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Principal leadership preparation towards high-performing school leadership in Malaysia
Donnie Adams, Ashley Ng Yoon Mooi, Vasu MuniandyThe purpose of this paper is to examine the Malaysian National Professional Qualification for Educational Leaders (NPQEL), a principal leadership preparation programme and the…
Conceptualising quality following conflict: Afghanistan’s higher education policy
Daniel CouchThe purpose of this paper is to examine the dominant conceptualisation of quality in Afghanistan’s higher education strategic planning and policies, and consider the implications…
Concepts of quality in independent accreditation in Kyrgyzstan
Chynarkul RyskulovaThe purpose of this paper is to explore the concept, criteria and definitions of quality of higher education from the perspectives of the leadership of three new independent…
Differences in international accreditation: Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan
Martha MerrillThe purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to count the number of international program accreditations at universities in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan; and second, to understand…
Quality assurance in Afghan higher education: achievements and challenges
Anthony Welch, Attaullah WahidyarThe purpose of this paper is to review the development of quality assurance (QA) processes in higher education in Afghanistan and chart and assess the current achievements and…
Youth activism, state-contained participation and democratic legitimacy in Singapore
Chiew-Siang Bryan HoThis research is concerned with youth activism in Singapore historically and the importance of legitimacy for understanding the further development of youth activism and…
The invaluable experience : Martin Singer and Concordia's extraordinary path to open China's door to the world
Kenneth LanThis writing examines the remarkable career of the founding East Asian scholar at Montreal's Concordia University. He was the individual who did more than merely a college…
Taxing land rent, lowering other taxes – the case of Hong Kong
Lok Sang Ho, Gary Wai Chung WongThe purpose of this paper is threefold: to study if Hong Kong’s fiscal revenue is closely related to land rent; to assess if a fiscal regime relying on taxing land rent is good…
The Myth of “Hong Kong Nationalism”
Jeff Hai-chi LooThe persistent growth of ‘nativists’ in Hong Kong not only highlighted people's consideration over mainlandization, it also stimulates Beijing's nerve on national security. This…
Contentious politics and democratization in Hong Kong: Explaining growing demands for self-determination
Stephan OrtmannThe purpose of this paper is to explain why many activists in Hong Kong have shifted from demanding democracy to independence while, at least for a short time, there have been…
Using experiential learning of NGOs to enhance active citizenship education in school curriculum: Case study of Hong Kong secondary schools
King Man Eric ChongThe purpose of this paper is to analyse and evaluate the implementation of an empathy model of experiential learning in real-life sites, with the help of NGOs, for developing…
Localist challenges and the fragmentation of the pan-democratic camp in Hong Kong
Jermain T.M. LamThe purpose of the paper is to analyze the challenges brought by the localist faction to the traditional democratic camp in order to examine the risks and opportunities for the…
Reducing e-waste in China's mobile electronics industry: the application of the innovative circular business models
Alastair Marke, Carmen Chan, Gozde Taskin, Theo HackingThe objectives of this research are to (1) fill the evidence gap of circular business activities and (2) enrich the knowledge base about the drivers of and barriers to circular…
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2012Copyright Holder:
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hybridEditors:
- 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)