ERIC Number: EJ546582
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-7925
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Empowerment, Participation, and Democracy? -- The Hong Kong Big Sisters' Guidance Programme.
Bottery, Mike; Siu, Shun-Mei
Compare, v26 n1 p61-72 Mar 1996
Asserts that the Big Sisters Programme in Hong Kong provides a good example of a scheme that transcends personal and school issues and facilitates a more participative and democratic view of society. Characterizes the program as a benign form of a "hidden curriculum" and recommends establishing it in secondary schools. (MJP)
Descriptors: Chinese Culture, Democratic Values, Educational History, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Guidance Programs, Hidden Curriculum, High Risk Students, Higher Education, Incidental Learning, Individualized Education Programs, Socialization, Special Needs Students, Special Programs, Student Development
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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