Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Contributors xi
4. Acronyms xvii
5. Foreword xxi
6. Part One. The Background to Lifelong Learning in Hong Kong
7. 1 Introduction to Part One Lifelong Learning: Evolution of a Conceptual Map and Some Implications 3
8. 2 Growth and Development of Lifelong Learning in Hong Kong 15
9. 3 Competition and Collaboration: Hong Kong Providers and Partners 35
10. 4 A Profile of Hong Kong Adult Learners: A Survey of the Demand for Continuing Education in Hong Kong 57
11. 5 Learning Cultures and Learning Styles: Myth-Understandings About Adult Chinese Learners 71
12. 6 Learners in Hong Kong, Malaysia and the UK 93
13. 7 Continuing Education in Hong Kong: Policy Rhetoric and Policy Reform 103
14. Part Two. Lifelong Learning: Hong Kong Practitoners' Perspectives
15. 8 Introduction to Part Two 139
16. 9 Quality Assurance in Lifelong Learning 143
17. Community Needs in a Learning Society
18. 10 Gender Learning: Supporting Women in Work 165
19. 11 Recreation and Sports Management: Addressing Current and Future Community Needs 171
20. 12 Continuing Professional Development for Teachers of English: The Role of Literary Texts in the Second Language Classroom 179
21. 13 Continuing Education in Translation: Issues and Prospects 189
22. Continuing Development in the Professions
23. 14 Librarianship: Professional Training Through Part-Time Programmes 195
24. 15 Professionalization and Programme Partnerships in Housing Management 201
25. 16 Continuing Legal Education in Hong Kong 209
26. Life Arts
27. 17 Reading Literature in Hong Kong: The Beliefs and Perceptions of Three Groups of Adult Learners 219
28. 18 Changing Modes of Professionalism in Performing Arts Education in Hong Kong 233
29. 19 Valuing Art Education: A Second Chance for Learners 247
30. 20 Music Education in Hong Kong: One of the Six Life Arts 253
31. Life Sciences
32. 21 Lifelong Learning in Biomedical and Life Sciences 259
33. 22 Nursing Professionals: The Role of Continuing Professional Development 265
34. 23 Chinese Professional Education: The Case of Chinese Medicine 269
35. Learning for Business
36. 24 Lifelong Learning and Business Education in Hong Kong 277
37. 25 Access Opportunities in Accountancy 285
38. Part Three. Current Themes and Future Directions in Lifelong Learning
39. 26 Introduction to Part Three 293
40. 27 Towards the Convergence of Higher and Continuing Education (for Lifelong Learning) in Hong Kong 307
41. 28 The Hong Kong Vocational Training System at the Crossroads 339
42. 29 Lifelong Learning in the Context of Organizational Competitiveness: A Case Study From the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group 361
43. 30 Net Gains? Adult Learners and On-Line Learning in Hong Kong 379
44. 31 Intellectual Property Rights and the Legal Challenges of e-Learning 395
45. 32 Crossing Borders: Continuing Education in China and Community Colleges in Hong Kong 435
46. Index 457