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Wong, Paul Wai-Ching; Kwok, Ka-Wa; Chow, Siu-Lun – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2022
Background: The five components (5Cs) positive youth development (PYD) model has been demonstrated to be applicable in many Western societies. The cultural framework of youth development can be different in Chinese-dominated communities. Objective: This study aimed at examining the dimensionality of the 5Cs to inform whether positive youth…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Youth Programs, Adolescent Development, Adolescents
Aaron N. Baumgartner – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Research identifies several aspects of school climate and confirms the importance of parental satisfaction with school climate in terms of student learning. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has a highly competitive market for international schools, and families living in this region have experienced a disruption in their children's…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Satisfaction, Foreign Countries, Educational Environment
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Trevor Tsz-lok Lee – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2025
This article reports findings from a mixed-method study investigating parents' perspectives and experiences in navigating their children's online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study involved surveys of parents (n = 775) and interviews (n = 32) conducted in eight primary schools in Hong Kong. Statistical analyses revealed that parents'…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Experience, Online Courses, Educational Technology
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Lo, Julia Wing Ka; Ma, Joyce Lai Chong; Wong, Mooly Mei Ching; Yau-Ng, Monica Lai Tuen – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2023
The suspension of social services in Hong Kong during the COVID-19 pandemic increased the caregiver strain for families of adolescent children with intellectual disabilities, possibly aggravating their family relationships. This article reports on an online Multi-Family Group (MFG) conducted during the pandemic for Hong Kong Chinese families of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Adolescents
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Weldon, Anthony; Ma, Will W. K.; Ho, Indy M. K.; Li, Emil – Knowledge Management & E-Learning, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has created substantial challenges across higher education, requiring academic institutes to conduct all teaching, learning, and assessments remotely online. To obtain a stronger understanding of the opinions of teachers and students in Hong Kong during this period, an anonymous online survey was distributed to all teachers…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, COVID-19, Pandemics, Higher Education
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Leung, D. D. M. – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2016
Senior volunteer teachers play important roles in learning programmes for the elderly. These volunteers' level of teaching satisfaction was assumed to influence programmes, their organizational behaviours and outcomes. However, scant research has focused specifically on volunteers' levels of satisfaction with teaching and how their satisfaction is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Volunteers, Teacher Role, Older Adults
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Baki, Rahmi; Birgoren, Burak; Aktepe, Adnan – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2018
The full potential of e-learning, a trend that is of growing importance lately, will not be reaped unless the users fully utilize the system, triggering extensive research to be conducted in order to provide valuable insight on a myriad of variables influencing user acceptance in e-learning systems. The main purpose of the study is to determine…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Value Judgment, Difficulty Level
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Lau, Eva Yi Hung; Li, Jian-Bin; Lee, Kerry – Early Education and Development, 2021
Research Findings: This study explored the moderating effect of child competence in independent learning in relations between the amount of learning assignment, length of online learning, and parent satisfaction with children's online learning during COVID-19 imposed class suspension. The data came from an online survey conducted in Hong Kong in…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Parent Attitudes, Satisfaction
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Maheshwar; Jawalkar, Chandrashekhar S. – Journal on School Educational Technology, 2014
This paper presents the ergonomic aspects in designing and prototyping of desks cum chairs used in elementary schools. The procedures adopted for the assessment included: the study of existing school furniture, design analysis and development of prototypes. The design approach proposed a series of adjustable desks and chairs developed in terms of…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Human Factors Engineering, Furniture, Production Techniques
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De Lange, Paul; Jackling, Beverley; Suwardy, Themin – Accounting Education, 2015
Drawing on research in the sociology of professions as a reference point, this study examines the practices and perceptions of professional accountants towards the requirements of IES7 on continuing professional development (CPD). Responses from 1310 accountants in the Asia Pacific region suggest while increasing globalisation has led to more…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Accounting, Professional Development, Professional Personnel
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Tam, Maureen; Chui, Ernest – Studies in Continuing Education, 2016
This paper is about a quantitative study which has examined and elucidated the conceptualizations of ageing and learning by a group of elders in Hong Kong. In more specific terms, the study has investigated how this group of older people understood the meaning of successful ageing and elder learning in the context of their later lives. Based on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Aging (Individuals), Adult Learning, Older Adults
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Choi, Pik Lin; Tang, Sylvia Yee Fan – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2011
This paper explores the self-appraisal of teacher commitment and their associated emotional experiences in the first ten years of teaching among three generations of Hong Kong teachers. Findings affirm previous view that high commitment level of teachers is characterized with psychological attachment to the commitment objects. However the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Psychology, Teachers, Emotional Experience
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Chan, Patrick K. C. – International Journal of Art & Design Education, 2015
Galvanised sheet metal was a popular and important material for producing handmade home utensils in Hong Kong from the 1930s onwards. It was gradually replaced by new materials like stainless steel and plastic because similar goods made with these are cheaper, more standardised, more durable and of much better quality. The handicrafts behind sheet…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Design Crafts, Metal Working, Case Studies
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Sum, Raymond Kim Wai; Dimmock, Clive – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2014
This study investigates the socialization and professional experiences of primary school physical education teachers (PSPETs) in the Asian context of Hong Kong. A qualitative research design is adopted. The researcher used semi-structured interviews, supplemented by documentary sources (diaries) for conducting data collection. Eleven PSPETs…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Elementary School Teachers
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Yau, Hon Keung; Cheng, Alison Lai Fong; Ho, Wing Man – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2015
The purpose of this study is twofold. Firstly, engineering students' motivation in using technology for learning in one of Hong Kong universities is investigated. Secondly, new research model about students' perception in using technology for learning is developed. Survey was employed and the questionnaires were distributed to targeted university…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, College Students, Persistence
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