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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Lau, Yuk King – International Journal on School Disaffection, 2011
Chinese parenting emphasises parents' responsibility in training and governing children's appropriate and expected behaviors, including good academic performance. As reflected by the Attendance Ordinance and the strong involvement of parents in children's study, there is continuous emphasis on parental responsibility in children's education in…
Descriptors: Dropouts, Focus Groups, Parent Participation, Parent Child Relationship
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Lau, Yuk King – International Journal on School Disaffection, 2009
In this article, the author talks about a family-centered practice model for working with students with non-attendance problems. Family-centered practice positions the family at the center of attention or field of action. Its focus is on those transactions occurring between a person, family, and environment, which affect individuals, families and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Truancy, Students, Social Work
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Lau, Yuk King; Tsang, Bill Y. P.; Kwok, Diana K. – International Journal on School Disaffection, 2007
Despite the 150 years of British colonial governance in Hong Kong, Chinese collectivist culture continues to be a dominant source of influence in the learning context of students (Cheng, 1998; Salili, Lai and Leung, 2004; Tao and Hong, 2000), placing a great emphasis on education and effort (Salili and Lai, 2003). Education is viewed as the…
Descriptors: Attendance, Higher Education, Dropouts, Social Behavior