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Tung Yan Wah. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 83-87). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; Abstract --- p.i ; 摘要 --- p.ii ; Acknowledgement --- p.iii ; Table of Contents --- p.iv ; List of Tables --- p.v ; Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.1 --- History of education financing --- p.2 ; Chapter 1.2 --- Fiscal system and the financing of rural education --- p.4 ; Chapter 1.3 --- Purpose of this study --- p.8 ; Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literature Review --- p.11 ; Chapter 2.1 --- Problems and issues --- p.11 ; Chapter 2.2 --- Disparity in education provision --- p.14 ; Chapter 2.3 --- Factors explaining variations in education expenditure: regression analysis --- p.19 ; Chapter 2.4 --- Financing arrangement --- p.21 ; Chapter 2.5 --- Concluding remarks --- p.26 ; Chapter Chapter 3 --- Methodology --- p.28 ; Chapter 3.1 --- Estimation of degree of provision --- p.28 ; Chapter 3.2 --- Regression analysis --- p.35 ; Chapter 3.3 --- Education transfer mechanism --- p.39 ; Chapter 3.4 --- Concluding remarks --- p.42 ; Chapter Chapter 4 --- Results and Discussion --- p.43 ; Chapter 4.1 --- Degree of provision --- p.43 ; Chapter 4.2 --- Regression results --- p.47 ; Chapter 4.3 --- Education transfer mechanism --- p.49 ; Chapter 4.4 --- Concluding remarks --- p.53 ; Chapter Chapter 5 --- Conclusion --- p.55 ; Appendix 1 Box 1 --- p.59 ; Appendix 2 Tables --- p.60 ; References --- p.83

Cheung, Hin Wah. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 206-216). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese; appendix 2 in English and Chinese. ; Abstract --- p.i ; Abstract in Chinese (摘要) --- p.ii ; List of Figures and Tables --- p.vii ; Abbreviations Glossary --- p.ix ; Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.1 --- Introduction --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.2 --- "Research Background, Significance and Question" --- p.4 ; Chapter 1.3 --- Research Structure --- p.10 ; Chapter 1.3.1 --- Research Subject and Time Period --- p.10 ; Chapter 1.3.2 --- Research Objectives --- p.11 ; Chapter 1.3.3 --- Hypotheses --- p.12 ; Chapter 1.3.4 --- Research Methodology --- p.14 ; Chapter 1.3.5 --- Limits of the Research --- p.16 ; Chapter 1.4 --- Thesis Structure --- p.17 ; Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literature Review: Theoretical Discussion --- p.24 ; Chapter 2.1 --- Introduction --- p.24 ; Chapter 2.2 --- The Concept of Religion and Politics --- p.24 ; Chapter 2.3 --- Church-State Relations --- p.30 ; Chapter 2.3.1 --- Role of Church --- p.30 ; Chapter 2.3.2 --- The Models of Church-State Relations --- p.32 ; Chapter 2.3.3 --- Types of interaction between Church and State --- p.39 ; Chapter 2.4 --- Education: A Battlefield between Church and State --- p.42 ; Chapter 2.5 --- Political Bargaining & Decision --- p.44 ; Chapter 2.6 --- Conclusion --- p.46 ; Chapter Chapter 3 --- "Church-State Relations in Hong Kong: Three governments, Four religions, Different relations" --- p.49 ; Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.49 ; Chapter 3.2 --- Church-State relations in the colonial age --- p.49 ; Chapter 3.2.1 --- Catholicism and Protestant Christianity --- p.51 ; Chapter 3.2.2 --- Buddhism and Taoism --- p.55 ; Chapter 3.3 --- Church-State Relations in the transition period and after the return of sovereignty --- p.59 ; Chapter 3.3.1 --- HKSAR Government & Four Religious Bodies --- p.60 ; Chapter 3.3.2 --- Chinese Government & Four Religious Bodies --- p.69 ...

Koo Wai-sze. ; Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves [163-172]). ; Abstracts in English and Chinese. ; Contents --- p.i ; Abstract --- p.v ; Acknowledgement --- p.vii ; Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.1 --- Current Situation of Preschool Education and Services in Hong Kong --- p.1 ; Chapter 1.2 --- Historical Review of Preschool Education and Services in Hong Kong --- p.5 ; Table 1.1: Percentage of children aged 3 to 5 attending schools (1971-1996) --- p.10 ; Table 1.2: Gross enrolment ratios of Pre-Primaty Education in Selected Countries (1995-1997) --- p.10 ; Chapter 1.3 --- Research Inquiries --- p.12 ; Chapter 1.4 --- Structure of the Thesis --- p.19 ; Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literature Review --- p.20 ; Chapter 2.1 --- Functional School of Thought --- p.21 ; Chapter 2.1.1 --- Functional Perspectives on Preschool Education and Servicesin Hong Kong --- p.27 ; Chapter 2.2 --- Conflict School of Thought --- p.29 ; Chapter 2.2.1 --- Conflict Perspectives on Preschool Education and Services in Hong Kong --- p.37 ; Chapter 2.3 --- Institutionalist Perspectives and Organizational Analysis --- p.39 ; Chapter 2.3.1 --- Organizational Perspectives --- p.39 ; Chapter 2.3.2 --- Institution and Institutionalization --- p.42 ; Chapter 2.3.3 --- The Problem of Isomorphism --- p.48 ; Chapter 2.3.4 --- Institutionalist Perspectives on Preschool --- p.50 ; Chapter 2.4 --- Theoretical Framework --- p.51 ; Chapter 2.4.1 --- New Institutionalist Perspective on Institutionalization of Preschool Education and Services in Hong Kong --- p.51 ; Chapter 2.4.2 --- New Institutionalist Perspectives on Preschool Education and Services --- p.52 ; Chapter 2.4.3 --- The Child as Scientized Individual - Child-Centered Ideology --- p.56 ; Chapter 2.4.4 --- The Form of Education Institution Embodied by Preschool Education --- p.61 ; Chapter Chapter 3 --- Methodology --- p.64 ; Chapter 3.1 --- Government and Other Documents --- p.64 ; Chapter 3.2 --- Content ...