Evaluation of a leadership and intrapersonal development subject for university students in Hong Kong: findings based on 2 years

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel T.L. Shek ◽  
Lu Yu ◽  
Xiaoqin Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
General Education ◽  
Course Evaluation ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Positive Development ◽  
Final Grade ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Teacher Attributes ◽  
Feedback Questionnaire ◽  
The Subject

AbstractThe present study aimed to examine the effectiveness of a general education subject entitled “Tomorrow’s Leaders” using the Student Feedback Questionnaire (SFQ) and student final grades in the subject in 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 academic years at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. A total of 1406 and 1283 students in 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 academic years, respectively, completed the online SFQ. Results revealed that despite a slight decrease in student ratings in the second year, students generally expressed positive perceptions of the subject over 2 years regarding subject attributes, teacher attributes, and subject benefits. Results also showed consistent faculty differences in students’ satisfaction across 2 years. Students in the Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles and the Faculty of Engineering had more positive evaluations for the subject compared with students from the Faculty of Construction and Environment. Significant relationships amongst the three dimensions of course evaluation as well as between course evaluation and students’ final grade in the subject were also observed. Students’ perception of teacher attributes was a significant predictor for their final grade. The present study demonstrates the favorable effects of the subject on students’ positive development over time.

Student feedback on a subject on leadership and intrapersonal development for university students in Hong Kong

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel T.L. Shek ◽  
Lu Yu
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
University Students ◽  
Staff Member ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
Student Feedback ◽  
Learning Objectives ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Teacher Attributes ◽  
Feedback Questionnaire ◽  
The Subject

AbstractUsing a refined student feedback questionnaire (SFQ), this study examined students’ evaluation about a subject entitled “Tomorrow’s Leaders” at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) in terms of subject attributes and qualities of teaching staff. Results showed that students were satisfied with the subject (perceived learning experiences, achievement of learning objectives) and teaching of the staff member. Overall, students from Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles showed more positive views about the subject, while less favorable SFQ ratings were observed in students of Faculty of Construction and Environment. Students’ performance in the subject was significantly predicted by their perceived teacher attributes but not subject attributes. Implications of the findings were discussed.

Student feedback on a pioneer subject on leadership and intrapersonal development in Hong Kong

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-89
Author(s):  
Daniel T.L. Shek ◽  
Lu Yu ◽  
Qiu Zhi Xie
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Leadership Development ◽  
General Education ◽  
Internal Consistency Reliability ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Student Feedback ◽  
Perceived Effectiveness ◽  
Good Evaluation ◽  
Feedback Questionnaire ◽  
The Subject

Abstract To promote leadership and intrapersonal development in university students, a subject entitled “Tomorrow’s Leaders” was developed and offered at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. To assess the perceived effectiveness of this subject, 647 students completed the student feedback questionnaire (SFQ). Results showed that the feedback questionnaire had very good psychometric properties, including internal consistency reliability and construct validity. Regarding students’ views of the subject, results showed that students generally had good evaluation of the content of the subject, teaching quality, and perceived benefits of the subject. The present findings have implications for the teaching of general education regarding leadership development.

An evaluation study on a university general education subject in Hong Kong

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel T.L. Shek ◽  
Lu Yu
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
General Education ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Leadership Competencies ◽  
Evaluation Study ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Feedback Questionnaire ◽  
Favorable Evaluation ◽  
The Subject

Abstract This study evaluated a university general education subject on leadership and intrapersonal development (“Tomorrow’s Leaders”, TL) offered at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) based on an online survey using the Student Feedback Questionnaire (SFQ). At the end of the first semester of the 2013/2014 academic year, 725 Year-1 students completed the online questionnaire. Results showed that the students generally had positive ratings on both the subject attributes and the qualities of teachers. The majority of the participants perceived the subject as beneficial to their holistic development and leadership competencies. Students from the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences (FHSS) and the Faculty of Applied Science and Textiles (FAST) had more favorable evaluation of the subject than students from the Faculty of Construction and Environment (FCE). Students’ perceived benefit of the subject was significantly predicted by the subject attributes and teacher attributes. Implications of the findings are discussed.

scholarly journals Postlecture Evaluation of a Positive Youth Development Subject for University Students in Hong Kong

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel T. L. Shek
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
University Students ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Global Evaluation ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Leadership Qualities ◽  
Teacher Attributes ◽  
The Subject

The purpose of this study was to examine the postlecture evaluation by the students taking a course (Tomorrow's Leaders) that attempted to promote their leadership qualities and intrapersonal competencies at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong Kong. Except for the last lecture, students were invited to respond to a 12-item postlecture questionnaire after each lecture. Results showed that the students had positive perceptions of the subject, class, and teacher attributes, and they had positive global evaluation of the teacher and the subject. The postlecture evaluation questionnaire was found to possess good psychometric properties. Multiple regression analyses showed that subject, class, and teacher attributes were predictive of global evaluation of the lecture and the teacher. In conjunction with other evaluation findings, the present findings strongly suggest that students had positive perceptions of the attributes and benefits of “Tomorrow's Leaders.”

Post-lecture subjective outcome evaluation of a university subject on leadership and positive youth development in Hong Kong

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel T.L. Shek ◽  
Hildie Leung
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Outcome Evaluation ◽  
Global Evaluation ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Subjective Outcome ◽  
Leadership Qualities ◽  
Teacher Attributes ◽  
The Subject

AbstractPost-lecture subjective outcome evaluation findings of a university subject promoting the leadership qualities and positive youth development of students at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University are reported. Students were invited to respond to a 16-item post-lecture questionnaire gauging their perceptions toward the subject, lecture, and the teachers after each of the 13 lectures. Factor analysis demonstrated that three factors were abstracted from the scale, including subject attributes, lecture attributes, and teacher attributes. Normative findings showed that students had positive perceptions on each of the dimensions throughout the lectures. Multiple regression analyses revealed that subject attributes, lecture attributes, and teacher attributes predicted global evaluation of the lecture and teacher. Based on the subjective outcome evaluation findings, the present study provides further support for the effectiveness of this subject in promoting the holistic development of the students.

The students were happy, but did they change positively?

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel T.L. Shek ◽  
Lu Yu ◽  
Cecilia M.S. Ma
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
University Students ◽  
General Education ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Character Strengths ◽  
Leadership Qualities ◽  
Moral Competence ◽  
Service Leadership ◽  
The Subject

AbstractAt The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, a 2-credit General Education subject entitled “Service Leadership” was developed to promote service leadership qualities (including leadership competencies, moral character, and caring disposition) in university students. The subject was piloted in one class with 60 students in the 2012/2013 academic year. Pretest and posttest data utilizing measures of positive youth development, life satisfaction, and service leadership qualities were collected. Positive changes in the program participants were found, particularly for measures in behavioral competence, moral competence, character strengths, general positive youth development qualities, and overall service leadership qualities. The present study provided preliminary support for the effectiveness of the subject in nurturing service leadership qualities of Chinese university students in Hong Kong.

Post-course subjective outcome evaluation of a subject on leadership and intrapersonal development for university students in Hong Kong

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel T.L. Shek ◽  
Lu Yu
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Outcome Evaluation ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
First Year ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Subjective Outcome ◽  
Perceived Effects ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Academic Year

AbstractTo investigate the perceived effects of a subject on leadership and intrapersonal development offered at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, a 48-item Subjective Outcome Evaluation Scale was implemented on a sample of first-year undergraduate students (n=800) in the academic year of 2012–2013. Consistent with our expectation, factor analyses showed that there are three dimensions (program, instructor, and benefits) intrinsic to the scale. Similar to previous findings, results showed that students had positive perceptions about the subject content and teachers, and most of the students perceived the subject as beneficial to their holistic development. Both perceived qualities of the program and instructor were significant predictors of the perceived effectiveness of the program. Perceived qualities of the program, instructors, and benefits predicted students’ overall satisfaction with the program.

scholarly journals Subjective outcome evaluation of a university subject on leadership and intrapersonal development

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel T.L. Shek ◽  
Jianqiang Liang ◽  
Moon Y.M. Law
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Outcome Evaluation ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
First Year ◽  
Perceived Effectiveness ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Subjective Outcome ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Academic Year

AbstractFirst-year undergraduate students (n=890) responded to a 48-item subjective outcome evaluation scale (SOES) after taking a leadership subject at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in the second semester of the 2012–2013 academic year. Consistent with our expectation, factor analyses showed that the scale contains three dimensions (program, instructor and benefits). Results showed that students had positive perceptions of the program contents and the instructors, and most of the students perceived the subject to be beneficial to their development in different areas. As predicted, perceived qualities of the program and instructors were significant predictors of the perceived effectiveness of the program. Perceived qualities of the program, instructors and benefits predicted student’s overall satisfaction with the program.

Suicide in Hong Kong

1958 ◽  
Vol 104 (435) ◽  
pp. 266-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. M. Yap
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
West Africa ◽  
Analytic Theory ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
The Social ◽  
Behavioural Reaction ◽  
Wish To Die ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
Three Components

Enquiry into the occurrence and the pattern of S.† in different cultures promises to reveal information of importance, but there is as yet inadequate material from which definite conclusions can be drawn. Cavan (1928) and Dublin and Bunzel (1933) devoted chapters of their works on S. to this aspect of the subject. These, however, were but poorly assorted collections of descriptive items from various ethnologists, orientalists, and historians, and from them few significant relationships between S. and culture could have been deduced. Zilboorg (1936, 1937) tried to build a concept of S. as a preformed, archaic behavioural reaction on ethnological data, but it must be admitted that valuable though this formulation is he has made somewhat tendentious use of his material in weaving them into the fabric of psycho-analytic theory. His arguments have been subjected to criticism by Wile (1937). Ellenberger (1953) cited examples of S. from various cultures that could be classified under the three components of the S. impulse described by Menninger (1938), viz., the wish to die, the wish to be killed, and the wish to kill. Such a classification, however, cannot cover all the facts. The social sanctioning of S. for different motives in different cultures would seem to argue against the notion that S. everywhere involves the same “components”. The view that S. is rare in elementary and compactly organized societies has long been held, and has recently been confirmed as far as the Yorubas of West Africa are concerned by Lambo (1956).

Service leadership education for university students in Hong Kong: subjective outcome evaluation

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel T.L. Shek ◽  
Li Lin ◽  
Ting Ting Liu
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Outcome Evaluation ◽  
Leadership Education ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Subjective Outcome ◽  
Leadership Qualities ◽  
Service Leadership ◽  
Perceptions Of Students ◽  
Evaluation Measure ◽  
The Subject

AbstractThis study examined the perceptions of students taking a subject entitled “Service Leadership” at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. After taking the subject, the students were invited to respond to a subjective outcome evaluation measure assessing the perceived program qualities, instructor qualities and perceived benefits of the subject. Regarding the descriptive profile of responses to the items, students displayed positive perceptions of the subject content and teachers, and most of them regarded the subject to be beneficial to their development of service leadership qualities. While the three dimensions of subjective outcome were significantly correlated, perceived program qualities but not perceived instructor qualities predicted perceived effectiveness of the program.

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