Lee Kit-ha. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 56-64). / Text in English; abstracts in English and Chinese. / Lee Kit-ha. / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.i / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iv / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vii / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.viii / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Background --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Role of Recess --- p.3 / Chapter 1.1.1.1 --- Pro-recess Arguments --- p.3 / Chapter 1.1.1.2 --- Anti-recess Arguments --- p.4 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Under Utilization of the Recess --- p.5 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- The Recess in Hong Kong and Other Settings --- p.6 / Chapter 1.2 --- Purpose of the Study --- p.8 / Chapter 1.3 --- Theoretical Framework --- p.8 / Chapter 1.4 --- Operational Definition --- p.9 / Chapter 1.5 --- Significance of the Study --- p.10 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Review of Literatures --- p.11 / Chapter 2.1 --- Values of Participating in Physical Activity --- p.11 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Health Benefits --- p.11 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Psychological Aspects --- p.12 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Social-Intellectual Development --- p.14 / Chapter 2.2 --- School Environmental Variables that may Influence Children's Physical Activity --- p.14 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Physical Environmental Influences --- p.15 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Social Environmental Influences --- p.16 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Observed Behaviors during Recess --- p.17 / Chapter 2.3 --- Time and Place for Physical Activity in School --- p.17 / Chapter 2.4 --- Physical Activity of Children in School --- p.18 / Chapter 2.5 --- Summary --- p.21 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Methodology --- p.22 / Chapter 3.1 --- Participants --- p.22 / Chapter 3.2 --- Instrumentation --- p.23 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- "Measures of Physical Activity, Eating Behavior, and Related Environmental Events" --- p.23 / Chapter 3.2.1.1 --- Behaviors of Eating and Activity for Children's Health Evaluation System (BEACHES) --- p.23 / Chapter 3.2.1.2 --- Reliability and Validity of BEACHES --- p.27 / Chapter 3.2.1.3 --- "Observer Reliability (observer training , interobserver and intraobserver agreement scores)" --- p.27 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Measures of Physical Environmental Variables --- p.28 / Chapter 3.2.2.1 --- Environmental Inventory --- p.28 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Measures of Social Environmental Variables --- p.29 / Chapter 3.2.3.1 --- Situational Interview --- p.29 / Chapter 3.3 --- Observation Procedure --- p.29 / Chapter 3.4 --- Analysis of Data --- p.30 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- Results --- p.31 / Chapter 4.1 --- Results of BEACHES Variables --- p.32 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Physical Activity Levels --- p.32 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- School Types Comparison --- p.34 / Chapter 4.1.3 --- Gender Comparison --- p.35 / Chapter 4.2 --- Relationship Between Physical Activity and Other Variables --- p.36 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Physical Location and Physical Activity --- p.36 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Prompts and Physical Activity --- p.37 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Recess Duration and Physical Activity --- p.38 / Chapter 4.3 --- Relationship Between Ingestion Behavior and Social Interactors --- p.38 / Chapter 4.4 --- Situational Interviews with Teachers --- p.39 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- Discussion --- p.41 / Chapter 5.1 --- Physical Activity and Ingestion Behaviors of Children --- p.42 / Chapter 5.1.1 --- Physical Activity Behaviors --- p.42 / Chapter 5.1.2 --- Physical Activity Levels and Recess duration --- p.43 / Chapter 5.1.3 --- Ingestion Behaviors - --- p.43 / Chapter 5.2 --- Variables that Influence Physical Activity of Children --- p.44 / Chapter 5.2.1 --- Social Environmental Variables --- p.44 / Chapter 5.2.2 --- Gender Differences in Physical Activity --- p.46 / Chapter 5.2.3 --- Physical Environmental Variables --- p.47 / Chapter CHAPTER 6 --- Conclusion and Recommendations --- p.52 / Chapter 6.1 --- Conclusion --- p.52 / Chapter 6.2 --- Recommendation --- p.53 / References --- p.56 / Appendices --- p.65

Lau Tsz Chung. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 57-66). / Text in English; abstracts in English and Chinese. / Lau Tsz Chung. / Acknowledgement --- p.i / Abstract --- p.ii / Table of contents --- p.v / List of Figures --- p.viii / List of Tables --- p.x / Introduction --- p.1 / Background --- p.1 / Statement of Problem --- p.3 / Research Question --- p.4 / Significance of the Study --- p.4 / Theoretical Contribution --- p.4 / Practical Contribution --- p.5 / Review of Literature --- p.7 / Load carrying on Level Ground --- p.7 / Research Method Involved --- p.8 / Modified Gait Pattern During Load Carriage --- p.9 / Trunk Posture --- p.10 / Low Back Pain --- p.11 / Posture and Back Pain --- p.12 / Load Carrying Studies in Children --- p.14 / Stair Walking --- p.15 / Compared with Level Walking --- p.15 / Temporal Characteristics --- p.17 / Kinematics Measurement --- p.18 / Stair Dimensions --- p.19 / Stair Walking with Load Carriage --- p.21 / Physiological Studies --- p.21 / Biomechanical Studies --- p.21 / Methodology --- p.24 / Design --- p.24 / Subject --- p.24 / Instrumentation --- p.25 / Motion Analysis System --- p.25 / School Bag --- p.25 / Experimental Set-up --- p.25 / Procedure --- p.26 / Term Definition --- p.27 / Data Analysis --- p.27 / Results --- p.29 / Ascending Stair --- p.29 / Posture --- p.29 / Effect on Load Weight --- p.29 / Effect on Load Carrying Method --- p.30 / Velocity --- p.30 / Parameters of Lower Extremities --- p.30 / Descending Stair --- p.31 / Posture --- p.31 / Effect on Load Weight --- p.31 / Effect on Load Carrying Method --- p.31 / Velocity --- p.32 / Parameters of Lower Extremities --- p.32 / Trend --- p.32 / Summary --- p.33 / Discussion --- p.35 / Ascending Stair --- p.35 / Posture --- p.35 / Different Load Weights --- p.35 / Different Carrying Methods --- p.39 / Velocity --- p.40 / Descending Stair --- p.42 / Posture --- p.42 / Velocity --- p.46 / Parameters of Lower Extremities --- p.47 / Trend --- p.48 / Back Pain --- p.49 / Recommended Carrying Load Method and Weight for Children --- p.50 / Limitations of the Study --- p.52 / Further Study --- p.53 / Conclusion --- p.56 / References --- p.57 / Appendix --- p.67 / Appendix A - The experimental Set-up --- p.67 / Appendix B - Subject Consent Form --- p.68 / Appendix C - Figures and Tables --- p.71

1598 students (from Primary 2 to Primary 4) participated in Study One on prevalence. Data on internalizing problems were collected using the Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL). The overall prevalence rate in the current sample was 11.4 percent. Association between children's internalizing problem and mother-child relationship was assessed using the Parent-Child Relationship Questionnaire (PCRQ). Warmth in PCRQ had the highest negative correlation with Anxious/Depressed in CBCL. / Early identification of internalizing problems in young children is important as internalizing behaviour may intensify over time and lead to psychiatric disorders (e.g., Seligman & Ollendick, 1998), or even suicide (e.g., Lewinshon, Rohde, & Seeley, 1998). The internalizing problems of Hong Kong young children also reached an alarming point. A recent survey released by the Hong Kong Association for Careers Masters and Guidance Masters (HKACMGM) in late 2005 indicated that around 75 percent of primary school children considered themselves unhappy in their daily life. The present research looked into the internalizing problems among Hong Kong primary school children. It consisted of two studies. Study One was on the prevalence of childhood internalizing problems, and its association with mother-child relationship. Study Two was a treatment outcome research on the effectiveness of different intervention programs for these children. Three interventions were compared with the waitlist control group in order to identify the effectiveness of interventions on reducing internalizing symptoms, enhancing mother-child relationship, and increasing self-esteem. These interventions were: FRIENDS (cognitive-behavioural approach), THERAPLAY (relationship-based approach), and COPE (an integrative approach). / In general, this research was among the first few in Hong Kong on assessing the prevalence rate of internalizing problem and its association with mother-child relationship. The results on the impact of different interventions on children provided further insight to local practitioners in evaluating the characteristics of their intervention programs on these children. Limitations of this research were also discussed. / Results showed that intervention of any kind could help to reduce children's internalizing problems. Such reduction could, in general, be maintained to the follow-up period despite fluctuations in between. Three major findings on the intervention programs were highlighted. First, COPE, using an integrative approach, had the biggest drop in internalizing problems as measured by CBCL. Second, FRIENDS and COPE were particularly effective in enhancing warmth, disciplinary warmth (as seen by mothers) and personal relations (as reported by children). Third, THERAPLAY was reported to be effective in reducing children's social anxiety and in enhancing children's social self-esteem. / Study Two included 92 children whose CBCL score reached at least the cutoff point (i.e., they were considered as "high risk" for having internalizing disorders) and met the selection criteria for the treatment groups. These children and their mothers were randomly allocated either to one of the three treatment conditions (n=23, 22, 23 respectively) and completed an 8-session intervention program, or to a wait-list control condition (control group, n=24). Children completed the Reynold's Child Depression Scale (RCDS), Screening for Children Anxiety-Related Disorders (SCARED) Culture-free Self-Esteem Inventory (CFSEI) at pre- and post-intervention while mothers completed the Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL) and the Parent-Child Relationship Questionnaire (PCRQ) at post-intervention. 1-month follow-up assessment on the above measures was conducted. Peer nomination was done at pre- and post-intervention as well as at 1-month follow-up time points to explore more on the impact of these interventions on children's social world. / Siu Fung Ying Angela. / "June 2006." / Adviser: David W. Chan. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 69-01, Section: A, page: 0115. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 162-180). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Electronic reproduction. [Ann Arbor, MI] : ProQuest Information and Learning, [200-] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / School code: 1307.

Tam, Sin Yu Ophelia. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 203-209). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Scope of study --- p.1 / The policy change in the context of the education system in Hong Kong --- p.4 / Theoretical discussion and literature review --- p.10 / Definition of terms --- p.10 / Multicultural education --- p.16 / Newspaper coverage of South Asians in Hong Kong --- p.22 / My methodology and its problems --- p.26 / My involvement in the field --- p.26 / Areas of study --- p.30 / Methodological problems --- p.32 / Summary of chapters --- p.37 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Historical and Socioeconomic Context of South Asians in Hong Kong --- p.40 / Introduction --- p.40 / Socioeconomic situation of South Asians --- p.43 / Occupational pattern --- p.43 / Language spoken --- p.47 / Educational attainment --- p.50 / Discrimination and legislation --- p.56 / Concluding remarks --- p.58 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- The Educational Opportunities and Education Systems for Ethnic Minorities in Hong Kong --- p.60 / Introduction --- p.60 / Medium of instruction in history --- p.61 / Education systems in Hong Kong for ethnic minorities --- p.69 / Three types of schools based on the medium of instruction --- p.69 / The fieldsite school - a case study --- p.75 / The policy change --- p.80 / The school place allocation system for ethnic minorities --- p.81 / Concluding remarks --- p.84 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Views of the Education and Manpower Bureau --- p.87 / Introduction --- p.87 / Background --- p.88 / Promoting integration --- p.90 / School closer to home --- p.97 / The principle of equal opportunities --- p.98 / More choice of schools --- p.102 / Concluding remarks --- p.104 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Views of the Concern Group --- p.107 / Introduction --- p.107 / "Background: The meaning of ""integration""" --- p.107 / Better Chinese language skills? --- p.112 / Lack of resources and long-term planning --- p.115 / Are closer schools an advantage? --- p.121 / More choice of schools? --- p.122 / What is equal opportunity? --- p.125 / Results of a survey done by the concern group --- p.127 / Concluding remarks --- p.129 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Views of the South Asians Apart from the Concern Group --- p.133 / Introduction --- p.133 / Background --- p.134 / English as an international language --- p.137 / Is Chinese reading and writing skill irrelevant? --- p.140 / Ability to support their children's study --- p.143 / Racial discrimination --- p.149 / Cultural assimilation --- p.153 / Parents who supported the new policy --- p.155 / Concluding remarks --- p.158 / Chapter Chapter 7 --- Views of Other Parties --- p.162 / Introduction --- p.162 / Non-Chinese Speaking schools --- p.162 / Principals and teaching staff --- p.164 / The mass media --- p.167 / University experts on education policy --- p.172 / Unison Hong Kong --- p.174 / Concluding remarks --- p.176 / Chapter Chapter 8 --- Conclusion: Multicultural in Education in Hong Kong --- p.180 / Summary --- p.180 / Versions of multiculturalism in Hong Kong --- p.183 / The Education and Manpower Bureau --- p.186 / The concern group --- p.190 / The South Asians --- p.192 / Implications of multiculturalism in Hong Kong --- p.195 / Concluding remarks --- p.200 / Reference

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