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Attitudes toward Lesbians and Gay Men among Hong Kong Chinese Social Work Students
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Kwok, Diana K.; Wu, Joseph; Shardlow, Steven M. – Journal of Social Work Education, 2013
There is a dearth of research on social work students' attitudes toward lesbians and gays in East Asian countries where intolerance toward nonheterosexuality has been documented. This article presents findings from the first study in Hong Kong using a Chinese version of Herek's Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men Scale (ATLG) to measure…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Foreign Countries, Social Work, Student Attitudes
Perspectives on Same-Sex Sexualities and Self-Harm amongst Service Providers and Teachers in Hong Kong
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Tang, Denise – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2014
This study investigates the perspectives of service providers working with Chinese lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) young people in Hong Kong secondary schools and maps the relationships between same-sex sexualities, religion, education and self-harm. Sixteen service providers, including secondary school teachers, social workers based on and off…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity
How Parents Perceive and Feel about Participation in Community Activities: The Comparison between Parents of Preschoolers with and without Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Lam, Shui-Fong; Wong, Bernard P.H.; Leung, Doris; Ho, Daphne; Au-Yeung, Peter – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2010
The present study compared how parents of preschoolers with and without Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) perceived and felt about participation in community activities. A questionnaire survey was conducted with 380 Hong Kong parents of preschoolers with ASD and 214 Hong Kong parents of preschoolers without ASD. The two groups were not different in…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Autism, Foreign Countries, Parents
Examining Negative Attitudes toward Onscreen Marking in Hong Kong
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Coniam, David – Education Journal, 2009
This article details an investigation into onscreen marking (OSM) in Hong Kong--where paper-based marking (PBM) is being phased out, to be completely superseded by OSM. It is a specific follow-up to a larger study (Coniam, 2009a) involving 30 raters who had previously rated English language essay scripts on screen in the 2007 Hong Kong Certificate…
Descriptors: Negative Attitudes, Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Computer Assisted Testing
Caregiving Perceptions of Chinese Mothers of Children with Intellectual Disability in Hong Kong
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Mak, Winnie W. S.; Ho, Gladys S. M. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2007
Background: In this study, we tested the effects of three different coping strategies (i.e. problem-focused, emotion-focused and relationship-focused coping) on both positive and negative caregiving perceptions. Materials and Methods: Two hundred and twelve Chinese mothers of children with intellectual disability from a major non-governmental…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Family Environment, Mothers, Coping
Developing Positive Attitudes for Life in the Twenty-First Century: The 'Thought Power' Programme used with Teenage Students in Hong Kong.
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Lam, Judy; Winter, Sam – School Psychology International, 2000
A version of Chapman's Thought Power Programme, which focuses on stress identification, emotional versus physical pain, and problem solving, was administered to Hong Kong secondary school students. Data on harmful thoughts; helpful thoughts; general well being; and locus of control all revealed positive benefits of the program. Findings suggest a…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Cognitive Processes, Foreign Countries, Negative Attitudes