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Lau, Carrie; Wang, Ying; Chan, Stephanie W. Y.; Chen, Eva E.; McBride, Catherine; Tse, Shek Kam; Richards, Ben; Rao, Nirmala – Early Education and Development, 2020
Research Findings: This study evaluated the impact of Chinese literacy interventions on Chinese language learning of South Asian children and their mothers in Hong Kong. A total of 44 children and eight of their mothers participated in Chinese literacy interventions that consisted of two approaches -- Copying and Morphological Awareness Training…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Emergent Literacy, Mothers, Foreign Countries
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Leung, Ka-Man; Chung, Pak-Kwong; Kim, Seungmo – European Physical Education Review, 2017
This study (a) presented a structural model for examining how parents' perceptions of their children's competence, exercise benefits, exercise barriers and neighbourhood safety influenced parental support and their children's physical activity (PA) and (b) examined the mediating effect of parental support on children's PA. Parents of 478 children…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Parent Attitudes, Competence, Exercise
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Liu, Duo; Chung, Kevin K. H.; McBride, Catherine – Journal of Research in Reading, 2016
The present study investigated the relationships between socioeconomic status (SES) and word reading in both Chinese (L1) and English (L2), with children's cognitive/linguistic skills considered as mediators and/or moderators. One hundred ninety-nine Chinese kindergarteners in Hong Kong with diverse SES backgrounds participated in this study. SES…
Descriptors: Chinese, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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Fung, Dennis Chun-Lok; To, Helen; Leung, Kit – Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2016
The objective of this study was to determine whether the incorporation of group work in a teaching intervention can effectively foster students' critical thinking skills. Building upon Kuhn's critical thinking model, the research involved comparison of pretest and post-test results for 140 secondary four (10th grade) students in Hong Kong on two…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills, Skill Development, Group Discussion
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Wong, Celia C. Y.; Mak, Winnie W. S. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2013
Research shows that sociotropy, autonomy, and self-criticism are cognitive-personality vulnerability styles contributing significantly to the development of depression symptoms, but little is known about the factors that may protect sociotropic, autonomous, and self-critical individuals against mental health problems. The present study examined…
Descriptors: Altruism, Depression (Psychology), Foreign Countries, Criticism
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Mack Shelley Ed.; Mevlut Unal Ed.; Sabri Turgut Ed. – International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, 2023
The aim of the International Society for Technology, Education, and Science (iHSES) conference is to offer opportunities to share ideas, discuss theoretical and practical issues, and connect with the leaders in the fields of "humanities," "education" and "social sciences." It is organized for: (1) faculty members in…
Descriptors: Television, Race, Anxiety, Athletics
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Wu, Shu-Chen; Rao, Nirmala – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2011
Commonalities and distinctions in Hong Kong-Chinese and German kindergarten teachers' conceptions of play and learning were examined. Six video clips of play episodes reflecting common play behavior and themes were selected from observations made during free play in two kindergartens in Hong Kong and two in Germany. Ten Chinese and seven German…
Descriptors: Video Technology, Play, Group Discussion, Questionnaires
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Cheung, P. Y. Peggy; Chow, Bik C. – Health Education, 2010
Purpose: Parents are important agents in the physical activity socializing process in children. The present study aims to examine the parental mediatory role in children's physical activity participation via a youth physical activity promotion (YPAP) model. Design/methodology/approach: A total of 872 Hong Kong Chinese children (aged ten to 13) in…
Descriptors: Intervention, Physical Activities, Physical Activity Level, Health Personnel
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Sargent, Leisa D.; Allen, Belinda C.; Frahm, Jennifer A.; Morris, Gayle – Journal of Management Education, 2009
To address the increasing demand for mass undergraduate management education and, at the same time, a greater emphasis on student teamwork, this study outlines the development, delivery, and evaluation of a training intervention designed to build team-coaching skills in teaching assistants. Specifically, "practice-centered" and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Class Size, Teaching Assistants, Teacher Role
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Cao, Rui; Chuah, Kong Bieng; Chao, Yiu Chung; Kwong, Kar Fai; Law, Mo Yin – Learning Organization, 2012
Purpose: This paper addresses the importance of a more proactive role of organizational learning (OL) facilitators, learning motivation reinforcer, through a two-part longitudinal study in a case company. The first part of this study aims to investigate and analyze some unexpected challenges in the project action learning-driven (PAL) OL…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Motivation, Experiential Learning, Partnerships in Education