THE HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION
Course Outline
Programme Title : Master of Education (Business Education)
Module Title
Department
: Contemporary Contexts of Business Education
: Social Sciences (SSC)
Credit Points
Contact Hours
: 3
: 39 hrs
Pre-requisite(s)
[If applicable.]
:
Level :
[If applicable. For example, for Discipline Studies under the BEd Core Curriculum, there are three levels of modules to reflect the progression of study or the extent of in-depth knowledge.]
Synopsis:
The module will examine research into the nature and function of contemporary business education and the recent and continuing trends – both locally and internationally – impacting on it. It will critically examine the place of business education in business practice and its impact on that practice and on business performance. The module will empower participants to assume proactive leadership roles in business education, responding intelligently to both local and global influences.
Objectives :
To enable participants to
1.
examine the roles and functions of business education in today’s society;
2.
critically review the current global and local issues in business education;
3.
analyse critically the impact of the latest issues in business education;
4.
develop a deeper understanding of the relationship between business and business education; and
5.
be aware of the partnerships between business and business education in the divergent development of business education.
Content
1. The fundamental framework of business education: roles, essential elements, outcomes and limitations.
2. Current areas of concern for business education in the global and local contexts, such as the convergence of general and business education, increasing demands in workplace learning, and the influence of economic transitions on business education.
3. An examination of how current issues and concerns impact on business education at different levels.
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4. Values and positions of business workplace practices in business education.
5. Relationships and collaborations between business and business education sectors.
6. Divergent development of business education.
Assessment a. Class presentation on a business education issue chosen for detailed investigation. (40%) b. Written essay on a future development plan of business education in a particular context.
(2,500 words) (60%)
Required Text
Nil
Recommended Reading
Alon, I., & McIntyre, J. R. (Eds). (2004). Business education and emerging market economies :
Perspectives and best practices . Boston, Mass.: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Borghans, L. (2000). Educational innovation in economics and business: Business education for the changing workplace. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic.
Crossley, M., Broadfoot, P., & Schweisfurth, M. (Eds). (2007). Changing educational contexts, issues and identities: 40 years of comparative education. London : Routledge.
Cumming, A. (1996). Coordinating diversity, directions for post-compulsory school education in
Queensland. Brisbane: AGPS.
Dehmel, A. (2005). The role of vocational education and training in promoting lifelong learning in
Germany and England . Oxford: Symposium Books.
Finch, C. R. & Crunkilton, J. R. (1999), Curriculum development in vocational and technical education: Planning, content, and implementation. (5 th
ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Grubb, W. N, & Lazerson, M. (2004). The education gospel: The economic power of schooling.
Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press.
Hopkins, B. J., Naumann, D. & Wendel, F.C. (1999). Building the school-to-work system.
Bloomington: Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation.
Hunt, T. C. (2002). The impossible dream: Education and the search for panaceas.
New York:
Peter Lang.
Husemann, R. & Heikkinen, A. (Ed.). (2004). Governance and marketisation in vocational and continuing.
New York : Peter Lang.
Jackson, J.H., Miller, R.L., & Miller, S.G. (1997). Business and society today . NY: West
Publishing.
Lakes, R. D., & Carter, P. A. (Eds.). (2004). Globalizing Education for work: Comparative perspectives on gender and the new economy.
New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Lauder, H. et.al. (Eds). (2006). Education, globalization, and social change . Oxford: Oxford
University Press.
Lewis, S. D., Balachandran, M., & Blair, R. B. (Eds.). (2006). Meeting the challenges of business education through innovative programs. National Business Education Association Yearbook ,
No. 44 . Reston, VA: National Business Education.
Nata, R. (Ed.). (2003). Vocational education: Current issues and prospects.
New York: Nova
Science.
Pace, J. (2006). The Workplace: Today and tomorrow.
Boston: McGraw Hill.
Rainbird, H; Fuller, A. & Munro, A. (2004). Workplace learning in context.
London: Routledge.
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Shepherd,W., Islam, L., & Raghunathan, S. (Eds.). (1999). Who's who in international business education and research. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar.
Steiner, G.A., & Steiner, J.F. (1997). Business, government and society: A managerial approach
(6th ed.). NY: McGraw-Hill.
Velde, C. (Ed.). (2001). International perspectives on competence in the workplace: Research, policy and practice. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic.
Newspapers
信報
香港經濟日報
Related Websites
Australian National Training Authority (http://www.anta.gov.au/)
Curriculum and Instruction: Business Education Framework
(http://www.nde.state.ne.us/BMIT/Framework.htm)
Economics and Business Education Association (http://www.ebea.org.uk/ebea/default.html)
Eric Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, & Vocational Education (http://ericacve.org/)
National Business Education Association (https://www.nbea.org/)
UNESCO–UNEVOC International Centre for TVET (http://www.unevoc.unesco.org/ )
Related Journals
Selected readings from:
Business Education Forum
Business Education Forum
Education & Training
Education Innovation in Economics and Business
Harvard Business Review
International Journal of Educational Research
International Journal of Vocational Education and Training
Journal of Education and Work
Journal of Education for Business
Journal of Vocational Education & Training
Journal of Workplace Learning
Learning and Instruction Journal of Education for Business
Review of Research in Education
Teaching Business and Economics
The Delta Pi Epsilon Journal
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