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Shu, Jack – Research in Drama Education, 2023
This article reports on an oral history theatre project completed by a Hong Kong professional theatre company which involved more than 200 elders who participated as devising actors in two stage performances, with school students and the wider public as audiences. The study found that older participants in the project were much satisfied with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Oral History, Drama, Older Adults
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Fong, Ben Y. F.; Yee, Hilary H. L.; NG, Tommy K. C.; Law, Vincent T. S. – International Review of Education, 2022
The use of technology to facilitate better living and learning is gaining popularity worldwide. More and more older adults are technology users and participating in online learning. While there is ample research examining the factors affecting older adults' behavioural intention to use technology more generally, less is known about their views of…
Descriptors: Technology Uses in Education, Electronic Learning, Older Adults, Foreign Countries
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Gu, Xuan; Tse, Chi-Shing; Chan, Meingold Hiu-Ming – Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2020
Transition theory posits that autobiographical memories are organized by major life transitions, which is often supported by the Living-in-History effect that occurs when people frequently refer to public events to support their date estimates of personal events. In the present study, 52 Chinese older adults in Hong Kong recalled autobiographical…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Autobiographies, Memory
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Ching, Larry K. W.; Lee, Carol Y. K.; Wong, Chris K. P.; Lai, Michael T. H.; Lip, Amy – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2023
Purpose: This study aims to investigate the perceptions of elderly learners in experiencing Zoom learning under the effects of COVID in the case of Hong Kong. Design/methodology/approach: An online survey and focus group interviews have been conducted with quantitative and qualitative approaches, respectively. The survey design was based on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Videoconferencing, Educational Technology
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Law, Vincent T. S.; Yee, Hilary H. L.; Ng, Tommy K. C.; Fong, Ben Y. F. – Journal of Adult and Continuing Education, 2023
In light of its low fertility rate and long life span, Hong Kong is facing the challenge of a rapidly ageing population. To foster successful ageing, learning throughout life regardless of age is promoted as lifelong learning. A total of 20 older adults who are studying the Diploma in Active Ageing at the School of Professional Education and…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Older Adults, Foreign Countries, Aging (Individuals)
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Pennee Narot, Editor; Narong Kiettikunwong, Editor – Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, 2021
In many countries across the Asia Pacific region, people are adapting to the new demographic shift, but there is nonetheless much concern. This book documents the various educational approaches rendered by both public and private sectors to enable elderly individuals in their own countries to re-engage in society more inclusively, to stay longer…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Lifelong Learning, Access to Education, Aging (Individuals)
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Petersen, Jennifer – Educational Gerontology, 2023
This is the first meta-analysis to examine the outcomes of nonfamilial, intergenerational programs (IGP) on youth and older adults. Relevant studies were identified by screening the abstracts from five systematic reviews on the impact of intergenerational programs on psychosocial outcomes. After all studies were screened 23 independent studies…
Descriptors: Intergenerational Programs, Program Effectiveness, Older Adults, Youth
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Li, Ken W. – Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 2021
The purpose of this report is to describe how a teacher utilized technology to teach elderly learners Chinese calligraphy and how they learnt. Before the incidence of COVID-19, six sessions of Chinese calligraphy were conducted in a community services centre for elderly learners in Hong Kong from 9:00am to 5:00pm on a weekday every week, with each…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Chinese, Handwriting
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Ng, Abraham Wai-yat; Yuen, Mantak; De La Torre, Jimmy – Pastoral Care in Education, 2023
The COVID-19 global pandemic continues, and in Hong Kong numerous measures have been put in place to contain the spread of the coronavirus. One of the many facets of life that is being affected is education, with many face-to-face classes suspended and students having to go online for lessons. The virus continues to be active in the city, so our…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Program Evaluation, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Lo, L. Y.; Ng, T. C.; Lin, M.; Thompson, N. – International Journal of Developmental Science, 2019
Diversified emotional responses are generally referred as the evidence of showing categorical perception of major and minor modes. Yet it is uncertain whether the categorical performance is independent to the emotion tagging. This study therefore adopted a direct measure with the proper controlled stimuli to reexamine the categorial nature of…
Descriptors: Music, Emotional Response, Age Differences, Classification
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Sun, Qian; Lou, Vivian Weiqun; Dai, Annie; To, Carman; Wong, Shum Yee – Research on Social Work Practice, 2019
Purpose: This study evaluated an intergenerational interaction program set in a nonfamilial context to combat age-related stereotypes and to facilitate positive interactions between the young and elderly in Hong Kong. Method: A quasi-experimental design was adopted. A total of 312 participants were recruited: 73 older and 78 young participants in…
Descriptors: Intergenerational Programs, Aging (Individuals), Stereotypes, Social Bias
Yeung, Sze Nga Cecilia Au; Lam, Lai Ki.; Fong, Jonathan J. – Metropolitan Universities, 2019
The Office of Service Learning and Science Unit at Lingnan University partnered with the Discovery and Education Department at Ocean Park (an aquatic theme park in Hong Kong) to develop a service learning project. Beyond service learning's traditional goals (enhanced student learning, useful service for a community partner), we examined the…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Intergenerational Programs, Age Groups, Science Education
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Maureen Tam – Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, 2021
This chapter outlines and discusses the development of lifelong learning for elders in Hong Kong, including policies and provisions put in place by both government and non-government organizations over the past few decades. Same as other developed economies in the world, Hong Kong is also facing the challenges of a fast-growing ageing population.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Aging (Individuals), Social Systems
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Boulton-Lewis, Gillian M.; Tam, Maureen – Educational Gerontology, 2018
There has not been ample recent research on teaching older adults. However, as described below, there is mounting research in how and why older adults want to learn. This brief discussion is derived from work undertaken for a workshop in Hong Kong on issues in teaching older adults. It combines recent research on learning and teaching in higher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Older Adults, Adult Education
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Tam, Maureen – Educational Gerontology, 2018
Facing the challenges of a fast-growing ageing population -- amidst the worldwide trends of declining birth rates and longer lifespans -- the Hong Kong government has since two decades ago developed and implemented policies and plans for senior adults in Hong Kong to engage in third age learning, both formally and informally. This paper first…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Adult Education, Educational Gerontology
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