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Mapping the Public and Non-Public Interactions and Partnerships across the Versatile Learning Ecosystem in Hong Kong
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Adrian LAM Man Ho – Policy Futures in Education, 2024
A prominent factor contributing to the success of Hong Kong as one of the high-performing learning systems around the world throughout the decades is its responsive and innovative as well as resilient and sustainable learning ecosystem. Hong Kong's learning ecosystem has long been remaining tripartite, which involves the conventional top-down and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Environment, Educational Innovation, Public Sector
The Development of Local Private Primary and Secondary Schooling in Hong Kong, 1841-2012
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Cheung, Alan C. K.; Randall, E. Vance; Tam, Man Kwan – International Journal of Educational Management, 2016
Purpose: This paper is a historical review of the development of private primary and secondary education in Hong Kong from 1841-2012. The purpose of this paper is to examine the evolving relationship between the state and private schools in Hong Kong. Design/methodology/approach: This paper utilizes sources from published official documents,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Private Schools, Interviews, Private Education
Meta-Synthetic Support Frameworks for Reuse of Government Information Resources on City Travel and Traffic: The Case of Beijing
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An, Xiaomi; Xu, Shaotong; Mu, Yong; Wang, Wei; Bai, Xian Yang; Dawson, Andy; Han, Hongqi – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to propose meta-synthetic ideas and knowledge asset management approaches to build a comprehensive strategic framework for Beijing City in China. Design/methodology/approach: Methods include a review of relevant literature in both English and Chinese, case studies of different types of support frameworks in…
Descriptors: Travel, Management Systems, Innovation, Government Publications
Influence of Organisational Defensive Patterns on Learning ICT
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Yau, Hon Keung; Cheng, Alison Lai Fong – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether the IT professionals in a Hong Kong public transport company have a general perception of influence of the organisational defensive patterns on learning of ICT; and whether skilled incompetence, organisational defensive routines and fancy footwork are positively associated with each…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Transportation, Industry, Information Technology
Generalized Trust and Trust in Institutions in Confucian Asia
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Tan, Soo Jiuan; Tambyah, Siok Kuan – Social Indicators Research, 2011
This study examines generalized trust and trust in institutions in Confucian Asia, covering six countries namely, China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam, and one dependent region, Hong Kong. Using data from the 2006 AsiaBarometer Survey, our study affirms the reliability and validity of using a two-item scale to measure…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Trust (Psychology), Reliability, Validity
Language in Transitional Hong Kong: Perspectives from the Public and Private Sectors
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Evans, Stephen – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2010
This article explores the impact of Hong Kong's transition from British colony to Chinese Special Administrative Region on patterns of language use in the domain of professional employment. In particular, it presents the findings of a large-scale multifaceted investigation into the roles of Putonghua, Cantonese, written Chinese and English in the…
Descriptors: Language Patterns, Foreign Countries, Mandarin Chinese, English (Second Language)