Psychology of policy-making / Dennis C.L. Fung, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fung, Dennis Chun-Lok.

Series:

Psychology research progress series.

Psychology research progress

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Policy sciences--Psychological aspects.

Policy sciences.

Management--Psychological aspects.

Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (111 p.)

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Psychology of policy-making has arguably become one of the most popular areas in research across different disciplines since the last century. While particular attention has been paid to the rationale, process and outcome of policy-making in various academic studies, it seems that little research has been done in a more global perspective, including aspects of climate change, educational reform and legal transformation. This book starts with a discussion of a landmark law which protected the rights of indigenous peoples in the Philippines. It is followed by a chapter considering the cost, timing and probability of future climate consequences. In Chapter Three, we switch our focus back to the legal issues related to jury nullification. Finally, in the last three chapters, we examine the educational issues concerning the Medium of Instruction, role models of teacher and disabled students in the context of Hong Kong. With such a broad and comprehensive structure, the insightful findings in this book contribute to the scholarship of different academic disciplines, such as educational, legal and environmental research.

Contents:

Teachers as role models: Expectations from secondary school students in Hong Kong and the implications on teachers' behaviors and teachers training policy / To Lai Ming (Helen)

Climate risk communication: Effects of costs, timing, and probability of climate consequences in decisions from description and experience / Varum Dutt and Cleotilde Gonzalez

Jury nullification: The myth revisited / Joseph A. Hamm, Brian H. Bornstein and Jenna Perkins

Disabilities, psychology and policy making / Leung Chun Kit and Dennis Fung

Policy-making regarding the medium of instruction in the Hong Kong education system / Maggie Ma and Dennis Fung.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62618-885-8