Editorial

Abstract

As we mentioned in our preamble, one of the main reasons for establishing the Journal of Drama and Theatre Education in Asia is that we want to promote drama research in Hong Kong as well as the Asian regions. This is the reason why we set “The Hong Kong Curriculum and Beyond” as the theme of this second issue. Last year, the wish for more local research has been forcefully materialized through the publication of the territory-wide research Drama Education in Hong Kong Schools: Research and Evaluation of Outcomes, funded by the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (ADC). We are glad to see that the ADC was willing to spend a relatively large amount of money (i.e. 1 million HK dollars) on such research, meaning that the significance of research has been much valued by the community and government, besides research funding bodies. We certainly recognize and applaud this insight on the importance of research to the development of the profession, and congratulate the research parties and researchers involved, namely TEFO and the Hong Kong Institute of Education, on both their bold attempts and persistent efforts over a four-year research period.