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- 1995 - 1996 (Creation)
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3 paper folders
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Administrative history
The Department of Social Studies was established in September 1994. It was created through a consolidation of the Departments of Chinese History, Economics and Public Affairs, Geography, History, and Social Studies from three former Colleges of Education, i.e. Black, Grantham and Northcote. The Department provided the focal point for the development of subject expertise, research and other scholarly activities.
In order to generate greater coherence and enterprise among cognate departments, the Department of Social Studies became part of the Board of Social and Business Studies, alongside the Departments of Fine Arts and Business Studies.
To fit with the strategic development of The Hong Kong Institute of Education, the Department has been merged and organised into different departments and under different Faculties/Schools.
Archival history
The file was maintained in the custody of Dr Lai Kwok-chan, who was Head of Department of Social Studies (later renamed Department of Social Sciences) between September 1994 and January 1996. Dr Lai transferred the records in this series to EdUHK Archives in 2019.
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Scope and content
The file consists of records generated by the Department of Social Studies, before it became the Department of Social Sciences in the 1998/1999 academic year.
List:
File 1. Course outlines of Certificate in Primary Education (Chinese) (Two-year Full-time) General Studies = 小學教育證書課程 (中文) (二年全日制) 常識科
Contains an introduction to the development of General Studies' curriculum in Hong Kong and outlines of individual modules offered by the Department in the 1995/1996 academic year. [The course was offered by the Sir Robert Black Campus; Records are stored as loose documents and maintained in their original order as received.]
File 2. Module outlines of Certificate of Education (Primary) course (Three-year Full-time) (1996-97) = 香港教育學院葛量洪分校 三年制小學教育文憑 (中文) (三年全日制) (1996-97)
The course was offered by the Grantham Campus.
File 3. Module outlines of Certificate of Education (Secondary) course 1996-97 = 香港教育學院中學教育證書課程1996-97: 單元綱要
The course was offered by the Northcote Campus.
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Previously closed for 30 years in accordance with University Archives access policies; now open for consultation.
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Any request to use or publish materials from the University Archives will be subject to approval by the University Librarian and the Senior Management. Requestors should submit a request to libarchives@eduhk.hk stating the reason(s) and/or information of the proposed publication.
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- English
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Location: Shelf 2.2.4
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The following publication was consulted during preparation of archival history:
The Hong Kong Institute of Education. Department of Social Sciences. Department of Social Sciences Handbook. Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Institute of Education, 1998. Retrieved from https://educoll.lib.eduhk.hk/records/handbook-Y5EDB9gF