... mechanisms shaping stakeholders’ perceptions of the teaching quality of outsourced programs (OPs). Design/methodology/approach The authors surveyed 224 school leaders and teachers from 18% of all publicly funded Hong Kong secondary schools (n = 67) about their EO practices. Specifically...

... and initially validate a Chinese translation of these two instruments for application in the context of post‐secondary education in Hong Kong. Design/methodology/approach Given that a Chinese translation of the two questionnaires concerned has not been tested in this new response‐context, an exploratory...

...Dennis C.S. Law; Jan H.F. Meyer Purpose The purpose of the present study is to report the initial analyses of relationships between various components of the learning patterns exhibited by a group of 1,572 post‐secondary students in Hong Kong as operationalized via the Inventory of Learning Styles...

...Alison Lai Fong Cheng; Hon Keung Yau Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the perceptions of a sample of Hong Kong principals and teachers of the extent to which quality management (QM) has been effectively implemented in primary schools. The features of QM improvement implemented...

... reflecting a growing awareness of the need for placing a higher priority on quality enhancement (p. 88). Quality assurance Total quality management Higher education Quality assessment Quality culture Hong Kong The post‐secondary education 1 of many countries and cities has been undergoing...

... of trainees upon course completion (CITA, 1977). The Vocational Training Council (VTC) was set up in 1982. It has received governmental subventions and mandated with both advisory and executive functions and duties for providing technical education and industrial training to the major industries in Hong Kong...

...Ka‐ho Mok Purpose This paper sets out in the wider context of globalization to examine how and what specific reform strategies the Government of the Hong Kong special administrative region (HKSAR) has adopted in reforming its higher education system to enhance the competitiveness of its higher...