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An exploration of high school students’ perspectives on critical thinking and creativity in the Health Management and Social Care subject

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Published/Copyright: May 9, 2016

Abstract

This study explored students’ perspectives on the abilities acquired through a subject called Health Management and Social Care (HMSC), which was launched under Hong Kong’s new senior secondary curriculum. The first public examination for the subject was conducted in 2012. A qualitative design was adopted in the present study, with focus group interviews carried out with 123 students recruited from seven schools. Two major themes were identified via content analysis: (i) critical thinking and creativity in HMSC; and (ii) applications of critical thinking and creativity in HMSC with two subthemes (a) health/social care promotions on campus and (b) social services in communities. Both the implications and limitations of the study for health-related subjects were discussed.


Corresponding author: Dr. Zenobia C.Y. Chan, PhD, MPHC, MA, BHS, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, P.R. China, Phone: +852 2766 6426, Fax: +852 2364 9663
aZenobia C.Y. Chan research focuses on health education in high school and university.

Acknowledgments

The research was financially supported by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Project Code: G-YN50).

  1. Conflict of interest: The author reports no declaration of interest.

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Received: 2016-1-11
Accepted: 2016-3-8
Published Online: 2016-5-9
Published in Print: 2017-2-1

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