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Wong, Yi Lin; Siu, Kin Wai Michael – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2012
As creativity is likely to become a crucial aspect of living in the future, it is important for educators to teach students to think creatively when solving constantly evolving and increasingly complex problems. Supported by the idea that creativity can be taught and learnt, elements of creativity are now embedded in secondary school education.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Creative Activities, Creativity, Program Descriptions
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Wong, Ka-Ying; Wan, Po-San – Social Indicators Research, 2009
This article makes use of survey data collected in 1992 and 2007 to examine the question of whether or not Postmaterialism is gradually becoming manifest in Hong Kong and to explore the applicability of Postmaterialist theory to this affluent Chinese society. Our findings basically support the hypotheses of the theory that the continued…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Surveys, Social Indicators, Social Environment
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Ling, Candy Y. M.; Mak, Winnie W. S.; Cheng, Janice N. S. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2010
Background: Accounting for the effects of knowledge of and experience with autism, the relationships of cognitive attribution (perceived controllability), emotions (anger and sympathy), as well as helping and punitive behavioural intentions towards children with autism were examined. Based on the attribution model, mediating effects of anger and…
Descriptors: Autism, Foreign Countries, Psychological Patterns, Attitudes toward Disabilities
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Ho, Zoe Ju-Yu – Qualitative Report, 2012
In this study the researcher uses a qualitative research design to discover what makes hotel expatriates remain in their overseas assignments. In-depth interviews, participant observations, and personal documents are used as data collection methods. Four hotel expatriates are recruited as participants of the study. The collected interview…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research, Research Design, Grounded Theory
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Kember, David; Hong, Celina; Ho, Amber – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2008
Background: Consideration of motivation in higher education has often been drawn upon theories and research that were based upon school or workplace studies. Aims: This paper reports an open naturalistic study to better characterize the motivational orientation of students in higher education. Method: Open semi-structured individual interviews…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Motivation, Objectives, Foreign Countries
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Cheng, Yin Cheong; Mok, Magdalena M. C. – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2008
The initiatives for educational effectiveness experienced 3 waves of movements. Each wave had its own paradigm in conceptualizing the nature of education and its effectiveness and formulating related initiatives for improvement of educational practice in the classroom. This article aims to discuss how the conceptualization and characteristics of…
Descriptors: Multiple Intelligences, Educational Improvement, Educational Practices, Educational History
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Coniam, David – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2011
This article details an investigation into the onscreen marking (OSM) of Liberal Studies (LS) in Hong Kong--where paper-based marking (PBM) of public examinations is being phased out and wholly superseded by OSM. The study involved 14 markers who had previously rated Liberal Studies scripts on screen in the 2009 Hong Kong Advanced Level…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Technology, Comparative Analysis
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Luk, Jasmine C. M. – Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2013
This article discusses a study on how language use and language development can be promoted through engaging students in different participation roles in board games. Theoretically, the study is grounded in sociocultural perspectives of activity theory and the role of play as a form of human motivation. A group of Grade 4 primary students learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Games
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Cheng, May M. H.; Cheng, Annie Y. N.; Tang, Sylvia Y. F. – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2010
The gap between the theory and practice of teaching is an issue of concern in teacher education. Although researching this gap is not new, few studies have been conducted in Hong Kong. It is worth investigating the contemporary Asian models of teacher education that can provide reference to the international literature. This paper examines this…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Theory Practice Relationship, Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods
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Popov, Nikolay, Ed.; Wolhuter, Charl, Ed.; de Beer, Louw, Ed.; Hilton, Gillian, Ed.; Ogunleye, James, Ed.; Achinewhu-Nworgu, Elizabeth, Ed.; Niemczyk, Ewelina, Ed. – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2021
This volume contains a collection of selected papers submitted to the 19th Annual International Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society (BCES) held in June 2021. The 19th BCES Conference theme is "New Challenges to Education: Lessons from around the World." The book includes 40 papers written by 66 authors from 15…
Descriptors: Educational History, Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Global Approach
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Tong, Siu Yin Annie – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2012
This paper presents a model of collaborative and reflective professional development for teachers that focuses on student learning. The model comprises a cyclical series of lessons that were carried out in Hong Kong with 94 Secondary Four (Grade 10) students. The lessons were designed to develop the reading skill of inferring characters' traits…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Reading Skills, Reading Instruction, Teaching Methods
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Katyal, Kokila Roy; Fai, Pang Ming – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2010
This paper argues that the concepts, beliefs and understandings of local and non-local teacher educators in a Hong Kong university are grounded in their own cultural cognition and antecedents. It presents the viewpoint that contemporary notions of good practice were compromised when applied to a context that is strongly influenced by the tenets of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Educators, Teacher Attitudes, Context Effect
Coniam, David – New Horizons in Education, 2011
Background: This article reports a study into the double marking of Liberal Studies in Hong Kong. This is now a compulsory subject in Hong Kong's Years 10-12 curriculum which, when first examined in the new Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education in 2012, will increase its candidature from its current 3,300 to 80,000. Aims: To examine the…
Descriptors: Tests, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Wang, Xin – New Horizons in Education, 2011
Background: Service-learning as a pedagogy and curricular consideration to revitalize undergraduate education has been flourishing in the Asia-Pacific Region for years. The W. T. Chan Fellowship Program is designed as an intercultural service-learning program, with the fellows coming from China and Hong Kong, to experience service-learning in the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, International Programs, Service Learning, Personal Autonomy
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Trent, John – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2011
This article discusses the results of a qualitative study that aimed to explore how one group of preservice English language teachers in Hong Kong constructed their identities as teachers. Using in-depth interviews to gain a rich understanding of participants' teacher identity formation in practice and discourse, the paper examines the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Foreign Countries, Teacher Characteristics
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