新世紀後香港基礎教育的改革

廿一世紀是資訊科技發達和知識爆炸的時代，在全球化情境中，各地政府推出不少 教育改革以促進教育的發展；教育統籌委員會於2000年9月公佈了「香港教育制度改革建議」，對教育發展目標和改革提出建議。這篇文章整理新世紀後香港基礎教育的改革與發展，並就香港教改的成效作整體評論；除了十多年來所推行的教改和課改外，本文亦會分析中小學和幼稚園的發展，以及論述期間香港教育所面對的學生人口下降挑戰、優化教師隊伍和提倡學校自評文化等變化。
The 21st century is the era of advances in information technology and knowledge explosion. Under globalization, countries all over the world are undergoing reform in education system. The HKSAR government released the Reform Proposal for the Education System in Hong Kong in September 2000 and launched a comprehensive education reform in Hong Kong schools. This article is to review the education reform and curriculum reform in Hong Kong. It also addresses the significant development of kindergarten, primary and secondary education during this period. In the same time, the Government copes with the declining student population challenges, optimizing teachers’ forces and advocates of school self-evaluation. Finally, an overall comment on the effectiveness of the educational reform in Hong Kong will be given. Copyright © 2013 香港教師中心.