Acculturative challenges among Pakistani secondary school students in Hong Kong

Scholars have extensively studied acculturation from different theoretical perspectives among immigrants across the societies of settlement. However, there is a dearth of knowledge about acculturation from a culture learning approach in Hong Kong. This article reports the acculturative challenges among sixteen (16) Pakistani students from six different secondary schools in Hong Kong. The phenomenographic data analysis of semi-structured interviews revealed four categories of everyday experiences in schools that hinder their acculturation. These are mainly related to inter-ethnic interactions, sensitivity towards diverse learning and sociocultural needs, and the Chinese language teaching curriculum for non-Chinese speaking students. Although the study reports Pakistani students' experiences, the findings may also translate the acculturative challenges among students with an immigrant or ethnic minority background in settlement societies. The article also discusses both the theoretical and practical implications for studying and helping immigrant young people in multicultural contexts.     

电子全文期刊数据库:东方的中国期刊网(CJN)与西方的JSTOR

CJN和JSTOR都是跨学科的综合资料库 ,检索功能也类似 ,但JSTOR的检索功能更精细。图书馆订购CJN的费用约为JSTOR的 6倍 ,但若以每种期刊平均费用计算 ,CJN较便宜。图书馆要重新研究印刷版期刊和电子版期刊重复订购的问题及印刷版期刊装订、开架陈列、储存问题。表 1。参考文献 5。     

来自世界后发型大学的成功启示——以香港科技大学和新加坡南洋理工大学为例

作为世界后发型大学的典范,香港科技大学和新加坡南洋理工大学发展轨迹中蕴藏的成功策略:务实、深度国际化以及一流师资.这对于迅速做强高等教育具有极大的激励作用和借鉴意义.     

香港传记文学的高潮与低潮

香港传记文学是中国传记文学的重要组成部分。文章分析了20世纪香港传记文学兴旺的原因,并探讨了21世纪香港传记文学出现低潮的因由。     

香港太平绅士:“源”与“流”

香港太平绅士源于英国的治安法官,它的成功移植主要满足了香港传统社会的"士绅"情结,在一定层面化解了殖民地社会对殖民政权的排斥.发展到今天.太平绅士制度成为香港政府联结民意以及民众参与公共事务的重要路径之一,探讨香港太平绅士的源流对于大陆完善其基层治理颇具启示.     

开放 平等 免费 多元化 个性化 教育性——深港公共图书馆观感

首先简论公共图书馆的重大使命,其次重点推介深圳图书馆的开放、平等、免费服务--全心全意地面向所有人特别是基层广大公众和香港公共图书馆的参考与资讯服务、宣传与推广服务--诚心诚意地体现了多元化、个性化、教育性的服务,最后归纳出10条观感。     

The impact of leadership and stakeholders on the success/failure of e-government service: Using the case study of e-stamping service in Hong Kong

Using e-stamping service in Hong Kong as a case study, this paper examines the impact of leadership and stakeholders on the success or failure of e-government service in Hong Kong. Multiple methods are used for data collection: documents and archival record research, direct observation, and interviews. Results show that both leadership and stakeholders have an impact on the success of e-stamping service.     

盛世武侠：大陆新武侠发展转型的第二阶段

大陆新武侠小说自2001年兴起以来,经历了衔接、调整的第一阶段之后,到今天开始进入第二阶段,这就是“盛世武侠”。盛世武侠是不同于港台新武侠的大陆新武侠自身面目的展现,其文化特征和价值指向主要有三个方面：一是盛世的包容性与盛世的宏大气魄;二是盛世的发达性与盛世的灿烂文明;三是盛世的昂扬性与盛世的中国英雄。     

Undergraduates’ learning experience and learning process: quantitative evidence from the East

This article examines the construct validity of the Course Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) in Hong Kong and investigates the similarities and differences in the process of learning among students in different disciplinary studies. It is based on a survey of 1,563 undergraduate students in two disciplines, humanities and sciences, and of principally Chinese ethnicity. Findings from exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses support the scale structure of the four subscales of a modified version of the CEQ (good teaching, clear goals and standards, appropriate work, and appropriate assessment) in a non-Western context and could provide a basis for cross cultural research and international benchmarking. While there was variation across subgroups, there was a genuine pattern of relationships between the perceptions of learning environment and learning strategies shown by structural modeling. This information could be used to inform the design of discipline-specific programs in the new curriculum.     

Homework involvement among Hong Kong primary school students

One component of the curriculum reform in Hong Kong focuses on the use of homework in consolidating learning, deepening understanding and constructing knowledge. This study examines the profile of Hong Kong primary school students' homework involvement, and investigates the relationships between time involvement and academic attributes, namely interest in homework, interest in academic subjects, academic efficacy, and efficacy for self-regulated learning. The sample comprised 2,361 primary school students representing all six grade levels in Hong Kong. Data was collected using questionnaires and homework diaries. Results showed heavy homework involvement among primary school students in Hong Kong, especially at the senior primary level. Differential patterns across levels were observed for the relationship between homework involvement and academic attributes. Specifically, junior primary students' study-related interests and efficacies were found to decline with increasing time involvement, whereas inverted U-shape relationships were observed among senior primary students. There was concern for students with high time involvement as they received more homework and they worked slower. They were less likely to perceive the positive functions of homework, and showed poorer study-related interests and efficacy beliefs. The findings of this study provide crucial information for school personnel and educators in Hong Kong in developing homework strategies and policies that enhance teaching and learning.