January 14, 2018

STEM Education in Secondary Schools : Improving Resource Utilization

Youth I.D.E.A.S. 26 Education and Innovation STEM Education in Secondary Schools : Improving Resource Utilization 14 January, 2018     STEM is an acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Education; STEM education refers to the multidisciplinary teaching of these subjects. STEM education emphasises helping students cultivate innovative mindsets, developing interests in these subjects as well as enhancing their creativity, problem-solving skills, logical thinking and capability to engage in collaboration.   Believing that STEM education can help nurture talent and maintain national competitiveness, many countries have stressed the importance of STEM education in recent years. The 2015 Trends in International Mathematics […]
December 21, 2017

Building Public Trust in the Government

Youth I.D.E.A.S. 25 Governance and Constitutional Development Building Public Trust in the Government 21 December, 2017     Trust is a precious resource in facilitating interactions among people in any kind of society, including those between the government and its people. It is also a major concern when it comes to good governance. Yet, when looking around the world, challenges to the mutual trust between the government and the public are common. An international survey noted that in 21 out of the 28 countries or areas polled in the survey, people’s trust in government was rated under 50%[1].   In […]
December 21, 2017

Building Public Trust in the Government

The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on Building Public Trust in the Government     An onsite survey in early last month on 525 young people aged 15 – 34 noted that up to 80% (79.1%) of respondents said the lack of mutual trust between the administration and the public was a major obstacle to policy implementation.  Thirty-five (35%) believed the greatest meaning of trust it has is its potential to facilitate policy implementation.   Yet, 70.8% felt that the SAR Government did not trust young people. Sixty-three percent (63.4%) said that they did not trust the SAR Government. […]
May 31, 2017

How Young People Cope with Stress

The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on How Young People Cope with Stress   The Youth I.D.E.A.S. (established by HKFYG Youth Research Centre) has released its study on “How Young People Cope with Stress”. Data gathered from 520 Hong Kong young people via a territory-wide random sampling telephone survey aged 12-29 showed that more than 60% of respondents indicated 6 points or above on a 0-10 scale (10 denoted the highest level level) when asked to rate the level of stress that they were facing.  Over 20% even said that their level reached 8 to 10 points.  The average […]
April 28, 2017

Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Development of Creative Craftsmanship in Hong Kong

The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Development of Creative Craftsmanship in Hong Kong The Youth I.D.E.A.S. (established by HKFYG Youth Research Centre) has released its study on “Challenges and Opportunities Facing the Development of Creative Craftsmanship in Hong Kong”.  Data gathered from 520 Hong Kong Residents aged 18 or above showed that 28.2% thought the most disadvantage condition for craftsmanship development is the short of talents, 23.0% thought it is the short of space.  Some young creative craftsman cases revealed that space is the most significant problem in craft production.  There are also […]
March 28, 2017

STEM Education in Primary Schools

The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on STEM Education in Primary Schools   A questionnaire survey on 520 P.4 to P.6 senior primary school students noted that 40.8% were not familiar with STEM Education. Respondents tend to believe that their creativity and problem solving skill were slightly above average, they scored 5.95 and 5.79 respectively (0-10 scale, 10 indicates extremely good ).   Primary Students polled did not participate in any kinds of STEM learning activity because they have too many assignments (49.8%), the classes are too costly (36.2%) and do not have passion for related subjects (36.0%).   […]
February 28, 2017

Young People’s Views on the Performance of Political Appointments

The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on Young People’s Views on the Performance of Political Appointments     A territory-wide telephone survey on 532 young people aged 15 – 34 noted that more than half of them expected the Principal Officials under the Political Appointment System could have the abilities to grasp public opinions (57.7%), or with accountability spirit (55.2%).  Yet, some 65% (64.8%) of the respondents did not think that they trusted the Principal Officials.   Regarding the biggest problem of the System, 43.9% of the respondents said that there was a lack of a mechanism in monitoring […]
January 24, 2017

Young people’s views on “Hong Kong 2030+”

The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on Young people’s views on “Hong Kong 2030+”     The Youth I.D.E.A.S. has released its eighteenth study on Young people’s views on “Hong Kong 2030+”. Data gathered from 512 young respondents aged 18-34 found that 57.8% of young people surveyed indicated Hong Kong’s livability is above average. This statement received an average score of 5.8 on the scale of 0 to 10. 74.0% of them thought the greatest shortcoming of Hong Kong as a livable city is crowded living environment.   In addition, 80.2% of young respondents thought Hong Kong must increase […]
December 29, 2016

Flexible Employment of Today’s Youth

The Youth I.D.E.A.S. announced its latest report on Flexible Employment of Today’s Youth     The Youth I.D.E.A.S. (established by HKFYG Youth Research Centre) has released its study on “Flexible Employment of Today’s Youth”.  Data gathered from 528 working youth aged 15-34 showed that 51.1% of them took up flexi-work in the past year, most (52.4%) saying flexible employment offers greater control over working hours while 44.8% saying it was more lucrative than conventional jobs.   The study recommended setting up a platform of “Flexi Circle” to provide supporting service and information.  It also recommended the Education Bureau to improve […]