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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1977

TALK ON TRENDS IN SOCIAL STUDIES

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ABOUT 30 SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPALS WILL ATTEND A TALK TOMORROW (TUESDAY) MORNING ON TRENDS IN SOCIAL STUDIES IN CANADA+ BY PROFESSOR ANGUS GUNN WHO IS PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

THE TALK IS ONE OF A SERIES OF SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS ORGANISED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT FOR HEADS OF SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS.

PROFESSOR GUNN IS IN HONG KONG FOR TWO AND A HALF WEEKS DURING WHICH HE WILL ADVISE THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ON CURRICULUM MATTERS, ESPECIALLY THE SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

THE VISITING PROFESSOR, WHO IS PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN THE USE OF THE MASS MEDIA IN SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION, WAS AT ONE TIME THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL GEOGRAPHY PROJECT.

HE VISITED HONG KONG ON PREVIOUS OCCASIONS DURING WHICH HE GAVE ADVICE ON CURRICULUM MATTERS ESPECIALLY ON GEOGRAPHY AND SOCIAL STUDIES.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND A REPRESENTATIVE TO COVER PROFESSOR GUNN'S TALK WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE CIVIL AID SERVICES HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, 6TH FLOOR, 100 CAROLINE HILL ROAD, HONG KONG, AT 10 A.M. TOMORROW.