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THE COMMISSION FURTHER RECOMMENDS THAT SIXTH FORM COURSES SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO ALL PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, AND THAT ALL SCHOOLS WHICH AT PRESENT OFFER ONLY ONE-YEAR SIXTH FORM COURSES SHOULD DEVELOP A FORM 7.
OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS IN THIS CHAPTER INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SIXTH FORM STUDIES IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE AND A CENTRALISED ADMISSIONS SYSTEM FOR POST-SECONDARY ENTRANCE.
TEACHER PREPARATION:
IN CHAPTER VII OF THE REPORT, THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THAT 90 PER CENT OF GRADUATE TEACHERS SHOULD EVENTUALLY BE TRAINED, AND THAT 80 PER CENT OF GRADUATE TEACHERS SHOULD BE TRAINED BY 1994.
THE COMMISSION REAFFIRMS ITS SUPPORT FOR THE INTRODUCTION OF A BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PRIMARY EDUCATION PROGRAMME FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL HEADS, PROPOSES THAT A SIMILAR COURSE FOR THE HEADS OF SPECIAL SCHOOLS SHOULD BE INTRODUCED AND RECOMMENDS NEW DEGREE COURSES FOR TEACHERS OF TECHNICAL, PRACTICAL AND CULTURAL SUBJECTS.
ALSO RECOMMENDED ARE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EXISTING IN-SERVICE TRAINING FOR TEACHERS OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS.
OPEN EDUCATION:
THE COMMISSION RECOMMENDS IN CHAPTER VIII THAT, AT THE POST-SECONDARY LEVEL, A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMME OF OPEN EDUCATION THROUGH DISTANCE LEARNING SHOULD BE DEVELOPED.
THE PROGRAMME WOULD BE OPERATED BY A CONSORTIUM, IN WHICH ALL THE FIVE INSTITUTIONS FUNDED BY THE UNIVERSITY AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMMITTEE WOULD BE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE.
THE CONSORTIUM WOULD ARRANGE COURSES, INITIALLY USING
MATERIAL ACQUIRED FROM OVERSEAS.
THE OBJECTIVE WOULD BE FOR THE PROGRAMME TO BE SELF-FINANCING AND TO COVER ALL LEVELS OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION UP TO HIGHER DEGREE LEVEL.
THE COMMISSION ALSO RECOMMENDS THAT THE ADVICE OF THE PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR ACADEMIC AWARDS BE SOUGHT ON GUIDELINES TO BE USED FOR THE VALIDATION OF DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES OFFERED LOCALLY BY OVERSEAS INSTITUTIONS.
AMALGAMATION OF THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL COURSES FOR ADULTS INTO A SINGLE FIVE-YEAR COURSE AND INTRODUCTION OF A SIXTH FORM COURSE ARE ALSO RECOMMENDED AND THE COMMISSION SUGGESTS THAT A PILOT SCHEME FOR REGIONAL CENTRES FOR ADULT EDUCATION SHOULD BE DEVELOPED.
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