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Tan, Charlene – Asia Pacific Education Review, 2019
This article analyses and compares the responses of parents to education policy initiatives in Singapore, Shanghai and Hong Kong. The education reform in three localities converges on changing an exam-centric culture and equipping students to thrive in a globalised world. Through a discussion of three representative policy initiatives--Direct…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Personality Traits, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
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Datu, Jesus Alfonso D.; Buenconsejo, Jet U.; Shek, Cheuk Ying Cherry; Choy, Yat Ling Elaine; Sou, Kuai Long Elvo – School Psychology International, 2023
There is evidence showing that the triarchic model of grit and its dimensions (i.e., "perseverance of effort," "consistency of interests," and "adaptability to situations") predict engagement and well-being outcomes in high school and undergraduate students during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. However, there has…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6
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Chan, Sandra S. M.; Chiu, Helen F. K.; Chen, Eric Y. H.; Chan, Wincy S. C.; Wong, Paul W. C.; Chan, Cecilia L. W.; Law, Y. W.; Yip, Paul S. F. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2009
Charcoal burning suicides in Hong Kong between 2002-2004 in the 15 to 59-year-old age group were investigated using the psychological autopsy method. The psychopathological profiles of charcoal burning suicides (N = 53) were compared against "other suicides" (N = 97). The two groups did not differ significantly in the prevalence of…
Descriptors: Suicide, Adolescents, Adults, Foreign Countries
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Rudowicz, Elisabeth; Yue, Xiao-Dong – Journal of Creative Behavior, 2000
A Likert style questionnaire consisting of 60 adjectives was administered to 451 undergraduates from Beijing, Guangzhou, Taipei, and Hong Kong. Results show the core characteristics of creativity that were identical in all the samples are originality, innovativeness, thinking and observation skills, flexibility, willingness to try, self…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Adults, College Students, Creative Thinking