The ambiguity of the term ‘spiritual’ in Hong Kong educational discourse: rhetoric and substance

At the turn of the millennium, the term ‘spiritual’ began to gain more prominence in the educational discourse in Hong Kong, both in official policy documents and in religious schools’ descriptions of their own mission. Addressing each of these two cases in turn, a description of the context in whic...

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Main Author: Ho, Wong Ping (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2005
In: International journal of children's spirituality
Year: 2005, Volume: 10, Issue: 3, Pages: 243-261
Further subjects:B Religious schools
B Spirituality
B Hong Kong
B education policy
B Instrumental mindset
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