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Huang, Yujia; Li, Hui; Fong, Ricci – Early Child Development and Care, 2016
Innovation in pedagogy by technology integration in kindergarten classroom has always been a challenge for most teachers. This design-based research aimed to explore the feasibility of using Augmented Reality (AR) technology in early art education with a focus on the gains and pains of this innovation. A case study was conducted in a typical…
Descriptors: Simulated Environment, Art Education, Case Studies, Teaching Methods
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Lam, Shui-fong; Law, Wilbert; Chan, Chi-Keung; Wong, Bernard P. H.; Zhang, Xiao – School Psychology Quarterly, 2015
The contribution of social context to school bullying was examined from the self-determination theory perspective in this longitudinal study of 536 adolescents from 3 secondary schools in Hong Kong. Latent class growth analysis of the student-reported data at 5 time points from grade 7 to grade 9 identified 4 groups of students: bullies (9.8%),…
Descriptors: Bullying, Social Theories, Self Determination, Victims
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Kam Tse, Shek; Zhu, Yu; Yan Hui, Sau; Ng, Hung Wai – Australian Journal of Education, 2017
The English and Chinese reading proficiency of 1376 Grade 4 students in 24 Hong Kong primary schools were assessed using measures developed for the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study. Students' parents provided information about home reading activities (HRA) aimed at supporting their children's reading prior to them entering school…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Early Reading, Emergent Literacy, Reading Aloud to Others
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Choi, Julie; Nunan, David – Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2018
In contemporary educational contexts, technology, globalization, and mobility have brought about a blurring of the boundary between language learning and activation in and beyond the classroom. (We prefer the term "activation" to "use" as it has a more dynamic connotation.) This contrasts with the pre-globalized, pre-Internet…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Language Usage
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Drent, Marjolein; Meelissen, Martina R. M.; van der Kleij, Fabienne M. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2013
Worldwide, the interest of policy-makers in participating in studies from the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), such as Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) has been growing rapidly over the past two decades. These studies offer the opportunity to relate the teaching and…
Descriptors: International Programs, Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement, Data Analysis
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Jackson, Jane – Language and Intercultural Communication, 2015
As the world becomes increasingly interconnected, employers are seeking "global-ready graduates," that is, individuals with an intercultural mindset, who can interact effectively and appropriately with people from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. In response, tertiary institutions are creating more opportunities for…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Intercultural Communication, Work Environment, Global Approach
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Cheung, Chau-kiu; Ma, Stephen Kan – Social Indicators Research, 2011
The various forms of social solidarity are empirically uncharted, especially in relation to social harmony. With respect to resource exchange theory, inclusive solidarity or intergroup acceptance is more conducive to social harmony than mechanical, organic, distributive, and dialogic forms of solidarity. The theoretical prediction holds in the…
Descriptors: Social Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Social Indicators, Intergroup Relations
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Koo Moon, Hyoung; Kwon Choi, Byoung; Shik Jung, Jae – Human Resource Development Quarterly, 2012
Although various antecedents of expatriates' cross-cultural adjustment have been addressed, previous international experience, predeparture cross-cultural training, and cultural intelligence (CQ) have been most frequently examined. However, there are few attempts that explore the effects of these antecedents simultaneously or consider the possible…
Descriptors: Asians, Foreign Countries, Adjustment (to Environment), Cultural Differences
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Mak, Kwok Kei; Day, Jeffrey R. – Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse, 2012
A total of 4,746 Hong Kong students, aged 14-15, participated in the 2000-2001 Health Related Behavior Survey. Results produced by the logistic regression models revealed that non-private housing was significantly associated with ever-use of ecstasy in boys. Moreover, girls in non-private housing were significantly more likely to have been…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Surveys, Models, Substance Abuse
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Lau, Kit-ling; Chen, Xiao-bo – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2013
Based on the theoretical framework of self-regulated learning (SRL), the study aimed to examine whether the proposed relationship between classroom environment and students' SRL was applicable in the case of Chinese readers. In this study, a questionnaire measuring students' perception of reading instruction, strategy use, and reading motivation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Reading Instruction, Independent Study, Educational Environment
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Lui, Ming; Sin, Kuen-Fung; Yang, Lan; Forlin, Chris; Ho, Fuk-Chuen – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2015
Parents are key stakeholders in education and their support is pivotal to policy implementation. Through a large-scale survey, the present study investigated the validity of a structural model describing the relationship between attitude, knowledge, and perceived social norm among parents of children with special needs. Results revealed that…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Parent Attitudes, Social Attitudes, Predictor Variables
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Lozano, Rodrigo – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2011
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to review and assess the state of sustainability reporting in universities. Design/methodology/approach: Analysis of the performance level of 12 universities sustainability reports using the Graphical Assessment of Sustainability in Universities tool. Findings: The results show that sustainability reporting in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Sustainability, Reports
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Li, Jia; Zhang, Zheng – Intercultural Education, 2015
Adopting Cummins' model of intervention for collaborative empowerment, this study reports on a transnational project that examines (1) the effectiveness of enhancing critical cultural awareness by engaging culturally diverse university students in online discussions and (2) students' perspectives on understanding different cultures through mass…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, Web 2.0 Technologies, Educational Environment, Cultural Awareness
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Gu, Mingyue Michelle; Qu, Xiaoyuan Doris – Research Papers in Education, 2015
This article explores the ideological complex in a Hong Kong primary school where a large number of immigrant mainland Chinese students study by examining the interview data from teachers and immigrant students. Drawing on the notions of monoglot ideology and misrecognition, this study indicates that disqualifications of some linguistic resources…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Immigrants, Elementary School Students, Multilingualism
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Gong, Ting; Wang, Shiru – Social Indicators Research, 2013
Notwithstanding the voluminous studies of Hong Kong's anticorruption experience and the admiration the ICAC has earned from other governments as a model for "institutional engineering," little is known about how the public in Hong Kong has perceived and responded to corruption. Less clear is what factors beyond a powerful and independent…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Policy, Citizen Participation, Public Opinion
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