Nurturing holistic development of university students in Hong Kong: Where are we and where should we go?

TheScientificWorldJournal

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages 563-575

  Shek, Daniel T L ^a,b,c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c KIANG WU NURSING COLLEGE OF MACAU   (Macao)

Author keywords

General education; Holistic development; Positive youth development; Psychosocial competencies; University students

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CITIZENSHIP; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; COURSE EVALUATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INSURANCE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HONG KONG; HUMANS; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 77952931937     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2010.62     Document Type: Article

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