What is the difference between Asia And Western Liberal Education

However, Hong Kong educators also believe liberal studies subject can train these skills to high school students, such as problem solving skills, how to understand the problem to note the existing data and constraints and see what is needed to solve it more easily, how to formulate a plan, carry out the plan and check it by confirmation of each relevant test at each stage and to check the solution to see if it can be improved more easily, creatie skills, liberal studies can engage students in investigation in groups to develop and evaluate solutions to various problems through such activities, it is possible that liberal studies can train students learn how to create a creative environment to provide them to raise the more ability to generate original ideas and solve problems more easily, liberal studies lessons can train students hoe to see, analyse, manage easily and present information critically in an intelligently information age and a digitised world.However, the aim difference of the liberal studies subject between Asian and Western is that Western liberal studies subject is only concentrate on art interesting aspect, e.g. focusing on social and personal psychological research, music, historical, social science knowledge researchs. Otherwise, Asian liberal studies subject focuses on whole-person development aspect, e.g. training students how to improve itself country residents' quality of life, learning how the country's residents participate in political and social affairs with rights and responsibilities with respect to the rule of law, learning how to demonstrate a sound understanding of the key idea, concepts and terminologies of the subject as well as developing the capacity to construct knowledge through enquiring into contemporary issues with affect themselves, their society, their nation, the human world and physical environment, learning how to reflect on the development of Asian youngers' own multiple identifies, value systems and world views with respect to personal experiences, social and cultural contexts and the impacts of developments in science, technology and globalization, learning how to identify the values of different views and judgements on personal and social issues and how to apply critical thinking skills, creativity and different perspectives in making decisions and judgements on issues and problems at both how to present arguments clearly and demonstrate respect for evidence, and open-mindedness and tolerance towards the views and values held by other people, learning how to develop skills related to enquiry learning, including self-management skills, problem-solving skills, communication skills, information processing skills, and skills in using information and communication technology, learning how to carry out self-directed learning which includes the processes of selling goals, making and implementating drawing conclusions, reporting findings and conducting evaluation skills, learning how to demonstrate an appreciation for the values of their own and other cultures, and for values, and be committed to becoming responsible and conscientious citizen in themselves countries.