ERIC Number: ED478337
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2002
Pages: 465
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ISBN: ISBN-962-209-577-1
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Lifelong Learning in Action: Hong Kong Practitioners' Perspectives.
Cribbin, John, Ed.; Kennedy, Peter, Ed.
This document consists of 32 papers presenting Hong Kong practitioners' perspectives on lifelong learning. The following papers are included: "Lifelong Learning" (Albert Tuijnman); "Growth and Development of Lifelong Learning in Hong Kong " (John Cribbin); "Competition and Collaboration" (John Cribbin); "A Profile of Hong Kong Adult Learners" (Shir-ming Shen, Wai-choi Lee, Fung-ting Chan); "Learning Cultures and Learning Styles" (Peter Kennedy); "Learners in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and the UK" (Katharine Venter); "Continuing Education in Hong Kong" (Peter Kennedy); "HKU SPACE (The University of Hong Kong School of Professional and Continuing Education)" (Enoch Young); "Quality Assurance in Lifelong Learning" (John Cribbin); "Gender Learning" (Jesucita Sodusta); "Recreation and Sports Management" (Elizabeth Dendle); "Continuing Professional Development for Teachers of English" (Peter Kennedy); "Continuing Education in Translation" (Tommy Koon-ki Ho); "Librarianship" (Fung-ting Chan); "Professionalism and Programme Partnerships in Housing Management" (Tsz-man Kwong); "Continuing Legal Education in Hong Kong" (Michael Fisher); "Reading Literature in Hong Kong" (Peter Kennedy); "Changing Modes of Professionalism in Performing Arts Education in Hong Kong" (Peter Kennedy); "Valuing Art Education" (Renee Pik-lin Chan); "Music Education in Hong Kong" (Sam Chung-fai Kan); "Lifelong Learning in Biomedical and Life Sciences" (Wilson Wai-shing Ng); "Nursing Professionals" (Moses Yui-kwong Tse, Gemma Kam-chu Wong); "Chinese Professional Education" (Benjamin Tak-yuen Chan, Sarah Siu-chun Hui); "Lifelong Learning and Business Education in Hong Kong" (Jennifer Glok-hong Ng, Flora Kit-ching Chan); "Access Opportunities in Accountancy" (David Lam, John Cribbin); "Higher Education and the Learning Society" (Peter Jarvis); "Towards the Convergence of Higher and Continuing Education (for Lifelong Learning) in Hong Kong" (Peter Kennedy); "The Hong Kong Vocational Training System at the Crossroads" (David Ashton); "Lifelong Learning in the Context of Organizational Competitiveness" (Arwen Raddon, Johnny Sung); "Net Gains?" (Peter Kennedy); "Intellectual Property Rights and the Legal Challenges of e-Learning" (Gabriela Kennedy); and "Crossing Borders" (John Cribbin). Many papers include substantial bibliographies. (MN)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Students, Continuing Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Demand, Educational Objectives, Educational Principles, Educational Trends, Foreign Countries, Lifelong Learning, Online Courses, Partnerships in Education, Postsecondary Education, Role of Education, School Business Relationship, School Community Relationship, Student Attitudes, Student Characteristics, Teacher Attitudes
Hong Kong University Press, 14/F Hing Wai Centre, 7 Tin Wan Praya Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong, China (ISBN-962-209-577-1 (cloth) $49.50; ISBN- 962-209-578-X (paper) $29.50). Tel: 852-2550-2703; Fax: 852-2875-0734; e-mail: upweb@hkucc.hku.hk; Web site: http://www.hkupress.org.
Publication Type: Books; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Administrators; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China; Hong Kong; Malaysia; United Kingdom
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