Experiential Education and Adolescents' Personal and Spiritual Development: A Mixed-Method Study in the Secondary School Context of Hong Kong

ISBN-13: 9783531185750 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 208 str.

Chung Kwan Ackie Cheung

Opis

Examines apparent use of experiential education in Hong Kong. This title deals with mixed study methods, addressing the scale of the use of experiential education and the impact of it on adolescents' personal and spiritual development, specified in four aspects: self-concept, self-efficacy, learning climate and spiritual dimension.

Spis treści

Literature review and clarification of research question. - Methodology and methods of data collection. - Findings and interpretation: Case record in layers.

O autorze

Chung Kwan Ackie Cheung has engaged in the work of pastoral care, teaching, counseling and adventure activities since 1999. At present, she continues teaching courses in Hong Kong at various welfare organizations and universities.

Blurb

Adventure-based programs have become prevailing in the schools in Hong Kong. Due to the little empirical examination to the frequent use of experiential education, Chung Kwan Ackie Cheung uses mixed methods to establish its first phenomenal picture, addressing the scale of the use of experiential education and the impact of it on adolescents’ development with regard to the globalizing phenomenon of Hong Kong. The findings show that experiential education, esp. adventure-based program, has been widely-spread and there is positive impact in the specified aspects self-concept, self-efficacy, learning climate and spiritual dimension of its adolescent learners.