A study on whole school approach to discipline in a Hong Kong secondary school

Author(s):  
Wing-keung Chung
2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 1394-1402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Matthews ◽  
Michael Nelson ◽  
Asha Kaur ◽  
Mike Rayner ◽  
Paul Kelly ◽  
...  

AbstractObjectiveObesity levels are rising in almost all parts of the world, including the UK. School food offers children in Great Britain between 25 % and 33 % of their total daily energy, with vending typically offering products high in fat, salt or sugar. Government legislation of 2007 to improve the quality of school food now restricts what English schools can vend. In assessing the effect of this legislation on the quality of English secondary-school vending provision, the response of schools to these effects is explored through qualitative data.DesignA longitudinal postal and visit-based inventory survey of schools collected vending data during the academic year 2006–2007 (pre-legislation), 2007–2008 and 2008–2009 (both post-legislation). Interviews with school staff explored issues of compliance. Product categorisation and analysis were carried out by product type, nutrient profiling and by categories of foods allowed or prohibited by the legislation.SettingEnglish secondary schools.SubjectsA representative sample of 279 schools including sixty-two researcher-visited inventory schools participated in the research.ResultsSchool vending seems to have moved towards compliance with the new standards – now drinks vending predominates and is largely compliant, whereas food vending is significantly reduced and is mostly non-compliant. Sixth form vending takes a disproportionate share of non-compliance. Vending has declined overall, as some schools now perceive food vending as uneconomic. Schools adopting a ‘whole-school’ approach appeared the most successful in implementing the new standards.ConclusionsGovernment legislation has achieved significant change towards improving the quality of English school vending, with the unintended consequence of reducing provision.


2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wai Chun Cherry Au ◽  
Kerry John Kennedy

Students’ mental health is an alarming issue in Hong Kong, thereby increasing concern from psychologists, who attempted to implement positive education programs to equip students with skills to counteract mental health problems. This study followed the practice from positive psychology and conducted a Flourishing Life program based on the framework of the PERMA model in a secondary setting. The aims of the present paper are two-fold: to report the effort of the program and to evaluate the program’s effectiveness. A mixed-method sequential explanatory research design, including survey (n = 495) and subsequent two focus-group interviews (n = 8), was adopted to assess the program’s effectiveness. Results indicated that Forms Two and Three students (Grades 8 and 9) benefited more from the program than the Form One students (Grade 7). Overall, students reported that they had benefitted from the program. Findings provide supporting evidence to the whole-school approach program that operated effectively within the existing curriculum. This research may provide a direction for school curriculum leaders to promote students’ wellbeing by infusing essence from positive psychology to the school curriculum.


1997 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eadaoin K. P. Hui ◽  
Rita C. C. Lo

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 270
Author(s):  
Dursun Aksu ◽  
Fatih Selim Sellüm

In the digital age, it is expected that students will not only have experience and passion for reading, but also will develop their reading skills to learn. Reading is one of the most important skills that develop the human and increase life-long learning capacity. Individuals can improve their personal, moral and emotional qualities to strengthen their sense of responsibility towards the family, society, nation and the world through reading. The individual can develop his personal, moral and emotional qualities in order to strengthen the sense of responsibility towards his family, society, nation and the world through reading.The life experiences of elementary school students are limited, but effective readings help to expand their horizons and perspectives. People can bring their knowledge and experiences together by reading. At the time of reading, students should have the ability to put out the deep meaning of the text, their learning experiences, and the ability to put new knowledge on their prior knowledge to build meaning. The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is one of the most comprehensive educational research at the international level. The PISA survey, conducted every three years since 2000, aims to measure students' achievement in science, reading skills and mathematics. When our country's reading performance is compared with other countries, it is seen that it is ranked 50th among the 70 countries participating in the program in 2015. Hong Kong, which participated in the same program, appears to be the 2nd. The purpose of this research is to examine the "whole school approach" adopted by Hong Kong, performed high reading achievement in 2012 and 2015 PISA exams, during the learning and development of reading and the studies it has carried out based on it.  For this purpose, Hong Kong's Basic Education Program Guide will be reviewed. The sections in which the success of reading in the PISA examinations and the effects of the whole school approach on this success were examined by the researchers and translated into Turkish. The data obtained were reviewed with language experts. The content analysis of the data has been made and three themes have been created that reveal all aspects of the (whole school approach TO: (1) Identify the Whole school approach (WSA), (2) School responsibilities in Whole school approach (WSA) and (3) Stakeholders' responsibilities in the Whole school approach (WSA). The results of the research show that there are responsibilities and responsibilities to school administrators, school program development experts, teacher-librarians, teachers, parents and students in improving reading performance with the whole school approach. It was concluded that the task and responsibility of gaining reading performance and habit should not be left to teachers only. In addition, success in improving reading performance with the whole school approach can be achieved in proportion of each stakeholder performing their duties.Extended English summary is in the end of Full Text PDF (TURKISH) file. ÖzetDijital çağda, bilgi temelli toplumdaki taleplerle başa çıkabilmek için, öğrencilerden yalnızca deneyimleri ve okuma tutkusuna sahip olması beklenmemekte, aynı zamanda öğrenmek için okuma becerilerini de geliştirmesi beklenmektedir. Okuma, insanı bir bütün olarak geliştiren ve yaşam boyu öğrenme kapasitesini artıran en önemli becerilerden biridir.  Birey okuma yoluyla ailesine, toplumuna, milletine ve dünyaya karşı sorumluluk duygularını güçlendirmek için kendi kişisel, ahlaki ve duygusal niteliklerini geliştirebilir. Yine okuma yoluyla farklı fikir, görüş, değer ve kültürlere açık görüşlülükle yaklaşmayı öğrenir.İlkokul öğrencilerinin yaşam deneyimleri sınırlıdır, ancak etkili okumalar ufuklarını ve perspektiflerini genişletmeye yardımcı olur. İnsanlar okumalarla bilgilerini ve deneyimlerini bir araya getirebilir. Okuma sırasında öğrencilerin, metnin derin anlamını çıkarabilmeleri, anlam kurmaları için önbilgilerinin üzerine öğrenme deneyimlerini ve yeni bilgiyi koyabilme becerisine sahip olması gerekir. Uluslararası Öğrenci Değerlendirme Programı (PISA) uluslararası düzeyde fen, matematik ve okuma alanlarında yapılan önemli bir eğitim araştırmasıdır. 2000 yılında başlamıştır ve üç yılda bir tekrarlanan PISA araştırması, öğrencilerin fen, okuma becerileri ve matematik alanlarındaki başarı durumu ölçmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Ülkemizin okuma alanındaki başarısı diğer ülkelerle karşılaştırmalı olarak incelendiğinde 2015 yılında programa katılan 70 ülke arasında 50. sırada yer alındığı görülür. Aynı programa katılan Hong Kong’un ise 2. olduğu görülmektedir. Bu araştırmanın amacı 2012 ve 2015 PISA sınavlarında okuma alanında yüksek başarı gösteren Hong Kong’un okumanın öğrenilmesi ve geliştirilmesi sürecinde benimsediği “tüm okul yaklaşımı”nı ve buna dayalı gerçekleştirdiği çalışmaları incelemektir. Bu amaçla Hong Kong’un Temel Eğitim Program Kılavuzu incelenmiştir. Kılavuzda PISA sınavlarında okuma bölümünde elde edilen başarının ve tüm okul yaklaşımının bu başarıya etkilerinin anlatıldığı bölümler araştırmacılar tarafından incelenmiş ve Türkçeye çevrilmiştir. Elde edilen veriler dil uzmanlarıyla tekrar gözden geçirilmiştir. Verilerin içerik analizi yapılmış ve “ tüm okul yaklaşımının” tüm yönleriyle ortaya koyan üç tema oluşturulmuştur: (1) Tüm Okul Yaklaşımını (TOY) tanıma, (2) TOY okulda yapılaması gerekenler ve (3) TOY paydaşların rolleri. Araştırma sonuçları tüm okul yaklaşımıyla okuma performansının geliştirilmesinde okul yöneticilerine, okul program geliştirme uzmanlarına, öğretmen-kütüphanecilere, öğretmenlere, ebeveynlere ve öğrencilere sorumluluk ve görevler düştüğü göstermektedir. Okuma performansı ve alışkanlığının kazandırılması görev ve sorumluluğu sadece öğretmenlere bırakılmaması gerektiği sonucuna varılmıştır. Ayrıca tüm okul yaklaşımıyla okuma performansının artırılmasındaki başarı, her paydaşın üzerine düşen görevleri yapması oranında sağlanabilir.


2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 617-630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Forlin

In comparison to international perspectives, the specific role of the school psychologist in Hong Kong will provide a case study of the tensions experienced by a system in transition between a very traditional, highly segregated education system, to one that is actively promoting a whole school approach to inclusion. Consideration will initially be given to the development of inclusive education and the identification of quality learning outcomes for students. The role of the school psychologists in Hong Kong and the challenges they face will be compared to other international jurisdictions, focusing on both internal and external influences that have impacted on their role in recent years.


2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 152-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leanne Lester ◽  
David Mander

This study investigated the social, emotional and mental wellbeing predictors of bullying victimisation and perpetration for boarding students following the transition from primary school to secondary boarding school. Longitudinal data on 76 male and 74 female boarding students in Grades 7, 8 and 9 was used from a larger longitudinal study of 3,462 students. A spike in frequency of bullying perpetration occurred immediately after the transition to secondary school and boarding school, with an increase in bullying perpetration continuing to occur throughout the following 2 years. Those boarding students reporting higher levels of depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms were significantly more at risk of frequent bullying victimisation at the beginning of Grade 8, while boarding students experiencing conduct problems and emotional difficulties were more likely to engage in frequent bullying perpetration. Peer support and feeling safe were found to be factors most likely to decrease frequent bullying victimisation. The sustained nature of bullying behaviour highlights the importance of addressing attitudes towards bullying both prior to and immediately after the commencement of boarding school. It is recommended that boarding schools adopt a targeted and systematic whole school approach to bullying prevention, while promoting positive interactions and relationships with peers.


Author(s):  
Chris Kun-man Yiu ◽  
Gladys Tang ◽  
Chloe Chi-man Ho

Recent advancement in sign linguistics and sign language acquisition research has enabled us to reconsider the role that sign language may play in bringing up deaf and hard-of-hearing (DHH) children. The education approach of sign bilingualism and co-enrollment (SLCO) has been implemented in Hong Kong for over 10 years and aims to promote social integration and academic attainment of DHH children in an inclusive setting. Four key ingredients have been identified as essential for the SLCO approach: (1) a whole-school approach toward promoting deaf–hearing collaboration; (2) deaf individuals’ involvement in school practices, especially deaf–hearing co-teaching practices in the SLCO classroom; (3) an enriched linguistic context to support bimodal bilingual development of DHH and hearing students; and (4) DHH and hearing students’ active participation in school and social activities. This chapter summarizes how these four factors contribute to the whole-school development toward deaf–hearing collaboration.


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