Asian Education and Development Studies: Volume 11 Issue 2

Strengthening voter competence through voting advice applications: an experimental study of the iVoter in Taiwan

Da-Chi Liao, Wen Bin Chiou, Jinhyeok Jang, Shao Hua Cheng

Drawing on cognitive theories of information and democracy, this paper argues that carefully designed voting advice applications (VAAs) strengthen voter competence by matching…

Shifting perceptions of same-sex marriage in Taiwan: who changed their mind after legalization?

Timothy S. Rich, Andi Dahmer, Carolyn Brueggemann

This article addresses Taiwanese public opinion on same-sex marriage, connecting it to the 2020 general election.

Is the enemy's enemy my friend? American public support for Taiwan under the context of the Sino–US trade war

Yao-Yuan Yeh, Charles K.S. Wu

In this paper, the authors investigate the factors that explain US public support for military operation for the enemy's enemy, and argue that US public support for military…

The effect of China factor on Taiwan's elections: how has it changed across generations from 2008 to 2014?

Dennis Lu-Chung Weng, Lu-Huei Chen, Ching-Hsing Wang

The main purpose of this study is to reveal how the China factor influences Taiwan voters' evaluations of the two major parties across elections and generations. We contend that…

Sacrificing mackerel for sustainability: case study of a local cultural festival in northeastern Taiwan

Ying-Ching Wu

The purpose of this paper is to describe how people in a coastal community act upon anxieties about overexploitation of a shared resource and their attempts to ease the moral…

Britain and Hong Kong: the 2019 protests and their aftermath

Tim Summers

The purpose of this paper is to examine British policy towards Hong Kong from the protests of 2019 through political controversies in 2020.

Regulating Macao's casino gaming: two decades of development and prospects

Changbin Wang

The purpose of this paper is to review Macao's gaming regulation from 2001, when competition was introduced into the gaming market, to the present and discuss the potential…

Risk factors for the rice crop farming community in China: a documentary analysis of the challenges during post COVID-19

Ahsan Niaz, Muhammad Mujtaba Asad, Amir. A. Abdulmuhsin, Musa Shavanov, Prathamesh Churi

Pandemics always have an impact on everything; for wildlife it is somehow positive and for human health and safety it is negative. But yet there is not any critique on its impact…

Online teaching benefits and challenges during pandemic COVID-19: a comparative study of Pakistan and Indonesia

Sahib Khatoon Thaheem, Mohamad Jafre Zainol Abidin, Quratulain Mirza, Habib Ullah Pathan

The shift from physical class to online classes in the pandemic COVID-19 situation has posited opportunities as well as challenges for teachers and students. The primary purpose…

Students' readiness for e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in a South-East Asian university: a Rasch analysis

Donnie Adams, Kee Man Chuah, Bambang Sumintono, Ahmed Mohamed

Universities have shifted from face-to-face learning environments to e-learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the sudden change to online teaching has raised…

Spiritual and mental health of teenagers in Hong Kong and in mainland China under the impact of COVID-19

Chi Hung Leung, Yan Mu

The rates of emotional distress have risen in many countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study assessed the emotional distress of adolescents and young adults in Hong Kong…

Development of distance education in Chinese higher education in perspectives of accessibility, quality and equity under COVID-19

Ying Chen, Angela Yung Chi Hou, Lei Huang

This paper aimed to explore the development of distance education (DE) in Chinese higher education as well as the three significant themes: accessibility, quality and equity in…

Adherence to quarantine protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19: the mediating effect of intrinsic and extrinsic motivations

Luz Suplico-Jeong, Reynaldo Altillo Bautista Jr, Nelson Borrega Guillen Jr, Noel Sajid Murad

Iloilo province was singled out as a model province in the Philippines because of its ability to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This study aims to examine the factors that…

The effect of online learning on communication between instructors and students during Covid-19 pandemic

Mohammad Alawamleh, Lana Mohannad Al-Twait, Gharam Raafat Al-Saht

This study aims to explore whether online learning has an effect on communication between instructors and students in a negative way, whether online learning affects students'…

Acceptability and challenges of online higher education in the era of COVID-19: a study of students' perspective

Raj Kishor Bisht, Sanjay Jasola, Ila Pant Bisht

Emergence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) forced the world-wide education system to adopt online mode immediately. There are two main objectives of the paper: the first one…