Tomorrow's leaders : service leadership and holistic development in Chinese university students / editors, Daniel T. L. Shek, Andrew M. H. Siu and Joav Merrick.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shek, Daniel T. L., editor.

Siu, Man-Hong Andrew, editor.

Merrick, Joav, 1950- editor.

Series:

Public Health: Practices, Methods and Policies (Series Editor: Joav Merrick, Medical Director, Healt

Public Health : Practices, Methods and Policies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Youth development--China--Hong Kong.

Youth development.

Leadership--Study and teaching (Higher)--China--Hong Kong.

Leadership.

College students--China--Hong Kong--Attitudes.

College students.

Holistic education--China--Hong Kong.

Holistic education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (247 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Research findings has shown that there are developmental issues and concerns regarding the development of university students in Hong Kong. First, there were behavioral and lifestyle problems of university students, including alcohol consumption, internet addiction, cyber-pornography, irregular sleep patterns, and interpersonal violence. Second, phenomena of mental health problems of university students, such as suicidal ideation, depression, and anxiety problems were observed. Third, some university students showed problems in setting personal goals, low self-confidence and preoccupation with

Contents:

""TOMORROW'S LEADERS: SERVICE LEADERSHIP AND HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT IN CHINESE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS""; ""TOMORROW'S LEADERS: SERVICE LEADERSHIP AND HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT IN CHINESE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""Contents""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""Chapter 1: A tale of two innovative leadership programs in Hong Kong""; ""Introduction""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2: Teaching a subject on leadership and intra-personal development: Some personal reflections""; ""Introduction""; ""General reflections of the subject""; ""Perceptions of myself as a teacher""

""Perceptions of the benefits of the subject to the students""""Perceptions of the benefits of the subject to myself""; ""My view on the need for this subject for University students""; ""Memorable experiences in teaching""; ""Difficulties encountered and some possible solutions""; ""General tips for teaching this course""; ""Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""SECTION ONE: UNIVERSITY STUDENTS""; ""Chapter 3: Leadership and intra-personal development: Relevance to Chinese nursing students""; ""Introduction""; ""Methods""; ""Data collection and analysis""; ""Trustworthiness""

""Ethical considerations""""Results""; ""Intra-personal development""; ""Nursing leadership""; ""Cultural influence""; ""Discussion""; ""Intra-personal development""; ""Nursing leadership""; ""Cultural influence""; ""Limitations and recommendations""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4: Evaluation of a subject on leadership and intra-personal development: Views of the students based on qualitative evaluation""; ""Introduction""; ""Methods""; ""Chapter 5: Perceptions of a university subject on leadership and intra-personal development: Reflections of the scholarship recipients""

""Introduction""""Case 1""; ""Case 2""; ""Case 3""; ""Case 4""; ""Case 5""; ""Discussion""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Chapter 6: Do university students change after taking a subject on leadership and intra-personal development?""; ""Introduction""; ""Our study""; ""Instruments""; ""Findings""; ""Discussion""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Chapter 7: Post-course subjective outcome evaluation of a subject on leadership and intra-personal development for university students in Hong Kong""; ""Abstract""; ""Introduction""; ""Our study""; ""Instruments""; ""Findings""

""Discussion""""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Chapter 8: Post-lecture subjective outcome evaluation of a university subject on leadership and positive youth development in Hong Kong""; ""Introduction""; ""Our study""; ""Data analysis""; ""Findings""; ""Discussion""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""Chapter 9: The role of teachers in youth development: Reflections of students""; ""Introduction""; ""Our study""; ""Data analysis""; ""Findings""; ""General Theme 1: Caring and supportive attitude""; ""General Theme 2: Professional pedagogical arrangements""

""General Theme 3: Personal engagement and connection""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63321-943-7

OCLC:

900464336