Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Life and Moral Education in the Greater China Region; Part I: Life and Moral Education in the Greater China Region: Policies, Practices and Prospects; 2. The Philosophical Basis of Life Education; 3. Life Education Policy Development in Taiwan: Personal Reflections; 4. Life and Moral Education in Mainland China: School Experiences, Challenges, and Prospects; 5. The Value Orientations of Life Education and Implementation Strategies in Mainland China; 6. Understanding Life Education in Mainland China: Views Through the Lens of Moral-Civic Education; 7. Life Education in Taiwan: School Experiences, Challenges and Prospects; 8. Life and Moral Education in Taiwan and Hong Kong: Parent and Community Engagement Experiences, Challenges and Prospects; 9. Life and Moral Education in Macau; Part II: Theoretical Foundations and Contexts of Life and Moral Education; 10. Learning to Live Together: A Hong Kong Perspective; 11. Influence of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism on Chinese Life and Moral Education; 12. Life Education, Positive Education and Character Education in Greater China: Theory, Research and Practice; 13. Conclusion: The Prospects of Life and Moral Education in Greater China Region

About the Author

John Chi-Kin Lee is Vice President (Academic) and Provost, Chair Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, and the Director of the Centre for Religious and Spirituality Education at The Education University of Hong Kong. He is also UNESCO Chair in Regional Education Development and Lifelong Learning and SEAMEO Fellow. He is also the Editor of International Journal of Children’s Spirituality and leading Co-editor of Routledge Series on Life and Values Education.

Stephen Yam-Wing Yip is a Senior Lecturer of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at The Education University of Hong Kong.

Raymond Ho-Man Kong is the Centre Manager of the Centre for Religious and Spirituality Education at The Education University of Hong Kong.