Associate Degree Sociology Education in Hong Kong: An Exploratory Study Based on Student Focus Groups

Autor/in	Chung, Sheung-man
Titel	Associate Degree Sociology Education in Hong Kong: An Exploratory Study Based on Student Focus Groups
Quelle	In: Teaching Sociology, 49 (2021) 2, S.150-161 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Chung, Sheung-man)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0092-055X
DOI	10.1177/0092055X21997538
Schlagwörter	Associate Degrees; Sociology; Case Studies; Community Colleges; Graduates; Learning Experience; Learning Processes; Teaching Methods; Educational Quality; Outcomes of Education; Student Attitudes; Foreign Countries; Critical Thinking; Social Problems; Course Descriptions; Hong Kong + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziologie; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Community college; Community College; Graduate; Absolvent; Absolventin; Hochschulabsolvent; Hochschulabsolventin; Lernerfahrung; Learning process; Lernprozess; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Schülerverhalten; Ausland; Kritisches Denken; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Kursstrukturplan; Hongkong
Abstract	This study adopted a case-study approach to examine how associate degree sociology graduates evaluate their learning in a Hong Kong community college. Through focus group interviews, the learning experiences of sociology graduates were examined, specifically paying attention to their identification of enhancements in learning. The results of this examination indicate that the delivery of sociology education requires a strong emphasis on the integration of acquisition of sociology knowledge with social practice. It is important to consider how the curriculum engages the worldview of students beyond the personal and allows them to directly experience the social in a way that reflects what is going on around them. This study contributes to the discussion on the quality of associate degree education in Hong Kong and highlights the centrality of examining the issue from the point of view of students, particularly in the context of outcome-based education. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01