...Yui-yip Lau; Lok Ming Eric Cheung; Eve Man Hin Chan; Stephanie Wing Lee Purpose The present study adopts the analytical framework of new managerialism (NM) to explore the progress, challenges and outlook of self-financing post-secondary institutions in Hong Kong since 2000. This study also...

...Trevor Tsz-lok Lee; Paula Kwan; Benjamin Yuet Man Li Purpose The purpose of this paper is to systematically analyze the neoliberal challenges and problems facing public schools in the particular Hong Kong context. Design/methodology/approach Based on a systematic and critical analysis...

...Alan Cheung; Xin Guo; Xiaorui Wang; Zhuang Miao Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the key factors affecting Mainland Chinese students pursuing a Master of Education degree in Hong Kong on their study abroad decision and return intentions. Design/methodology/approach The current...

... the propositions regarding the effects of school marketing practices in literature, particularly Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) and aided schools in Hong Kong. Design/methodology/approach It tests the relationships between student intake and school academic performance and school marketing practices. It also...

...Wai Sing Cheung; Jocelyn Lai Ngok Wong Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study how reflection affects the teacher change with a focus on teaching practices under education reforms in Hong Kong. Design/methodology/approach This study adopted narratives as the research design to unveil...

... implications The finding enriches the understanding of how neoliberal thinking creeps into management of outsourcing ECAs in schools. Originality/value The study does not aim at generalization of the findings but it attempts to illuminate the phenomenon of outsourcing ECAs in primary schools in Hong Kong...

...Alan C.K. Cheung; E. Vance Randall; Man Kwan Tam Purpose – This paper is a historical review of the development of private primary and secondary education in Hong Kong from 1841-2012. The purpose of this paper is to examine the evolving relationship between the state and private schools in Hong...

...Melissa May Yee Lau Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how the effects of 8Ps of services marketing affect students’ selection of self-financing sub-degree programmes in Hong Kong. The factors that affect students’ selection of self-financing sub-degree programmes have not been...

... scales was developed and guided by the following three research questions: The special school was situation in a sub-urban area of Hong Kong. It provided 12 years of learning services including primary and secondary education for parents with slightly mentally retarded children. It was highlighted...

...Dora Ho; Haze Lam Purpose – The function of early childhood education (ECE) has shifted from mothering to nurturing child development in Hong Kong. Teaching in kindergartens seems to be more attractive to men nowadays. The purpose of this paper is to explore the issues of male participation...

...Shun Wing Ng Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report a qualitative study exploring how parents have been included in school governance in Hong Kong and in what ways their roles have been evolving in state education. Design/methodology/approach The qualitative method was adopted...

.../methodology/approach In total, 845 teachers in 30 secondary schools in Hong Kong were surveyed and path analysis employed to look at how constraint in an organization and feeling of disengagement within the school hampers the successful implementation of reform towards constructivist pedagogy. Findings...

...Alan C.K. Cheung Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine language, academic, social‐cultural and financial adjustments facing mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong. Design/methodology/approach The current study employed both quantitative and qualitative methods and included over 300...

... leader Gender identities Chinese gender system Career development Career aspiration Hong Kong China Gender Leadership Gender is an important theme in leadership literature. A large number of studies have been involved in the debate about the existence of gender leadership style...

...Timothy W.W. Yuen; Alan C.K. Cheung; Ping Man Wong Purpose To prepare Hong Kong students to face a rapidly changing twenty‐first century, the Hong Kong Government implemented a major curriculum reform entitled Learning to Learn – The Way Forward in Curriculum Development. This reform has shaped...

...Eric Cheng Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the knowledge strategies applied in aided secondary schools in Hong Kong and to explore the predictive relationship between knowledge strategies and school learning capacity. Design/methodology/approach A cross‐sectional quantitative...

...Alan C.K. Cheung; Ping Man Wong Purpose The objective of this paper was to examine key hindering and facilitating factors in schools during the first stage of the curriculum reform (2001‐2006) in Hong Kong and to identify key strategies to address these challenges. Design/methodology/approach...

.../approach Taking Hong Kong as an emerging case, it examines through literature and international comparison the relationship between education hub development and higher education development as well as the strategic functions of an education hub to the future development of Hong Kong. Findings...

...Alan C.K. Cheung; Ping Man Wong Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the progress of the curriculum reform in Hong Kong in the implementation phase from 2001‐2006, with the agreement and support of heads and teachers on the reform. Design/methodology/approach Survey questionnaires...

... to higher education institutions and the Hong Kong government and elsewhere that are interested in expanding their efforts in recruiting the growing number of students from other countries who are planning to study overseas. Design/methodology/approach The data for this project were obtained primarily...