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Gillen, Julia; Yu, Mandy Hoi Man; Fan, Gloria Ho Nga; Ho, Selena – Literacy, 2020
We approach Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement, also known as Occupy Central, encountered in 2 days in November 2014 as an exemplar of literacy as placemaking. As a contemporary city-based resistance movement, the creation and subsequent resemiotisation of literacy artefacts were an important element of spatialised practice in asserting a new and…
Descriptors: Activism, Literacy, Urban Areas, Citizenship
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Davies, Howard; And Others – Higher Education, 1994
A segment of a Hong Kong first-year business administration course attempted to address passivity in students by enhancing awareness of learning strategies and metacognition. Results suggest that such instruction can have a positive effect on the learner processes students adopt and need not be discipline specific to be effective. (MSE)
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, College Students, Cultural Traits, Foreign Countries
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Morgan, Jack; Martin, Angela – Southern Social Studies Journal, 1994
Asserts that price comparison is a good way to interest students in the study of cultural diversity and global understanding. Presents data comparing consumer goods prices in Japan, Hong Kong, and the United States. Includes 14 classroom activities and an 18-item annotated bibliography of children's fiction books on China and Japan. (CFR)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Cross Cultural Studies