A qualitative study of school-related factors leading to school failure and dropouts in Hong Kong and the implications for school restructuring.

• Other Authors: Lam, Tak Shing John.
• Format: Others
• Language: English; Chinese
• Published: 1998
• Subjects: Dropouts; Dropouts > China > Hong Kong; High school dropouts; High school dropouts > China > Hong Kong; School failure; School failure > China > Hong Kong; Educational change; Educational change > China > Hong Kong
• Online Access: http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5889552; http://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/item/cuhk-322393

by Lam Tak Shing John. === Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. === Includes bibliographical references (leaves 138-150). === Abstract also in Chinese. === ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS --- p.i === TABLE OF CONTENT --- p.ii === LIST OF TABLES --- p.vi === FIGURES --- p.vii === Abstract --- p.viii === CHAPTER === Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 === The Hong Kong Education Context and Dropout Situation --- p.7 === Statement of the Problem --- p.13 === Purpose of this Study --- p.14 === Significance of the Study --- p.15 === Research Questions --- p.16 === Limitations of the Study --- p.16 === Chapter II. --- REVIEW OF LITERATURE === Introduction --- p.18 === Relevant theories === The Epidemilogical Concept of Students at Risk --- p.19 === Social Constructivist Model of Students at Risk --- p.20 === Alienation Theory and Finn's Participation-identification Model --- p.23 === Wehlage's Dropout Prevention Theory: School Membership and Educational Engagement --- p.27 === An Adapted and Integrated Explanatory Model of School Failure and Dropping Out --- p.30 === Chapter III. --- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY === Introduction --- p.33 === The Research Paradigms --- p.34 === Phenomenological Approach --- p.36 === Symbolic Interactionism --- p.36 === Subjects and sampling --- p.37 === Context of Study --- p.41 === Research Design and Method --- p.42 === Multiple-case-study method --- p.43 === Unit of analysis --- p.44 === Analytic Induction Method --- p.46 === Data Collection === Data collection methods --- p.50 === Focus Group Interview --- p.51 === Individual Interviews --- p.52 === Participant Observation --- p.52 === Analysis of physical artifacts --- p.55 === Data Analysis --- p.56 === Coding strategies --- p.57 === Enumeration --- p.57 === Typological analysis --- p.58 === Analytic induction --- p.59 === Triangulation and trustworthiness --- p.61 === Chapter IV. --- RESEARCH FINDINGS === Introduction --- p.64 === Research findings from various data collection methods --- p.65 === Participant Observation Findings --- p.65 === Focus Group Interview Findings --- p.69 === Non-participant Observation Findings --- p.69 === Interview Findings --- p.70 === Three Typical Cases --- p.75 === The Emergent Patterns/ Themes --- p.80 === Some Interim Conclusions --- p.88 === Categorization of perceptions --- p.92 === Summary of the Findings and their relations to the Research Questions --- p.95 === Propositions --- p.96 === Chapter V. --- DISCUSSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS === Introduction --- p.99 === School restructuring --- p.99 === School restructuring for at-risk students --- p.100 === Recommendations for Hong Kong school restructuring --- p.103 === Accommodation --- p.104 === Academic engagement --- p.108 === School social engagement and school organization --- p.111 === Teacher culture --- p.116 === Implications for teacher education and action research --- p.120 === "Other implication: A 'second Chance"" re-entry mechanism" --- p.121 === Conclusion --- p.123 === APPENDIX I Interview Guide --- p.126 === APPENDIX II Focus Group Interview Guide --- p.127 === APPENDIX III Case profiles of the subjects --- p.130 === References --- p.138