Includes minutes and discussion papers of the Academic Studies Board.

Includes minutes and discussion papers of the Academic Studies Board.

This series consists of records relating to the development and review of full-time and part-time courses which were offered at the Colleges of Education, the Hong Kong Technical Teachers' College ("HKTTC"), and the Institute of Language in Education ("ILE") between 1975 and 1988. The records include proposed syllabuses, minutes, memoranda, surveys, discussion papers and reports. Most of the records are concerned with the development and review of two full-time initial courses of teacher education which were introduced in 1980 – a new full-time three-year course and a restructured full-time two-year course. The three-year course was offered at the three Colleges of Education from September 1980, whereas the two-year course was first offered at Northcote College of Education from September 1980, then at Sir Robert Black College of Education and Grantham College of Education from September 1983 and September 1984 respectively. The rest of the records look at the curriculum of full-time courses in general, the planning and review of a course on the teaching of Putonghua at the three Colleges of Education, and the development of a part-time in-service course on the use of Chinese for secondary school teachers in teaching specific subjects for the ILE.

Includes the draft syllabi of ten elective subjects for the new full-time courses to be offered at the Colleges of Education from September 1980. The ten elective subjects include History, Home Economics, Language skill - Chinese, Mathematics, Music, Primary Studies, Physical Education, Science, Social Studies, and Research and Resources.

Includes meeting particulars, reports and memoranda, on the planning, implementation and review of courses on the use of Chinese for secondary school teachers for teaching specific subjects. The courses were developed jointly by the Advisory Inspectorate of the Education Department, the Colleges of Education, the Hong Kong Technical Teachers' College, and the Institute of Language in Education.

The deposit consists of departmental reports of the 1983/84, 1985/86, 1986/87 and 1987/88 academic years, compiled by the subject departments of Northcote College of Education.

Regarding the proposed establishment of a fourth College of Education, in order to absorb the Hong Kong Technical Teachers' College and release the other three Colleges of Education from the need to lease and borrow premises and accommodation for the ever-growing number of students during the 1980s.

Includes memoranda, discussion papers and surveys regarding the entry requirements and structure of both the full-time three-year and two-year initial courses of teacher education.

Includes comments from Northcote College of Education on the nineteen draft subject syllabi mentioned in AS25-1-5; draft evaluation papers of the new full-time courses on (1) the course curriculum, (2) the core methodology course, (3) the implementation of the first-year subject syllabus, and on (4) the first year students of the 3-year course; and extracts of feedback from Sir Robert Black College of Education.