Project Yi Jin: An Alternative Pathway to Higher Education in Hong Kong.

Autor/inn/en	Wong, Edwin King-Por; Yeung, Alexander Seeshing
Titel	Project Yi Jin: An Alternative Pathway to Higher Education in Hong Kong.
Quelle	(2003), (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Adult Education; Articulation (Education); Education Work Relationship; Educational Attainment; Equal Education; Exit Examinations; Foreign Countries; Graduate Surveys; Graduation Requirements; High School Equivalency Programs; Nontraditional Education; Nontraditional Students; Outcomes of Education; Secondary Education; Student Certification; Student Surveys; Study Skills; Telephone Surveys; Vocational Education; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Adult; Adults; Education; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Articulation; Artikulation (Ling); Artikulation; Aussprache; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Final examination; Abschlussprüfung; Ausland; Abschlussordnung; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Sekundarbereich; Schulzeugnis; Schülerbefragung; Studientechnik; Telephone interview; Telefoninterview; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Hongkong
Abstract	Project Yi Jin was developed to provide an alternative route to higher education for students who failed the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination to gain academic status for and access to higher education. The project provides a 1-year full-time program that includes 600 contact hours of instruction in 10 subjects--7 core subjects and 3 electives. The program emphasizes basic skills and study skills. Project Yi Jin's designers gave special consideration to gender and age issues when designing the program's courses. After the project had been in operation for 1 year, it was evaluated through a telephone survey of approximately 3,000 students, of which 2,416 (80%) agreed to participate. The survey established that students who successfully completed the project had better opportunities for further study and tended to pursue further education at higher academic levels than did those who did not complete the program. Those who completed Project Yi Jin also had better subsequent employment opportunities and expressed higher levels of satisfaction with the course. The evaluation further established that the program was neither gender biased nor age biased. Project Yi Jin was also credited with helping students over the age of 21 years obtain formal qualifications for employment and for continuing education. (Contains 28 references.) (MN)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC