This concentration is intended for school teachers and related professionals working with children and adolescents. It aims at advancing the understanding of social and psychological development of children and adolescents through analytical frameworks and research. It also addresses core issues relevant to education that emerge in the developmental process.

The objectives of the concentration are to enable students to:

1. advance an in-depth understanding of the education of children and adolescents from a whole-person developmental perspective;
2. promote critical awareness of and creative response to issues regarding the development of children and adolescents;
3. cultivate interest in fostering the all-round development of children and adolescents; and
4. facilitate initiatives taken for the development of children and adolescents.
   
   

Special Features of the Child and Adolescent Concentration

• The Concentration provides advanced studies of human development from psychological and sociocultural perspectives and addresses core developmental issues.
• It is designed for primary and secondary school teachers, early childhood educators, social workers, youth workers, and other professionals who are interested in fostering the all-round development of children and adolescents.
• A diversity of courses are offered, including Child and Adolescent Development, Socio-cultural Context of Human Development, Psychology of Moral Development, Problem Behaviours in Children and Adolescents, Moral Education, Education for the Gifted and Talented, and Student Guidance and Counselling.
• The content of the Concentration is helpful for professionals working in the areas of school guidance and counseling, moral and civic education, and student development. It is also compatible with the “Self and Personal Development” area of study in the Liberal Studies curriculum of the New Senior Secondary Curriculum.

兒童及青少年成長專修特色 課程內容針對兒童及青少年心理及群性成長的需要和適應而設計，從心理學、社會學、及教育學等多元觀點探討有關的核心課題 科目包括兒童及青少年成長、成長與社會文化、道德發展心理學、兒童及青少年偏差行為、道德教育、資優教育等。適合中小學教師、幼兒教育工作者、社工、及其他對兒童及青少年成長具興趣人士修讀 課程與學校訓導、輔導、德育、公民教育、及學生成長息息相關，亦配合高中新課程通識教育科之「自我與個人成長」學習範疇。

Descriptions for each course are listed in the University’s Calendar/Bulletin