An Empirical and Comparative Study of Law Students’ Perceptions of Their Values in Four Fastest-Growing Asian Countries: China, India, Thailand and Philippines

Dr Wu, Richard Wai Sang   (Principal Investigator (PI))

Professor Tsang King Fung Dicky   (Co-Investigator)

Ms Sen Jhuma   (Co-Investigator)

Professor Leung Grace Lai Kuen   (Co-Investigator)

Professor Cruz Jocelyn Pili   (Co-Investigator)

Professor Evans Adrian Hellier   (Co-Investigator)

Mr Somanawat Kitpatchara   (Co-Investigator)

Dr Liu Sida   (Co-Investigator)

Dr Lin Yu Hsin   (Co-Investigator)

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An Empirical and Comparative Study of Law Students’ Perceptions of Their Values in Four Fastest-Growing Asian Countries: China, India, Thailand and Philippines

China, India, Law Student's Values, Philippines, Thailand

Law,Others - Education

Humanities & Social Sciences (H)

17602717

General Research Fund (GRF)

2017

Completed

1 To identify and compare the values that are characteristic of law students in China, India, Thailand and Philippines; 2 To assess the significance of values in the decision-making process of law students in these four fastest-growing Asian countries; 3 To investigate the effect of gender on the value orientations of law students in these four fastest-growing Asian countries; 4 To evaluate the impact of law school education on the value orientation of law students in these four fastest-growing Asian countries; 5 To investigate the contextual factors, both external and internal to law schools, in these four fastest-growing Asian countries, that impact the values of their students; 6 To identify and develop strategies that can help both the governments and law schools in these four fastest-growing Asian countries to reform their curricula on value development of their law students; 7 To evaluate the similarities and differences in the value orientation of law students in these four fastest-growing Asian countries.