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Environmental Sustainability and Education for Waste Management: Implications for Policy and Practice
Environmental Sustainability and Education for Waste Management: Implications for Policy and Practice2019

This book focuses on education for environmental sustainability, in particular the area of solid waste management. Presenting the latest studies from different countries, industries and education sectors on approaches and innovative ideas to educate young people on the sustainable development of our planet, it is of interest to educators...

Author(s):
Winnie So Wing-mui, Chow Cheuk-fai and John Lee Chi-Kin
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321 pages

‎ISBN electronic: ‎9789811391736

ISBN print: 9789811391729

Hong Kong Rural Women under Chinese Rule: Gender Politics, Reunification and Globalization in Post-colonial Hong Kong
Hong Kong Rural Women under Chinese Rule: Gender Politics, Reunification and Globalization in Post-colonial Hong Kong2019

This book explores gender dynamics in the indigenous villages (also known as walled villages) in post-handover Hong Kong. It traces the historical development of the walled villages, outlines the nature of walled village society, and explores the changes currently at work, including the erosion of the rural-urban divide...

Author(s):
Isabella Ng Fung-sheung
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192 pages

ISBN: 9781138497078

Social Support, Well-being and Teacher Development
Social Support, Well-being and Teacher Development2019

The under-theorised position of the emotional aspect of teaching and the declining mental health of school students and teachers have prompted the author to embark on an investigation into the social function of teaching. This book explores social support from its origin in health psychology...

Author(s):
Lam Bick-har
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312 pages

‎ISBN electronic: ‎9789811335778

ISBN print: 9789811335754

Transformations in Higher Education Governance in Asia: Policy, Politics and Progress
Transformations in Higher Education Governance in Asia: Policy, Politics and Progress2019

This book assesses policy and governance approaches to the provision of higher education in Asia, focusing on national level differences, policy variation in terms of public versus private financing models, access and equity, and the treatment of academic labour.

Author(s):
Edited by Darryl Jarvis and Mok Ka-ho
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243 pages

‎ISBN electronic: ‎9789811392948

ISBN print: 9789811392931

Twenty-first Century Skills, Career and Life Planning Education
Twenty-first Century Skills, Career and Life Planning Education2019

自21世紀技能或核心素養概念推出以來,世界各國的政府均十分關心在各自的教育體系中如何能夠培養當中的四大技能,分別是核心技能(讀、寫、講)、學習與創新技能、資訊、媒體和科技技能及生活與職業技能等。不過,對於如何教授及培養相關技能,暫時還未有一致的看法。

Author(s):
John Lee Chi-Kin, Christina Yu Wai-mui and Sammy Hui King-fai
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251 pages

ISBN: 9789862661949