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Labour Market Experience, Educational Attainment and Self-Reported Happiness: Crowding-Out amongst Young People in Hong Kong
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Kühner, Stefan; Jiang, Jin; Wen, Zhuoyi; Lau, Maggie – Journal of Education and Work, 2021
Recent literature on education and work well recognises the 'crowding-out perspective' of how higher education expansion impacts the labour market experience of young people with different educational levels. However, the relationship between the labour market experience and young people's self-reported happiness remains less well understood. This…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Adolescents, Young Adults, Psychological Patterns
The Role of Facilitators in Project Action Learning Implementation
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Cao, Rui; Chuah, Kong Bieng; Chao, Yiu Chung; Kwong, Kar Fai; Law, Mo Yin – Learning Organization, 2012
Purpose: This paper addresses the importance of a more proactive role of organizational learning (OL) facilitators, learning motivation reinforcer, through a two-part longitudinal study in a case company. The first part of this study aims to investigate and analyze some unexpected challenges in the project action learning-driven (PAL) OL…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Learning Motivation, Experiential Learning, Partnerships in Education
Job Satisfaction of Academics in Hong Kong.
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Grichting, W. L. – Australian Universities' Review, 1988
Academic environments for Australian faculty in Australia and Hong Kong are compared, and the likelihood of job satisfaction for Australians in Hong Kong is discussed. Career conditions under which Hong Kong employment will be most satisfactory are noted. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Faculty Workload, Foreign Countries
Job Satisfaction Among Academic Staff: An International Perspective.
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Lacy, Fiona J.; Sheehan, Barry A. – Higher Education, 1997
A study examined aspects of college faculty's satisfaction with their jobs across eight nations (Australia, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Mexico, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States) and the implications for governance and administration. Results indicate that factors related to work environment (university atmosphere, morale, sense of community,…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Collegiality, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries
An International Study of the Gendered Nature of Academic Work: Some Cross-Cultural Explorations.
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Poole, Millicent; Bornholt, Laurel; Summers, Fiona – Higher Education, 1997
Examines gender-related nature of academic work, based on an international survey of college and university faculty. Describes commonalities for areas of discrimination among men and women faculty in Australia, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Mexico, Sweden, United Kingdom, and United States. Focuses on working conditions, professional activities…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, College Instruction, Comparative Analysis
International Issues. Paper Presentations: Session C.
2000
This document contains eight papers from the international issues section of an international conference on vocational education and training (VET) for lifelong learning in the information era. The following papers are included: "The Impact of Globalisation and the Changing Nature of Work on Vocational Education and Training" (Chris…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Learning, Comparative Analysis, Corporate Education
Programme Development. Paper Presentations: Session F.
2000
This document contains 35 papers from the program development section of an international conference on vocational education and training (VET) for lifelong learning in the information era. The following are among the papers included: "Using Quality Indicators to Create World-Class Curricula: From Concept to Application" (Curtis Finch,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adult Learning, Bachelors Degrees, Benchmarking