Background:Online game addiction has become a serious global public health problem among adolescents.However,its influencing factors and mediating mechanisms remain ambiguous.Methods:The present study adopted stratifi...Background:Online game addiction has become a serious global public health problem among adolescents.However,its influencing factors and mediating mechanisms remain ambiguous.Methods:The present study adopted stratified random sampling to collect 6146 junior high school student samples in China's Mainland.We used regression analysis,and Bootstrap mediation test through SPSS 26.0 and AMOS 24.0 to reveal the tendency of students’online game addiction with different background characteristics and whether autonomy support from parents and teachers can effectively reduce online game addiction.Results:The results showed that parental(β=−0.112,p<0.001)and teacher(β=−0.225,p<0.001)autonomy support were conducive to reducing students’online game addiction.Academic perseverance(β=−0.080,95%CI=[−0.103,−0.058])and academic motivation(β=−0.073,95%CI=[−0.095,−0.052])partially mediated the relationship between autonomy support and online game addiction.Conclusion:This result provides a theoretical basis for educational interventions.It suggests that strengthening autonomy support could enhance students’academic perseverance and motivation and further reduce online game addiction.This study utilized a cross-sectional research design,making it difficult to determine the causal relationship between autonomy support environment and online game addiction.展开更多
Guided by the theoretical processes of mindfulness and psychological well-being,this study examined serenity as a mediator between mindfulness facets and psychological well-being,as indexed by depressive symptoms and ...Guided by the theoretical processes of mindfulness and psychological well-being,this study examined serenity as a mediator between mindfulness facets and psychological well-being,as indexed by depressive symptoms and life satisfaction.Participants were 133 mindfulness practitioners who took part in a 3-day transnational meditation event in Hong Kong.Upon informed consent,participants completed a self-report questionnaire.The findings from structural equation modeling showed that serenity mediated the relation between two facets of mindfulness,including describing and nonreacting to inner experience,and life satisfaction.Serenity also mediated the relation between the mindfulness facet of describing and depressive symptoms.Direct associations were indicated between two mindfulness facets,including observing and nonjudging of inner experience,and depressive symptoms.Taken together,the findings revealed mindfulness facets as major correlates of serenity and psychological outcomes among Chinese meditation practitioners.To foster psychological well-being,researchers,educators,and practitioners should pay attention to the role of serenity,describing,and nonreacting to inner experience in mental health.展开更多
The AIDS epidemic has affected every aspect of Zambian society and is recognized as the greatest public health challenge of the past 30 years. Nevertheless, education can generate hope in the face of the epidemic usin...The AIDS epidemic has affected every aspect of Zambian society and is recognized as the greatest public health challenge of the past 30 years. Nevertheless, education can generate hope in the face of the epidemic using different methods, including social networks. This article investigates the positive and negative impacts of social networks on the spread of HIV at the University of Zambia (UNZA). The research study included survey-based oral interviews with 280 UNZA students. During the course of the study, we realized that efforts have been and are being put in place at UNZA to use online social networks to spread news about HIV and AIDS and how to stop its transmission. Findings showed that most participants felt that social networks hastened the spread of the virus among social media users. Despite social networks having a few positive effects, the results of our study indicate that the negative effects far outweigh the positive effects.展开更多
This article aims at a comprehensive examination of the Chinese model of teacher education by critically revisiting the developmental trajectory of the teacher education system in China over the past century,with a pa...This article aims at a comprehensive examination of the Chinese model of teacher education by critically revisiting the developmental trajectory of the teacher education system in China over the past century,with a particular focus on policy trends since the 1990s.It interrogates the Chinese model of teacher education with two macro lenses:the historical and the comparative.The historical lens looks deeply into the Chinese way of reform with a catch-up mentality in various stages,while the comparative lens locates the Chinese model of teacher education in an international context.The paper begins with a comprehensive review of the related literature,surveys the historical pathway of China’s modern teacher education system since its birth in 1897,presents an overview of the current provisions of the system,and examines recent policy trends in the landscape of China’s teacher education.Finally,the article concludes that the Chinese model consists of a hybrid system of teacher education provided by normal schools,normal colleges and universities,with the participation of comprehensive universities and internet-based higher education institutions,and accompanied by a consistent licensing system for the teaching profession.With such core features as independence,openness,adaptability and diversity based on Confucian epistemology and pragmatism,the Chinese model of teacher education is likely to illuminate new paths for the development of education and the pursuit of excellence in the global community.展开更多
This paper highlights Chinese teachers’ethical concerns in their relationships with students,colleagues,and students’parents.Through a qualitative study of 26 teachers,it was found that the teachers were often trapp...This paper highlights Chinese teachers’ethical concerns in their relationships with students,colleagues,and students’parents.Through a qualitative study of 26 teachers,it was found that the teachers were often trapped in a dilemma between teaching to students’real development and teaching to the test.The ethics of professional collaboration were compromised by the dominant norms,including interpersonal harmony and respect for older teachers,and by competition among individual teachers to demonstrate good performance.Moreover,in a situation where parents’trust was diminishing,teachers assumed certain teaching and caring responsibilities for children from disadvantaged families.It is suggested that the professionalization of teachers should provide them with more professional space to transform their ethical considerations into practice.展开更多
The past two decades have witnessed the great developments in principal training in China.Research on principal training in China is increasing in quantity and quality with its expanding practice.The purpose of this p...The past two decades have witnessed the great developments in principal training in China.Research on principal training in China is increasing in quantity and quality with its expanding practice.The purpose of this paper is to explore and analyze the changing landscape of scholarship on principal training in China by examining the quantity of publications,themes covered,methodological approaches and the status of articles published from 1989 to 2008,as listed in the Chinese Database of Journals.This is the first serious academic effort to review and reflect on the Chinese scholarship of principal training and school leadership development.In conclusion,suggestions are outlined for future development of this academic field in China.展开更多
Introduction Educational leaders serve as important anchors,providing guidance in times of change,and being responsible for the accomplishment of educational goals.Leaders and administrators occupy positions in which ...Introduction Educational leaders serve as important anchors,providing guidance in times of change,and being responsible for the accomplishment of educational goals.Leaders and administrators occupy positions in which they are expected to exert leadership,a process of social influence(Gamage&Pang,2003).The primary importance of educational leadership for the success of any educational institution and educational reform is universally recognized.Why do some teams and schools,as well as policies and reforms,succeed while others fail?The credit or blame tends to be assigned to the principals,administrators,curriculum or educational leaders involved.Not surprisingly,educational leadership continues to be an important area in the field of education,attracting much attention.It has been the subject of a large number of publications in the West.Comparatively,educational leadership in the East including China has been largely neglected in English language publications.展开更多
China is undergoing an education reform that calls for a change from a rigid,fixed curriculum and didactic pedagogy to a more flexible,school-based curriculum and more inquiry-based pedagogy.This study investigated th...China is undergoing an education reform that calls for a change from a rigid,fixed curriculum and didactic pedagogy to a more flexible,school-based curriculum and more inquiry-based pedagogy.This study investigated the extent to which Chinese middle and high school teachers(a)endorse an inquiry-based approach and underlying learning principles,(b)practice this mode of teaching,and(c)believe that the approach is practically viable in the current educational contexts in China.A structured survey was developed to solicit Chinese teachers’responses to the above three issues.A total of 582 valid responses were collected,representing middle and high schools in different geographic locations.The results show that Chinese teachers are receptive to inquiry-based pedagogy but find practical constraints in fully implementing it.Several cultural and pragmatic reasons are explored.Policy implications are discussed with respect to teacher education/development,capacity building for the new pedagogy,and teaching/evaluation alignment.Finally cultural issues are discussed regarding using inquiry-based learning to enhance critical thinking and nurture independent thinkers.展开更多
The quality of principals is pivotal for quality education.It is only through continuing professional development(CPD)that principals can further enhance professionalism.In this study,both quantitative and qualitative...The quality of principals is pivotal for quality education.It is only through continuing professional development(CPD)that principals can further enhance professionalism.In this study,both quantitative and qualitative methods were used to analyze the responses of 194 principals and vice-principals.The research findings show that Hong Kong region principals are facing challenges posed by ever-changing school environments of the 21st century and educational reforms.Based on this study,implications for future continuing professional development of principals in Hong Kong region are speculated.展开更多
Research on work life and job satisfaction of university professors is becoming an important research issue in the field of higher education. This study used questionnaires administered to 1 770 teachers from differen...Research on work life and job satisfaction of university professors is becoming an important research issue in the field of higher education. This study used questionnaires administered to 1 770 teachers from different levels, types, and academic fields of Chinese universities to investigate job satisfaction among university professors and the relationship between job satisfaction of university professors and the organizational characteristics of the university. The job satisfaction of Chinese university professors includes six dimensions: career development and school management, teaching and research services, salary, benefits and logistical services, professional reputation, teaching and research facilities, and the work itself. The overall job satisfaction levels are close to average, with salary and benefits receiving the lowest level of satisfaction. The organizational characteristics of universities, such as school type, school level, academic field, organizational climate, evaluation orientation, and school management, all have significant effects on the overall job satisfaction of university professors. The organizational climate and school level affect all six dimensions of job satisfaction among university professors.展开更多
Since the 1980s,a series of reforms that aimed to reconstruct the relationships among the government,the university,and the student(consumer)have been initiated in the systems of higher education.In varying degrees,th...Since the 1980s,a series of reforms that aimed to reconstruct the relationships among the government,the university,and the student(consumer)have been initiated in the systems of higher education.In varying degrees,these systems of higher education were affected by market forces.Given this,the relationship between the state and higher education has also been changed significantly.The purpose of this paper is to view recent changes in higher education in the historic context of globalization.It attempts to trace the source of these changes and to depict,against a new background,the new role of the state vis-à-vis higher education.It also seeks to illuminate the rationale behind the changing role of the state.By using the experiences of selected countries as illustrations,this paper will discuss the salient features of the state’s role change in various contexts.展开更多
We examine the impact of China s higher education expansion on labor market outcomes for young college graduates using China s 20051 Percent Population Sample Survey.Exploiting variations in the expansion of universit...We examine the impact of China s higher education expansion on labor market outcomes for young college graduates using China s 20051 Percent Population Sample Survey.Exploiting variations in the expansion of university places across provinces and high school cohorts between 1999 and 2003,we apply a difference-in-differences model and take into account the demand-side effect by using the Bartik index.We find that the expansion of higher education in China decreased unemployment rates among males and college graduates in the short term.However,the policy decreased women s labor force participation and individual earnings in high-skilled white-collar jobs.We further discuss potential channels affecting the outcomes that were observed.Our results illustrate the broad economic benefits of higher education.The findings shed new light on the contribution of young skilled labor in the economic growth of China and call for policies that can alleviate the short-term negative impact of higher education on individual students and maximize human capital.Our study also provides an interesting example of the consequences of the unequal expansion of higher education opportunities on the labor market of an emerging economy.展开更多
Purpose:This study explores the contributions and effectiveness of the Jockey Club“Giftedness into Flourishing Talents”Project(Project GIFT)in supporting learner diversity in gifted education,including meeting the e...Purpose:This study explores the contributions and effectiveness of the Jockey Club“Giftedness into Flourishing Talents”Project(Project GIFT)in supporting learner diversity in gifted education,including meeting the educational and psychological needs of highly capable and gifted students in Hong Kong.Design/Approach/Methods:This study investigates the effectiveness of Project GIFT in supporting the development of diversity in learning in 20 project schools.Through close cooperation with project schools,Project GIFT comprised six developmental areas:school development,curriculum development,teachers’professional development,parent empowerment,student development,and financial support.To further assess the usefulness of the school-based support provided by Project GIFT,this study examines the implementation of school-based gifted education in two project schools based on the aforementioned components.educational program in gifted education that intervened at both Level 1(whole class)and Level 2(pullout)of the three-tiered policy stipulated by the Hong Kong Education Bureau.One of the few gifted education programs implemented in Asia,Project GIFT focused on six key components to specifically support high-ability and gifted students with diverse educational and affective needs.This study shows that Project GIFT significantly enhanced diversity in learning,its collaboration with two key schools resulting in the successful enhancement of school development,professional development,curriculum development,student development,parent empowerment,and financial support.Originality/Value:The article fills the research gap by examining the effectiveness of a schoolbased gifted education program focused on enriching and differentiating curricula for different regular and pull-out programs.In doing so,this article attests to the success of the program in addressing the educational and psychosocial needs of gifted students at local schools in Hong Kong.展开更多
基金funded by Suzhou Education Quality Monitoring Center’s 2023 Project,grant number SZKT202313-1.
文摘Background:Online game addiction has become a serious global public health problem among adolescents.However,its influencing factors and mediating mechanisms remain ambiguous.Methods:The present study adopted stratified random sampling to collect 6146 junior high school student samples in China's Mainland.We used regression analysis,and Bootstrap mediation test through SPSS 26.0 and AMOS 24.0 to reveal the tendency of students’online game addiction with different background characteristics and whether autonomy support from parents and teachers can effectively reduce online game addiction.Results:The results showed that parental(β=−0.112,p<0.001)and teacher(β=−0.225,p<0.001)autonomy support were conducive to reducing students’online game addiction.Academic perseverance(β=−0.080,95%CI=[−0.103,−0.058])and academic motivation(β=−0.073,95%CI=[−0.095,−0.052])partially mediated the relationship between autonomy support and online game addiction.Conclusion:This result provides a theoretical basis for educational interventions.It suggests that strengthening autonomy support could enhance students’academic perseverance and motivation and further reduce online game addiction.This study utilized a cross-sectional research design,making it difficult to determine the causal relationship between autonomy support environment and online game addiction.
文摘Guided by the theoretical processes of mindfulness and psychological well-being,this study examined serenity as a mediator between mindfulness facets and psychological well-being,as indexed by depressive symptoms and life satisfaction.Participants were 133 mindfulness practitioners who took part in a 3-day transnational meditation event in Hong Kong.Upon informed consent,participants completed a self-report questionnaire.The findings from structural equation modeling showed that serenity mediated the relation between two facets of mindfulness,including describing and nonreacting to inner experience,and life satisfaction.Serenity also mediated the relation between the mindfulness facet of describing and depressive symptoms.Direct associations were indicated between two mindfulness facets,including observing and nonjudging of inner experience,and depressive symptoms.Taken together,the findings revealed mindfulness facets as major correlates of serenity and psychological outcomes among Chinese meditation practitioners.To foster psychological well-being,researchers,educators,and practitioners should pay attention to the role of serenity,describing,and nonreacting to inner experience in mental health.
文摘The AIDS epidemic has affected every aspect of Zambian society and is recognized as the greatest public health challenge of the past 30 years. Nevertheless, education can generate hope in the face of the epidemic using different methods, including social networks. This article investigates the positive and negative impacts of social networks on the spread of HIV at the University of Zambia (UNZA). The research study included survey-based oral interviews with 280 UNZA students. During the course of the study, we realized that efforts have been and are being put in place at UNZA to use online social networks to spread news about HIV and AIDS and how to stop its transmission. Findings showed that most participants felt that social networks hastened the spread of the virus among social media users. Despite social networks having a few positive effects, the results of our study indicate that the negative effects far outweigh the positive effects.
文摘This article aims at a comprehensive examination of the Chinese model of teacher education by critically revisiting the developmental trajectory of the teacher education system in China over the past century,with a particular focus on policy trends since the 1990s.It interrogates the Chinese model of teacher education with two macro lenses:the historical and the comparative.The historical lens looks deeply into the Chinese way of reform with a catch-up mentality in various stages,while the comparative lens locates the Chinese model of teacher education in an international context.The paper begins with a comprehensive review of the related literature,surveys the historical pathway of China’s modern teacher education system since its birth in 1897,presents an overview of the current provisions of the system,and examines recent policy trends in the landscape of China’s teacher education.Finally,the article concludes that the Chinese model consists of a hybrid system of teacher education provided by normal schools,normal colleges and universities,with the participation of comprehensive universities and internet-based higher education institutions,and accompanied by a consistent licensing system for the teaching profession.With such core features as independence,openness,adaptability and diversity based on Confucian epistemology and pragmatism,the Chinese model of teacher education is likely to illuminate new paths for the development of education and the pursuit of excellence in the global community.
基金The study is supported by the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China,grant No.:14JJD880001.[0]。
文摘This paper highlights Chinese teachers’ethical concerns in their relationships with students,colleagues,and students’parents.Through a qualitative study of 26 teachers,it was found that the teachers were often trapped in a dilemma between teaching to students’real development and teaching to the test.The ethics of professional collaboration were compromised by the dominant norms,including interpersonal harmony and respect for older teachers,and by competition among individual teachers to demonstrate good performance.Moreover,in a situation where parents’trust was diminishing,teachers assumed certain teaching and caring responsibilities for children from disadvantaged families.It is suggested that the professionalization of teachers should provide them with more professional space to transform their ethical considerations into practice.
文摘The past two decades have witnessed the great developments in principal training in China.Research on principal training in China is increasing in quantity and quality with its expanding practice.The purpose of this paper is to explore and analyze the changing landscape of scholarship on principal training in China by examining the quantity of publications,themes covered,methodological approaches and the status of articles published from 1989 to 2008,as listed in the Chinese Database of Journals.This is the first serious academic effort to review and reflect on the Chinese scholarship of principal training and school leadership development.In conclusion,suggestions are outlined for future development of this academic field in China.
文摘Introduction Educational leaders serve as important anchors,providing guidance in times of change,and being responsible for the accomplishment of educational goals.Leaders and administrators occupy positions in which they are expected to exert leadership,a process of social influence(Gamage&Pang,2003).The primary importance of educational leadership for the success of any educational institution and educational reform is universally recognized.Why do some teams and schools,as well as policies and reforms,succeed while others fail?The credit or blame tends to be assigned to the principals,administrators,curriculum or educational leaders involved.Not surprisingly,educational leadership continues to be an important area in the field of education,attracting much attention.It has been the subject of a large number of publications in the West.Comparatively,educational leadership in the East including China has been largely neglected in English language publications.
基金supported by a Fulbright research grant from the US State Department to the first author during 2008-2009The opinions expressed in the article do not necessarily reflect the position of the US government.
文摘China is undergoing an education reform that calls for a change from a rigid,fixed curriculum and didactic pedagogy to a more flexible,school-based curriculum and more inquiry-based pedagogy.This study investigated the extent to which Chinese middle and high school teachers(a)endorse an inquiry-based approach and underlying learning principles,(b)practice this mode of teaching,and(c)believe that the approach is practically viable in the current educational contexts in China.A structured survey was developed to solicit Chinese teachers’responses to the above three issues.A total of 582 valid responses were collected,representing middle and high schools in different geographic locations.The results show that Chinese teachers are receptive to inquiry-based pedagogy but find practical constraints in fully implementing it.Several cultural and pragmatic reasons are explored.Policy implications are discussed with respect to teacher education/development,capacity building for the new pedagogy,and teaching/evaluation alignment.Finally cultural issues are discussed regarding using inquiry-based learning to enhance critical thinking and nurture independent thinkers.
文摘The quality of principals is pivotal for quality education.It is only through continuing professional development(CPD)that principals can further enhance professionalism.In this study,both quantitative and qualitative methods were used to analyze the responses of 194 principals and vice-principals.The research findings show that Hong Kong region principals are facing challenges posed by ever-changing school environments of the 21st century and educational reforms.Based on this study,implications for future continuing professional development of principals in Hong Kong region are speculated.
文摘Research on work life and job satisfaction of university professors is becoming an important research issue in the field of higher education. This study used questionnaires administered to 1 770 teachers from different levels, types, and academic fields of Chinese universities to investigate job satisfaction among university professors and the relationship between job satisfaction of university professors and the organizational characteristics of the university. The job satisfaction of Chinese university professors includes six dimensions: career development and school management, teaching and research services, salary, benefits and logistical services, professional reputation, teaching and research facilities, and the work itself. The overall job satisfaction levels are close to average, with salary and benefits receiving the lowest level of satisfaction. The organizational characteristics of universities, such as school type, school level, academic field, organizational climate, evaluation orientation, and school management, all have significant effects on the overall job satisfaction of university professors. The organizational climate and school level affect all six dimensions of job satisfaction among university professors.
文摘Since the 1980s,a series of reforms that aimed to reconstruct the relationships among the government,the university,and the student(consumer)have been initiated in the systems of higher education.In varying degrees,these systems of higher education were affected by market forces.Given this,the relationship between the state and higher education has also been changed significantly.The purpose of this paper is to view recent changes in higher education in the historic context of globalization.It attempts to trace the source of these changes and to depict,against a new background,the new role of the state vis-à-vis higher education.It also seeks to illuminate the rationale behind the changing role of the state.By using the experiences of selected countries as illustrations,this paper will discuss the salient features of the state’s role change in various contexts.
基金support from the Chinese University of Hong Kong(Direct Grant No.4058038)and the Hong Kong General Research Council(No.14603416).
文摘We examine the impact of China s higher education expansion on labor market outcomes for young college graduates using China s 20051 Percent Population Sample Survey.Exploiting variations in the expansion of university places across provinces and high school cohorts between 1999 and 2003,we apply a difference-in-differences model and take into account the demand-side effect by using the Bartik index.We find that the expansion of higher education in China decreased unemployment rates among males and college graduates in the short term.However,the policy decreased women s labor force participation and individual earnings in high-skilled white-collar jobs.We further discuss potential channels affecting the outcomes that were observed.Our results illustrate the broad economic benefits of higher education.The findings shed new light on the contribution of young skilled labor in the economic growth of China and call for policies that can alleviate the short-term negative impact of higher education on individual students and maximize human capital.Our study also provides an interesting example of the consequences of the unequal expansion of higher education opportunities on the labor market of an emerging economy.
文摘Purpose:This study explores the contributions and effectiveness of the Jockey Club“Giftedness into Flourishing Talents”Project(Project GIFT)in supporting learner diversity in gifted education,including meeting the educational and psychological needs of highly capable and gifted students in Hong Kong.Design/Approach/Methods:This study investigates the effectiveness of Project GIFT in supporting the development of diversity in learning in 20 project schools.Through close cooperation with project schools,Project GIFT comprised six developmental areas:school development,curriculum development,teachers’professional development,parent empowerment,student development,and financial support.To further assess the usefulness of the school-based support provided by Project GIFT,this study examines the implementation of school-based gifted education in two project schools based on the aforementioned components.educational program in gifted education that intervened at both Level 1(whole class)and Level 2(pullout)of the three-tiered policy stipulated by the Hong Kong Education Bureau.One of the few gifted education programs implemented in Asia,Project GIFT focused on six key components to specifically support high-ability and gifted students with diverse educational and affective needs.This study shows that Project GIFT significantly enhanced diversity in learning,its collaboration with two key schools resulting in the successful enhancement of school development,professional development,curriculum development,student development,parent empowerment,and financial support.Originality/Value:The article fills the research gap by examining the effectiveness of a schoolbased gifted education program focused on enriching and differentiating curricula for different regular and pull-out programs.In doing so,this article attests to the success of the program in addressing the educational and psychosocial needs of gifted students at local schools in Hong Kong.
