Asian Education and Development Studies: Volume 4 Issue 4

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Lee Kuan Yew’s enduring legacy of good governance in Singapore, 1959-2015

Jon S.T. Quah

Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first prime minister, who governed the country from 1959 to 1990, passed away on 23 March 2015 at the age of 91. The purpose of this paper is to assess…

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Role of self-efficacy and family supportive organizational perceptions in teachers’ organizational citizenship behaviour: A study on engineering college teachers in India

Ganesh Mangadu Paramasivam

The purpose of this paper is to understand the role of self-efficacy and family supportive organizational perceptions (FSOP) on organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB) among…

Revisiting the subculture: understanding deviant students in China

CK Cheung, Lucia Lin Liu

In recent years, the concept of subculture has been fiercely criticized, with some scholars even claiming that it is no longer relevant in a multi-cultural world (Muggleton, 2000;…

Macau’s Pataca and identity

Paul B. Spooner

For over a 100 years, Macau’s Pataca has been tied to Macau’s identity, its independent financial existence and its links to the Lusophone world. Its role as a supporter of the…

Understanding inequality in public school admission in urban China: Analysis of public discourses on Ze Xiao

Jing Liu

The purpose of this paper is to apply analysis of public discourses on Ze Xiao to explore and interpret the power relationships shaping inequality in admission to public junior…

Family factors and immigrant students’ academic achievement: An Asian and Hispanic comparison study

Xiaopeng Gong, Gregory Marchant, Yinsheng Cheng

– The purpose of the paper is to examine the relationship between family-related factors and academic performance for Asian and Hispanic immigrant students.

“Father” of Hong Kong nationalism? A critical review of Wan Chin’s city-state theory

Tommy Cheung

The purpose of this paper is to give a critical review of the City-State Theory by Wan Chin of Hong Kong. Chin is referred to as the “Father of Hong Kong Independence,” and his…

Cover of Asian Education and Development Studies

ISSN:

2046-3162

Online date, start – end:

2012

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editors:

  • Prof. Ka Ho Mok
  • Guest Editor: Prof. Oscar Salemink (Special Issue 9.1: Ethnicity, Ritual and Festivals in Asia)
  • Guest Editor: Dr Siu Woo Cheung (Special Issue 9.1: Ethnicity, Ritual and Festivals in Asia)