ERIC Number: EJ966330
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
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Education and Personnel Training in Hong Kong: A Decade of Drastic Reform
Kwok, Joseph
Rehabilitation Education, v21 n4 p269-276 2007
This paper discusses the impact of major reforms in Hong Kong on rehabilitation practice and personnel training. Significant changes in policy and legislative measures concerning disability are explained. Key challenges to professional accreditation and personnel training related to rehabilitation are deliberated with illustrations on how tertiary institutes respond to such unprecedented levels of reform in the history of Hong Kong. Implications for American rehabilitation educators and counselors are discussed.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Rehabilitation, Professional Education, Public Policy, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Laws, Vocational Rehabilitation, Employment Services, Hospitals, Community Services, Certification, Labor Market
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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