Personal and social education and teacher development in Hong Kong

This paper looks at the developmental needs of teachers in relation to facilitating the personal and social development of students. It goes on to describe a module, `Personal and Social Education', offered to all pre-service teachers in the Hong Kong Institute of Education which aims at equipping trainee teachers to carry out the guidance role of a teacher in the context of Hong Kong, particularly in the role of a class teacher. It concludes with the results of a survey seeking the views of these trainees on the module they had undertaken. Copyright © NAPCE 2000. Published by Blackwell Publishers.