International Symposium on Curriculum Reform Towards the 21st Century
29 November - 3 December 1998
Zhuhai - China

The 21st Century is drawing near. In the world-wide efforts in education for all, the research and exploration of curricular and teaching materials of basic education have been strengthened in order to meet the needs of the new century.

With approval of the Ministry of Education, China National Institute of Educational Research together with Northeast Normal University, Faculty of Education of the Chinese University of Hong Kong will hold an International Symposium on Reforming Curricular and Teaching Materials of Basic Education towards the 21st Century from 29 November to 3 December 1998 in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China. The purpose of the Symposium is to mutually imbibe and absorb the latest research achievements and experience of innovation in this field.

Subject of the Symposium
Reforming curricular and teaching materials of basic education, bringing up personnel required by the 21st Century

Main topics of the Symposium: 
The current status, characteristics and trends of innovation of curricular and teaching materials in each country (region);

    • The educational objectives towards the future and inheritance and replacement of education content:
    • Lifelong education, social study and curricular;
    • Curriculum outline and issues of diversity of social requirement;
    • Modern information technology and development of instructional concepts and methods;
    • The theory and practice of curriculum designing;
    • The new role of a teacher in curriculum development;
    • Curriculum management and evaluation.

About 60 participants will be invited to attend the symposium. They are experts, scholars, teachers and educational administrators who engage in studying and drawing up curricular and teaching materials. We take great pleasure in inviting you to attend the Symposium.

In order to arrange lectures, divide groups and translate the thesis, please mail your paper to the Secretariat, Organizing Committee of the Symposium.

Besides paper presentations, group discussions and field-visit-studies will be arranged during the Symposium. Both English and Chinese are available in the symposium.

Organizing Committee of the Symposium:

Chairman: Prof. Yan Liqin, President of the China National Institute of Educational Research

Members:
- Prof. Wang Ronghsun, President of North-East Normal University
- Dr. Chung Yue-Ping, Dean of Educational College, Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Dr Leslie Nai-Kwai Lo, President of Educational Research Institute,
Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Dr Zhou Nanzhao, Vice-President of China National Institute of -Educational Research
- Tang Ying, Director of Zhuhai Educational Committee

The Secretariat of the Organizing Committee of the Symposium is established in China National Institute of Educational Research
Contact Person: Ms Liu Lengmei or Ms Tianhui
Address: Bei San Huan ZhongLu, No. 46 -Beijing 100088 - China
Telephone: (8610) 62 00 33 90 / 62 00 34 09
Fax: (8610) 62 01 30 39 / 62 03 31 32