Integrating Law-Abiding Awareness into Moral Education in Hong Kong, China

Abstract

<p>This chapter argues why and how Law-Abiding Awareness could be integrated into Moral Education (LAME) in Hong Kong, China (thereafter Hong Kong). There are three parts in this chapter. In Part 1, it delineates how law-abiding awareness is an integral part of moral education by examining and revisiting the meaning of moral education, law-abiding awareness and the impacts of multiple agents in the implementation process. It proposes ten areas of law, including contract law, equity and trust, tort law, constitutional law, family law, anti-discrimination law, property law, criminal law, ethics and jurisprudence and legal system to be included in the moral education of the school with a soft-landing approach. Moreover, it explains how students could benefit in their morality accordingly. In Part 2, the chapter discusses how LAME benefits teachers and parents. In Part 3, it illustrates how LAME could serve as a foundation, but not completion, of moral education. It also advocates educational leaders and educators to better Lead Moral Education with a “Legal Lens” (LELL) in teaching moral education. Finally, it concludes that LELL could better bridge the gap between the epistemological base of moral education, ethics and law, as well as further engage and connect students in the learning and teaching process.</p>