Civic Learning for Alienated, Disaffected and Disadvantaged Students

Xiaoxue Kuang is Lecturer at Dongguan University of Technology, China. She was formerly at the Assessment Research Centre, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.Jinxin Zhu is Research Assistant Professor at the Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China. He was formerly affiliated to the Assessment Research Centre, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.Kerry J. Kennedy is Emeritus Professor at The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China, and Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

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