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Table II.

Types of descriptive codes emerged in the analysis of students’ reflective narratives

Phase of the research	Codes used	Description of codes
Qualitative analysis of students’ reflective narratives	I-PI/EI/TI	Identity, including prior identity, engaged identity and transformed identity
	C-CT/CD/CC/CHK	Cultural issues related to Taoism/Daoism, Confucius tradition, Hong Kong heritage
	In- InD/InH/InB/InO	Intentionality to make a difference, rhetoric of dreams, hopes, references to past experiences, cultural biases and openness to alternatives
	E- EI/ES/EN/Ec	Engagement with complex questions about identity, society and nature. Commitment to better future
	Es-EsH/EsP/EsA/EsH	Eschatological perspectives, including future-oriented rhetoric of hope, possibility, aspirations and harmony

Phase of the research	Codes used	Description of codes
Qualitative analysis of students’ reflective narratives	I-PI/EI/TI	Identity, including prior identity, engaged identity and transformed identity
	C-CT/CD/CC/CHK	Cultural issues related to Taoism/Daoism, Confucius tradition, Hong Kong heritage
	In- InD/InH/InB/InO	Intentionality to make a difference, rhetoric of dreams, hopes, references to past experiences, cultural biases and openness to alternatives
	E- EI/ES/EN/Ec	Engagement with complex questions about identity, society and nature. Commitment to better future
	Es-EsH/EsP/EsA/EsH	Eschatological perspectives, including future-oriented rhetoric of hope, possibility, aspirations and harmony