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Bryer, Fiona, Ed.; Beamish, Wendi, Ed. – Springer, 2019
This book reports on the use of behavioural support -- an evidence-based approach developed in the USA to meet students' special educational needs -- in Australia and selected thriving Asian countries. It brings together key issues and insights into how educational policy and practices in different societies and cultures influence the uptake of…
Descriptors: Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Student Needs, Educational Policy
Jensen, Ben; Sonnemann, Julie; Roberts-Hull, Katie; Hunter, Amélie – National Center on Education and the Economy, 2016
This report illustrates how four high-performing systems--British Columbia (Canada), Hong Kong, Shanghai (China) and Singapore--developed their teacher professional learning. The report and accompanying materials are designed as a resource for teachers, school leaders and policymakers wanting to improve teacher professional learning in their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Teacher Education, Program Development
Keung, Jason Lau Wing; DeGraaf, Don – Camping Magazine, 1999
Camps developing inclusive programs can incorporate ideas and strategies from a successful inclusive recreational program in Hong Kong. Strategies focus on participants' structured interactions, extensive personal contact, joint participation, equal status, cooperative interdependence, communication, and age-appropriate behaviors. Lessons learned…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Camping, Foreign Countries, Group Dynamics
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Dhanarajan, Gajaraj; Timmers, Shannon – Open Learning, 1992
Discusses the collaborative use of learning materials in distance education based primarily on experiences at the Open Learning Institute (OLI) of Hong Kong. Topics addressed include curriculum issues; instructional design; academic standards; technical factors; copyright regulations; costs; product evaluation; readability; and ethical…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Copyrights, Costs, Curriculum Design
Esch, Edith, Ed. – 1994
The immediate stimulus for this collection of papers was a conference, Self-Access and the Adult Language Learner, organized by the Centre for Information on Language Teaching and Research (CILT) and the Language Centre of the University of Cambridge in December 1992 at Queen's College, Cambridge. Several 1-day conferences on the same theme were…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Smith, Geoff P. – Hong Kong Journal of Applied Linguistics, 1997
Examines aspects of learning Cantonese by English speakers in Hong Kong. Particular focus is on the effectiveness of the instructional materials currently on offer. (Author/VWL)
Descriptors: Cantonese, English, Foreign Countries, Independent Study
Hong Kong Education Dept. – 2000
As part of the 1999 comprehensive review of the education system in Hong Kong, the Education Department introduced a quality assurance framework in local kindergartens. The framework comprises two components: self-evaluation and external monitoring. This guide presents performance indicators for use as evaluation criteria with reference to the…
Descriptors: Child Development, Educational Environment, Educational Quality, Evaluation Criteria