Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1995 - 1996 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
3 paper folders
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
To fit with the strategic development of the University, the Department has been merged and organised into different departments and under different Faculties/Schools.
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.
Archival history
The series 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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Content and structure area
Scope and content
The series consists of records generated by the Department of Social Studies, before it became the Department of Social Sciences in the 1998/1999 academic year.
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Closed for 30 years from the last creation date.
Conditions governing reproduction
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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- Chinese
- English
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Notes area
Note
Location: Shelf R1/S5-L5
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- Hong Kong Institute of Education. (Subject)
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Sources
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