Abstract
Purpose: This study aims to offer authors’ humble yet unique experiences about developing an undergraduate sociology programme in an increasingly divided city.
Design/methodology/approach: In this study, the authors reflect upon the development of a new sociology programme in Hong Kong in which a wide spectrum of expectations from different stakeholders, together with their own sense of mission towards sociology education, have set a very challenging stage.
Findings: Developing an undergraduate sociology programme has never been easy, and there is no self-complacence as far as developing a programme that is of both academic and social values.
Originality/value: This paper offers a first-hand account of how sociology educators have developed a new sociology programme in a unique social context. Copyright © 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited.
Design/methodology/approach: In this study, the authors reflect upon the development of a new sociology programme in Hong Kong in which a wide spectrum of expectations from different stakeholders, together with their own sense of mission towards sociology education, have set a very challenging stage.
Findings: Developing an undergraduate sociology programme has never been easy, and there is no self-complacence as far as developing a programme that is of both academic and social values.
Originality/value: This paper offers a first-hand account of how sociology educators have developed a new sociology programme in a unique social context. Copyright © 2023 Emerald Publishing Limited.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 63-72 |
| Journal | Social Transformations in Chinese Societies |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | Jan 2024 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - May 2024 |
Citation
Chiu, W. K. S., & Hui, L. H. D. (2024). Teaching sociology in a divided society. Social Transformations in Chinese Societies, 20(1), 63-72. https://doi.org/10.1108/STICS-09-2023-0003Keywords
- Curriculum development
- Sociology education