This blog is designed to communicate observations, impressions, and experiences during a 10 month Fulbright scholarship as a visiting professor at the City University of Hong Kong. The views and information presented here do not represent the Fulbright Program or the Department of State

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Why I Am Here

The New York Times had a piece a couple days ago about the General Education reform in Hong Kong. It points to some of the challenges universities will face when the 4-year curriculum is rolled out for students in 2012 -- physical space and human staffing with the entry of the dreaded "double cohort".

As a sociologist I am also studying the many organizational contradictions and tensions that the reform will generate. It has been a form of participant observation. Every day brings a new discovery of a ripple effect or unintended/unanticipated consequence.
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  1. RichardMarch 6, 2011 at 5:13 AM

    I will follow this more closely give n the debate about the value of liberal education in the US.

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