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A Global Picture of School Social Work in 2021
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Huxtable, Marion – Online Submission, 2022
The article provides a global picture of school social work in 2021 using data gathered by the International Network for School Social Work. School social work is a growing specialty around the world. There are school social workers practicing in more than 50 countries. School social workers support students' educational success, especially those…
Descriptors: Social Work, School Social Workers, Foreign Countries, Models
Structural Validity of the International Survey of School Counselor's Activities (ISSCA) When Applied with Counseling and Guidance Personnel in Primary Schools in Hong Kong
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Wong, Shui Wai; Yuen, Mantak – Journal of School-Based Counseling Policy and Evaluation, 2020
This paper reports results of a recent exploratory study using the International Survey of School Counselor's Activities with two separate but equivalent samples of guidance professionals from primary schools in Hong Kong. An exploratory factor analysis using data from one sample (n = 76) identified 7 factors representing guidance and counseling…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, School Counselors, School Counseling, Counselor Role
Crucial Individuals in the Help-Seeking Pathway of Chinese Caregivers of Relatives with Early Psychosis in Hong Kong
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Wong, Daniel F. K. – Social Work, 2007
This study attempted to identify the crucial individuals in the help-seeking pathways of Chinese caregivers of relatives suffering from early psychosis in Hong Kong. In-depth interviews with 58 caregivers were conducted. The findings suggest that although the family caregivers usually initiated the help-seeking process, informal network members…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Involvement, Caregivers, Social Work
Empowering School Social Work Practices for Positive Youth Development: Hong Kong Experience
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To, Siu-ming – Adolescence (San Diego): an international quarterly devoted to the physiological, psychological, psychiatric, sociological, and educational aspects of the second decade of human life, 2007
Empowerment has become a popular concept in working with adolescents in recent years. It challenges the deficit model of youth work and focuses on creating a facilitative climate in which young people can make maximum use of the opportunity to learn and grow. While many practitioners have adopted the empowerment approach in youth services,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Advocacy, Student Development, School Social Workers
School Social Work Worldwide.
Huxtable, Marion, Ed.; Blyth, Eric, Ed. – 2002
This book, with sequentially arranged chapters, allow practitioners, educators, and students to follow the expansion of school social work practice around the world. Leaders in the field from 12 countries provide eye-opening perspectives and interventions, selected for their range and application. Additionally, the book looks ahead to policy and…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries
New Horizons in Education, No. 39.
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Ho, Kwok Keung, Ed. – New Horizons in Education, 1998
The annual issue of the journal of the Hong Kong Teachers Association includes these articles: "The Time Management Issue of Tertiary Students: An Investigation of Tuition Conductors in Singapore" (Tai Chee Wong, Jessie Yuk Yong Wong); "The Analysis of the Phenomena of Parkinson in Course of School Management" (Ying Xiu Yang)…
Descriptors: Chinese, College Students, Comparative Education, Educational Policy