by Lam Tak Shing John. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 138-150). / Abstract also in Chinese. / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.i / TABLE OF CONTENT --- p.ii / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vi / FIGURES --- p.vii / Abstract --- p.viii / CHAPTER / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / The Hong Kong Education Context and Dropout Situation --- p.7 / Statement of the Problem --- p.13 / Purpose of this Study --- p.14 / Significance of the Study --- p.15 / Research Questions --- p.16 / Limitations of the Study --- p.16 / Chapter II. --- REVIEW OF LITERATURE / Introduction --- p.18 / Relevant theories / The Epidemilogical Concept of Students at Risk --- p.19 / Social Constructivist Model of Students at Risk --- p.20 / Alienation Theory and Finn's Participation-identification Model --- p.23 / Wehlage's Dropout Prevention Theory: School Membership and Educational Engagement --- p.27 / An Adapted and Integrated Explanatory Model of School Failure and Dropping Out --- p.30 / Chapter III. --- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY / Introduction --- p.33 / The Research Paradigms --- p.34 / Phenomenological Approach --- p.36 / Symbolic Interactionism --- p.36 / Subjects and sampling --- p.37 / Context of Study --- p.41 / Research Design and Method --- p.42 / Multiple-case-study method --- p.43 / Unit of analysis --- p.44 / Analytic Induction Method --- p.46 / Data Collection / Data collection methods --- p.50 / Focus Group Interview --- p.51 / Individual Interviews --- p.52 / Participant Observation --- p.52 / Analysis of physical artifacts --- p.55 / Data Analysis --- p.56 / Coding strategies --- p.57 / Enumeration --- p.57 / Typological analysis --- p.58 / Analytic induction --- p.59 / Triangulation and trustworthiness --- p.61 / Chapter IV. --- RESEARCH FINDINGS / Introduction --- p.64 / Research findings from various data collection methods --- p.65 / Participant Observation Findings --- p.65 / Focus Group Interview Findings --- p.69 / Non-participant Observation Findings --- p.69 / Interview Findings --- p.70 / Three Typical Cases --- p.75 / The Emergent Patterns/ Themes --- p.80 / Some Interim Conclusions --- p.88 / Categorization of perceptions --- p.92 / Summary of the Findings and their relations to the Research Questions --- p.95 / Propositions --- p.96 / Chapter V. --- DISCUSSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS / Introduction --- p.99 / School restructuring --- p.99 / School restructuring for at-risk students --- p.100 / Recommendations for Hong Kong school restructuring --- p.103 / Accommodation --- p.104 / Academic engagement --- p.108 / School social engagement and school organization --- p.111 / Teacher culture --- p.116 / Implications for teacher education and action research --- p.120 / "Other implication: A 'second Chance"" re-entry mechanism" --- p.121 / Conclusion --- p.123 / APPENDIX I Interview Guide --- p.126 / APPENDIX II Focus Group Interview Guide --- p.127 / APPENDIX III Case profiles of the subjects --- p.130 / References --- p.138

Cheung, Hin Wah. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 206-216). / Abstracts in English and Chinese; appendix 2 in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Abstract in Chinese (摘要） --- p.ii / List of Figures and Tables --- p.vii / Abbreviations Glossary --- p.ix / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- "Research Background, Significance and Question" --- p.4 / Chapter 1.3 --- Research Structure --- p.10 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- Research Subject and Time Period --- p.10 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- Research Objectives --- p.11 / Chapter 1.3.3 --- Hypotheses --- p.12 / Chapter 1.3.4 --- Research Methodology --- p.14 / Chapter 1.3.5 --- Limits of the Research --- p.16 / Chapter 1.4 --- Thesis Structure --- p.17 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literature Review: Theoretical Discussion --- p.24 / Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.24 / Chapter 2.2 --- The Concept of Religion and Politics --- p.24 / Chapter 2.3 --- Church-State Relations --- p.30 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Role of Church --- p.30 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- The Models of Church-State Relations --- p.32 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Types of interaction between Church and State --- p.39 / Chapter 2.4 --- Education: A Battlefield between Church and State --- p.42 / Chapter 2.5 --- Political Bargaining & Decision --- p.44 / Chapter 2.6 --- Conclusion --- p.46 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- "Church-State Relations in Hong Kong: Three governments, Four religions, Different relations" --- p.49 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.49 / Chapter 3.2 --- Church-State relations in the colonial age --- p.49 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Catholicism and Protestant Christianity --- p.51 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Buddhism and Taoism --- p.55 / Chapter 3.3 --- Church-State Relations in the transition period and after the return of sovereignty --- p.59 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- HKSAR Government & Four Religious Bodies --- p.60 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Chinese Government & Four Religious Bodies --- p.69 / Chapter 3.4 --- Inter-religion Relations --- p.79 / Chapter 3.5 --- Conclusion --- p.81 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- "Religion, Education and School Management Reform" --- p.84 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.84 / Chapter 4.2 --- Religion and Education in Hong Kong --- p.84 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Roman Catholicism --- p.88 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Protestant Christianity --- p.91 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Buddhism --- p.94 / Chapter 4.2.4 --- Taoism --- p.96 / Chapter 4.3 --- Schools in Hong Kong: Types & Management in the Past and Present …… --- p.98 / Chapter 4.4 --- "School Management Reform: reason, process and consequence" --- p.103 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- School-based Management: History and Development --- p.105 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- The Impact of School Management Reform --- p.108 / Chapter 4.5 --- Different Responses of Different Religious Organizations --- p.119 / Chapter 4.6 --- Conclusion --- p.132 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Finding: Reasons for Different Responses and Relations --- p.142 / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.142 / Chapter 5.2 --- The SAR Government's Dependence on Education Service Provision --- p.142 / Chapter 5.3 --- Social influence of Religious Organizations --- p.148 / Chapter 5.4 --- Relations with the Chinese Government --- p.161 / Chapter 5.5 --- Three factors and Religious Group --- p.170 / Chapter 5.6 --- Factors for Further Consideration --- p.172 / Chapter 5.7 --- Conclusion --- p.182 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Conclusion --- p.191 / Chapter 6.1 --- Introduction --- p.191 / Chapter 6.2 --- Review of Major findings --- p.191 / Chapter 6.3 --- Further discussion of the research findings --- p.195 / Chapter 6.3.1 --- China and Church-State relations in Hong Kong --- p.195 / Chapter 6.3.2 --- Functional Interaction and Church-State Relations --- p.197 / Chapter 6.3.3 --- Conflict of Ideology and Church-State Relations --- p.199 / Chapter 6.4 --- Suggested Topics for Further Study --- p.202 / Chapter 6.5 --- Conclusion --- p.203 / Bibliography --- p.206 / Appendix --- p.217

Ho, Ching Wai. / Thesis submitted in: October 2008. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 171-179). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgement --- p.iii / List of Figures --- p.iv / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2 --- Theoretical Framework and Research Methodology / Chapter 2.1 --- Literature Review --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Definition of Terms --- p.24 / Chapter 2.2 --- Methodology --- p.25 / Chapter 3 --- What you say may not be what you do: The linkage between idea and practice / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.33 / Chapter 3.2 --- Guiding Questions --- p.35 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- The Active Participants --- p.36 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- The Ambivalent Followers --- p.43 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- The Indifferent Subscriber --- p.50 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- The Escaper --- p.59 / Chapter 3.3 --- Chapter Conclusion --- p.63 / Chapter 4 --- Friends and .... Customers? Changing Ideas of Teacher-Student and Teacher-Parent Relationship / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.68 / Chapter 4.2 --- Teacher-student Relationship --- p.71 / Chapter 4.3 --- Teacher-parent Relationship --- p.89 / Chapter 4.4 --- Chapter Conclusion --- p.108 / Chapter 5 --- Teachers´ة Identities / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.113 / Chapter 5.2 --- A Brief Note on Professionalism --- p.114 / Chapter 5.3 --- Loci of Identities --- p.117 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- The Virtuous Teacher --- p.117 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- The Techno-Professional Teacher --- p.122 / Chapter 5.3.3 --- The Super Teacher --- p.127 / Chapter 5.3.4 --- The Indifferent Teacher --- p.131 / Chapter 5.4 --- Chapter Conclusion --- p.136 / Chapter 6 --- Discussion and Conclusion / Chapter 6.1 --- Discussion --- p.142 / Chapter 6.2 --- Conclusion --- p.155 / Appendix / Chapter A --- Interviewees´ة profile --- p.164 / Chapter B --- "Screen capture for Advertisement from The Education Bureau, HKSAR with transcript" --- p.166 / Bibliography --- p.171 / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgement --- p.iii / List of Figures --- p.iv / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2 --- Theoretical Framework and Research Methodology / Chapter 2.1 --- Literature Review --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Definition of Terms --- p.24 / Chapter 2.2 --- Methodology --- p.25 / Chapter 3 --- What you say may not be what you do: The linkage between idea and practice / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.33 / Chapter 3.2 --- Guiding Questions --- p.35 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- The Active Participants --- p.36 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- The Ambivalent Followers --- p.43 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- The Indifferent Subscriber --- p.50 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- The Escaper --- p.59 / Chapter 3.3 --- Chapter Conclusion --- p.63 / Chapter 4 --- Friends and .... Customers? Changing Ideas of Teacher-Student and Teacher-Parent Relationship / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.68 / Chapter 4.2 --- Teacher-student Relationship --- p.71 / Chapter 4.3 --- Teacher-parent Relationship --- p.89 / Chapter 4.4 --- Chapter Conclusion --- p.108 / Chapter 5 --- Teachers´ة Identities / Chapter 5.1 --- Introduction --- p.113 / Chapter 5.2 --- A Brief Note on Professionalism --- p.114 / Chapter 5.3 --- Loci of Identities --- p.117 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- The Virtuous Teacher --- p.117 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- The Techno-Professional Teacher --- p.122 / Chapter 5.3.3 --- The Super Teacher --- p.127 / Chapter 5.3.4 --- The Indifferent Teacher --- p.131 / Chapter 5.4 --- Chapter Conclusion --- p.136 / Chapter 6 --- Discussion and Conclusion / Chapter 6.1 --- Discussion --- p.142 / Chapter 6.2 --- Conclusion --- p.155 / Appendix / Chapter A --- Interviewees´ة profile --- p.164 / Chapter B --- "Screen capture for Advertisement from The Education Bureau, HKSAR with transcript" --- p.166 / Bibliography --- p.171

Wang, Xueju. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 255-269). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstract also in Chinese; some appendixes in Chinese.

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