xue jiao shi dui huan jing jiao yu de guan gan

Ko Chi-Chung Andre.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1999.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 257-266).Abstracts in English and Chinese.Abstract --- p.iiAcknowledgements --- p.vTable of contents --- p.viiList of figures --- p.xList of tables --- p.xList of abbreviations --- p.xiiChapter Chapter 1 --- IntroductionChapter 1.1 --- Background of the study --- p.1Chapter 1.2 --- Statement of the problem situation --- p.2Chapter 1.3 --- Purpose and significance of study --- p.4Chapter 1.4 --- Research questions --- p.5Chapter 1.5 --- Delimitation of the study --- p.6Chapter 1.6 --- Definition of key concepts --- p.7Chapter 1.7 --- Outline of the remainder of the thesis --- p.17Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literature review I: Environmental education and science educationChapter 2.1 --- Overview of the literature review --- p.19Chapter 2.2 --- Understanding environmental education --- p.19Chapter 2.3 --- Present status of environmental education in Hong Kong schools --- p.28Chapter 2.4 --- Environmental education and science education --- p.30Chapter 2.5 --- Summary --- p.37Chapter Chapter 3 --- Literature review II: Research issues relevant to teaching environmental educationChapter 3.1 --- Environmental education as a field of study and its paradigm of research --- p.39Chapter 3.2 --- The study of teachers' perceptions and practices --- p.42Chapter 3.3 --- Framework of analysis --- p.53Chapter 3.4 --- Research related to teachers' perceptions and practices --- p.58Chapter 3.5 --- Summary --- p.66Chapter Chapter 4 --- Research designChapter 4.1 --- Overview of the research design --- p.68Chapter 4.2 --- Research questions and associated research methods --- p.70Chapter 4.3 --- Questionnaire survey --- p.71Chapter 4.4 --- In-depth interview --- p.79Chapter Chapter 5 --- Curriculum analysisChapter 5.1 --- Overview of curriculum analysis --- p.86Chapter 5.2 --- Background the curriculum --- p.86Chapter 5.3 --- Characteristics of the curriculum --- p.91Chapter 5.4 --- Evaluation of the curriculum --- p.112Chapter 5.5 --- Summary and conclusion --- p.121Chapter Chapter 6 --- Questionnaire survey resultsChapter 6.1 --- Overview of the chapter --- p.123Chapter 6.2 --- Descriptive analysis of questionnaire survey data --- p.123Chapter 6.3 --- Inferential analysis of the questionnaire survey data --- p.142Chapter 6.4 --- Summary --- p.1525Chapter Chapter 7 --- Interview findingsChapter 7.1 --- Overview of the chapter --- p.155Chapter 7.2 --- Interview findings --- p.157Chapter 7.3 --- Analysis of interview findings --- p.178Chapter 7.4 --- Summary --- p.197Chapter Chapter 8 --- DiscussionChapter 8.1 --- Overview of the chapter --- p.200Chapter 8.2 --- Self-reported practices of teaching environmental education --- p.200Chapter 8.3 --- Teachers' perceptions of EE and their relation to practices of teaching EE --- p.209Chapter 8.4 --- Synthesis of research findings --- p.218Chapter 8.5 --- Further discussion of research findings --- p.220Chapter 8.6 --- Summary --- p.238Chapter Chapter 9 --- Conclusion and recommendationChapter 9.1 --- Summing up: Hong Kong secondary school science teachers' perception of environmental education --- p.239Chapter 9.2 --- Implications of research findings --- p.243Chapter 9.3 --- Limitation of the research and recommendation for further study --- p.248Appendix A A sample of cover letter and survey questionnaire --- p.251Appendix B Relevant EE topics of the IS Syllabus recommended in the CDC Guidelines --- p.256References --- p.25