Elaine Chan
Biographic Data
| ID | 3793207 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elaine Chan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elaine |
| FAMILY NAME | Chan |
| SIGNATURE | CHAN E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6730-4485 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 290 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Mobility between communities can reduce the impact of measles intervention during an outbreak: A mathematical modeling study
Measles resurgence has occurred in a number of settings this year where elimination had been declared. Although under-vaccination of the community is the principal reason for the resurgence additional factors confound this further including community structure and mobility between under-vaccinated communities. We conducted a mathematical modeling study of the measles epidemic in Northern British Columbia, Canada during 2025. We constructed a stoc…
Trends and dynamics of homelessness in Hong Kong: Evidence from population survey in 2015 and 2021
This study examines trends in homelessness in Hong Kong, comparing data from surveys conducted in 2015 and 2021. The research aims to identify trends and contributing factors, explore context-specific factors, analyze the relationship between housing, employment, and homelessness, and determine factors influencing its duration. Data from the H.O.P.E. Hong Kong 2015 and Hong Kong Homeless Census 2021 surveys were analyzed, encompassing demographic…
Family matters: Exploring the intergenerational transmission of the unhealthy = tasty intuition
Intergenerational Effects of Lay Beliefs: How Parents’ Unhealthy = Tasty Intuition Influences Their Children’s Food Consumption and Body Mass Index
Childhood obesity is a major problem worldwide and a key contributor to adult obesity. This research explores caregivers’ lay beliefs and food parenting practices, and their long-term, intergenerational effects on their children’s food consumption and physiology. First, a cross-cultural survey reveals the link between parents’ belief that tasty food is unhealthy and the use of extrinsic rewards to encourage their children to eat healthily, with a…
Multicultural teacher knowledge: Examining curriculum informed by teacher and student experiences of diversity
Herein, we consider how we might support teacher candidates to meet the learning needs of an increasingly diverse student population, in part by encouraging candidates to draw from their own experiences to inform their developing teacher knowledge about multicultural education. We conducted a school-based, long-term narrative inquiry to explore complexities of multicultural teacher knowledge. We document ways in which two practicing teachers, Wil…
Seeking Clarity in Murky Waters: Nuances of Equity and Social Justice From a Teacher Perspective
In this study, I examined interactions between an English teacher and her students to illustrate ways in which issues of equity and social justice may play out in nuanced ways in the implementation of school curriculum in a diverse, Midwestern high school. These stories of classroom teacher and student experiences reveal complexities of how equity and social justice might unfold for students, and be understood by a teacher as she works with her s…
The unhealthy = tasty belief is associated with BMI through reduced consumption of vegetables: A cross-national and mediational analysis
It’s the End of the Competition: When Social Comparison Is Not Always Motivating for Goal Achievement
Nowadays consumers can easily connect with others who are pursuing similar goals via smart devices and mobile apps. This technology also enables them to compare how well they are doing relative to others in a variety of contexts, ranging from online gaming to losing weight to loyalty programs. This research investigates consumers’ motivation to achieve a goal when they compare themselves with a superior other who has already attained the goal. Bu…
The Role of Physician Recommendation in Colorectal Cancer Screening Receipt Among Immigrant Chinese Americans
Educational Interventions to Promote Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity Among Older Chinese Americans: A Cluster-Randomized Trial
Objectives. To evaluate the efficacy of an in-language intervention of 2 lectures plus printed materials versus printed materials alone on knowledge and adherence to nutrition and physical activity guidelines among older Chinese Americans in San Francisco, California. Methods. From August 2010 to September 2013, we randomized 756 Chinese Americans aged 50 to 75 years to either lectures plus print (n = 361) or print (n = 357). Clusters were the pa…
Liberal Patriotism in Hong Kong
Since Hong Kong's reunification with the People's Republic of China in 1997, debates about patriotism have erupted from time to time in Hong Kong. Considering Hong Kong's socio-political background, the feelings and attachment of Hongkongers towards their motherland are unsurprisingly complex. We therefore need a multidimensional concept to capture the complexities of Hong Kong patriotism. Based on survey data, we propose that the term ‘liberal p…
Are Informal Connections a Functional Alternative to Associational Life in Enhancing Social Cohesion? Findings from Hong Kong
Public Policymaking in Hong Kong: Civic Engagement and State-Society Relations in a Semi-Democracy
Why and how has civic engagement emerged in the policy process of Hong Kong as an Asian semi-democratic state? This book attempts to answer this question through examining six cases that straddle diverse policy domains. It identifies three explanatory factors, namely, the profile of a policy domain, the structure of societal interest, and the strength of the civil society sector as important in shaping the state’s strategy in managing society, he…
Observing Flattery: A Social Comparison Perspective
JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact [email protected]
Children’s Hospital Boston Community Asthma Initiative: Partnerships and Outcomes Advance Policy Change
A community coalition that successfully addresses asthma health disparities with a strong business case and program outcomes can be leveraged to persuade policy makers of the value of innovative financing strategies for asthma care
Supporting Muslim Students in Secular Public Schools
This article discusses the findings of a study examining the challenges and opportunities of supporting Muslim students in secular public schools. Education is explored as a multifaceted interplay between home and family life, community resources, school programs and policies, and classroom lessons to investigate the curricular experiences of Muslim students in North America. In particular, this study focuses on data gathered through interviews, …
Multicultural education: Raj's story using a curricular conceptual lens of the particular
Perceptions of Universal Suffrage and Functional Representation in Hong Kong: A Confused Public
This paper reports a fairly common contradictory view held in Hong Kong society—the support of universal suffrage and preservation of functional constituency at the same time
Reconsidering Social Cohesion: Developing a Definition and Analytical Framework for Empirical Research
Beyond Pedagogy: Language and identity in post-colonial Hong Kong
The society of Hong Kong objected strongly when the government instructed schools to change their medium of instruction from English to Chinese at the junior secondary level soon after Hong Kong was reunited with the People's Republic of China in 1997. This paper tries to make sense of the objection to this piece of politically correct and pedagogically sound policy. It analyses the situation from Bourdieu's ideas of habitus and various types of …
Defining Fellow Compatriots as ‘Others’ ‐ National Identity in Hong Kong
Recent theoretical discussion and Empirical Evidence have shown that national identity is important at both collective and individual levels. The issue of national identity is particularly relevant to the community of Hong Kong, which was reunited with the People's Republic of China (PRC) on 1 July 1997. The fact that 97 per cent of Hong Kong's population is Chinese does not guarantee the automatic development of a sense of national identity. Mut…
Democratization in turmoil? Elections in Hong Kong
The first SAR Chief Executive, Tung Chee‐hwa, in his speech at the SAR Establishment Ceremony, said: ‘Democracy is the hallmark of a new era for Hong Kong. The SAR Government will resolutely move forward to a more democratic form of government in accordance with the provisions in the Basic Law’. Butler, Penniman and Ranney, however, cautioned that ‘the critical difference between democratic and nondemocratic regimes is to be found in whether or n…
Sacredness and the ritual process in collective action: The 1989 Chinese student movement
The 1989 Chinese student movement in Beijing captured the attention of the world. Student activities began with the death of the former Party General Secretary Hu Yaobang in mid-April and ended in a bloody crackdown on 4 June 1989. The movement has given rise to a number of scholarly works that have attempted to explain the outbreak of the movement, the scale of public involvement, and the resulting crackdown. The movement has been explained main…
Structural and Symbolic Centers: Center Displacement in the 1989 Chinese Student Movement
This article makes a distinction between the symbolic and the structural centers of the nation-state. Whereas the structure center connotes state power, the symbolic center is closer to the concept of the nation and is vital to the creation of a sense of nationhood. The symbolic center contains values, symbols, rituals and myths that define nationhood. Since it is fundamental to the delineation of a nation, it is sacred. Although the two centers …
Text, structure, and action in cultural sociology: A commentary on ?positive objectivity? in Wuthnow and Archer
Reconsidering Social Cohesion: Developing a Definition and Analytical Framework for Empirical Research
Beyond Pedagogy: Language and identity in post-colonial Hong Kong
The society of Hong Kong objected strongly when the government instructed schools to change their medium of instruction from English to Chinese at the junior secondary level soon after Hong Kong was reunited with the People's Republic of China in 1997. This paper tries to make sense of the objection to this piece of politically correct and pedagogically sound policy. It analyses the situation from Bourdieu's ideas of habitus and various types of …
Text, structure, and action in cultural sociology: A commentary on ?positive objectivity? in Wuthnow and Archer
Defining Fellow Compatriots as ‘Others’ ‐ National Identity in Hong Kong
Recent theoretical discussion and Empirical Evidence have shown that national identity is important at both collective and individual levels. The issue of national identity is particularly relevant to the community of Hong Kong, which was reunited with the People's Republic of China (PRC) on 1 July 1997. The fact that 97 per cent of Hong Kong's population is Chinese does not guarantee the automatic development of a sense of national identity. Mut…
The unhealthy = tasty belief is associated with BMI through reduced consumption of vegetables: A cross-national and mediational analysis
Liberal Patriotism in Hong Kong
Since Hong Kong's reunification with the People's Republic of China in 1997, debates about patriotism have erupted from time to time in Hong Kong. Considering Hong Kong's socio-political background, the feelings and attachment of Hongkongers towards their motherland are unsurprisingly complex. We therefore need a multidimensional concept to capture the complexities of Hong Kong patriotism. Based on survey data, we propose that the term ‘liberal p…
Observing Flattery: A Social Comparison Perspective
JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact [email protected]
Are Informal Connections a Functional Alternative to Associational Life in Enhancing Social Cohesion? Findings from Hong Kong
Children’s Hospital Boston Community Asthma Initiative: Partnerships and Outcomes Advance Policy Change
A community coalition that successfully addresses asthma health disparities with a strong business case and program outcomes can be leveraged to persuade policy makers of the value of innovative financing strategies for asthma care
Supporting Muslim Students in Secular Public Schools
This article discusses the findings of a study examining the challenges and opportunities of supporting Muslim students in secular public schools. Education is explored as a multifaceted interplay between home and family life, community resources, school programs and policies, and classroom lessons to investigate the curricular experiences of Muslim students in North America. In particular, this study focuses on data gathered through interviews, …
Democratization in turmoil? Elections in Hong Kong
The first SAR Chief Executive, Tung Chee‐hwa, in his speech at the SAR Establishment Ceremony, said: ‘Democracy is the hallmark of a new era for Hong Kong. The SAR Government will resolutely move forward to a more democratic form of government in accordance with the provisions in the Basic Law’. Butler, Penniman and Ranney, however, cautioned that ‘the critical difference between democratic and nondemocratic regimes is to be found in whether or n…
Sacredness and the ritual process in collective action: The 1989 Chinese student movement
The 1989 Chinese student movement in Beijing captured the attention of the world. Student activities began with the death of the former Party General Secretary Hu Yaobang in mid-April and ended in a bloody crackdown on 4 June 1989. The movement has given rise to a number of scholarly works that have attempted to explain the outbreak of the movement, the scale of public involvement, and the resulting crackdown. The movement has been explained main…
Structural and Symbolic Centers: Center Displacement in the 1989 Chinese Student Movement
This article makes a distinction between the symbolic and the structural centers of the nation-state. Whereas the structure center connotes state power, the symbolic center is closer to the concept of the nation and is vital to the creation of a sense of nationhood. The symbolic center contains values, symbols, rituals and myths that define nationhood. Since it is fundamental to the delineation of a nation, it is sacred. Although the two centers …
Text, structure, and action in cultural sociology: A commentary on ?positive objectivity? in Wuthnow and Archer
Democratization in turmoil? Elections in Hong Kong
The first SAR Chief Executive, Tung Chee‐hwa, in his speech at the SAR Establishment Ceremony, said: ‘Democracy is the hallmark of a new era for Hong Kong. The SAR Government will resolutely move forward to a more democratic form of government in accordance with the provisions in the Basic Law’. Butler, Penniman and Ranney, however, cautioned that ‘the critical difference between democratic and nondemocratic regimes is to be found in whether or n…
Sacredness and the ritual process in collective action: The 1989 Chinese student movement
The 1989 Chinese student movement in Beijing captured the attention of the world. Student activities began with the death of the former Party General Secretary Hu Yaobang in mid-April and ended in a bloody crackdown on 4 June 1989. The movement has given rise to a number of scholarly works that have attempted to explain the outbreak of the movement, the scale of public involvement, and the resulting crackdown. The movement has been explained main…
Structural and Symbolic Centers: Center Displacement in the 1989 Chinese Student Movement
This article makes a distinction between the symbolic and the structural centers of the nation-state. Whereas the structure center connotes state power, the symbolic center is closer to the concept of the nation and is vital to the creation of a sense of nationhood. The symbolic center contains values, symbols, rituals and myths that define nationhood. Since it is fundamental to the delineation of a nation, it is sacred. Although the two centers …
Defining Fellow Compatriots as ‘Others’ ‐ National Identity in Hong Kong
Recent theoretical discussion and Empirical Evidence have shown that national identity is important at both collective and individual levels. The issue of national identity is particularly relevant to the community of Hong Kong, which was reunited with the People's Republic of China (PRC) on 1 July 1997. The fact that 97 per cent of Hong Kong's population is Chinese does not guarantee the automatic development of a sense of national identity. Mut…
Beyond Pedagogy: Language and identity in post-colonial Hong Kong
The society of Hong Kong objected strongly when the government instructed schools to change their medium of instruction from English to Chinese at the junior secondary level soon after Hong Kong was reunited with the People's Republic of China in 1997. This paper tries to make sense of the objection to this piece of politically correct and pedagogically sound policy. It analyses the situation from Bourdieu's ideas of habitus and various types of …
Perceptions of Universal Suffrage and Functional Representation in Hong Kong: A Confused Public
This paper reports a fairly common contradictory view held in Hong Kong society—the support of universal suffrage and preservation of functional constituency at the same time
Reconsidering Social Cohesion: Developing a Definition and Analytical Framework for Empirical Research
Multicultural education: Raj's story using a curricular conceptual lens of the particular
Supporting Muslim Students in Secular Public Schools
This article discusses the findings of a study examining the challenges and opportunities of supporting Muslim students in secular public schools. Education is explored as a multifaceted interplay between home and family life, community resources, school programs and policies, and classroom lessons to investigate the curricular experiences of Muslim students in North America. In particular, this study focuses on data gathered through interviews, …
Children’s Hospital Boston Community Asthma Initiative: Partnerships and Outcomes Advance Policy Change
A community coalition that successfully addresses asthma health disparities with a strong business case and program outcomes can be leveraged to persuade policy makers of the value of innovative financing strategies for asthma care
Public Policymaking in Hong Kong: Civic Engagement and State-Society Relations in a Semi-Democracy
Why and how has civic engagement emerged in the policy process of Hong Kong as an Asian semi-democratic state? This book attempts to answer this question through examining six cases that straddle diverse policy domains. It identifies three explanatory factors, namely, the profile of a policy domain, the structure of societal interest, and the strength of the civil society sector as important in shaping the state’s strategy in managing society, he…
Observing Flattery: A Social Comparison Perspective
JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact [email protected]
Liberal Patriotism in Hong Kong
Since Hong Kong's reunification with the People's Republic of China in 1997, debates about patriotism have erupted from time to time in Hong Kong. Considering Hong Kong's socio-political background, the feelings and attachment of Hongkongers towards their motherland are unsurprisingly complex. We therefore need a multidimensional concept to capture the complexities of Hong Kong patriotism. Based on survey data, we propose that the term ‘liberal p…
Are Informal Connections a Functional Alternative to Associational Life in Enhancing Social Cohesion? Findings from Hong Kong
Educational Interventions to Promote Healthy Nutrition and Physical Activity Among Older Chinese Americans: A Cluster-Randomized Trial
Objectives. To evaluate the efficacy of an in-language intervention of 2 lectures plus printed materials versus printed materials alone on knowledge and adherence to nutrition and physical activity guidelines among older Chinese Americans in San Francisco, California. Methods. From August 2010 to September 2013, we randomized 756 Chinese Americans aged 50 to 75 years to either lectures plus print (n = 361) or print (n = 357). Clusters were the pa…
The Role of Physician Recommendation in Colorectal Cancer Screening Receipt Among Immigrant Chinese Americans
It’s the End of the Competition: When Social Comparison Is Not Always Motivating for Goal Achievement
Nowadays consumers can easily connect with others who are pursuing similar goals via smart devices and mobile apps. This technology also enables them to compare how well they are doing relative to others in a variety of contexts, ranging from online gaming to losing weight to loyalty programs. This research investigates consumers’ motivation to achieve a goal when they compare themselves with a superior other who has already attained the goal. Bu…
The unhealthy = tasty belief is associated with BMI through reduced consumption of vegetables: A cross-national and mediational analysis
Seeking Clarity in Murky Waters: Nuances of Equity and Social Justice From a Teacher Perspective
In this study, I examined interactions between an English teacher and her students to illustrate ways in which issues of equity and social justice may play out in nuanced ways in the implementation of school curriculum in a diverse, Midwestern high school. These stories of classroom teacher and student experiences reveal complexities of how equity and social justice might unfold for students, and be understood by a teacher as she works with her s…
Multicultural teacher knowledge: Examining curriculum informed by teacher and student experiences of diversity
Herein, we consider how we might support teacher candidates to meet the learning needs of an increasingly diverse student population, in part by encouraging candidates to draw from their own experiences to inform their developing teacher knowledge about multicultural education. We conducted a school-based, long-term narrative inquiry to explore complexities of multicultural teacher knowledge. We document ways in which two practicing teachers, Wil…
Intergenerational Effects of Lay Beliefs: How Parents’ Unhealthy = Tasty Intuition Influences Their Children’s Food Consumption and Body Mass Index
Childhood obesity is a major problem worldwide and a key contributor to adult obesity. This research explores caregivers’ lay beliefs and food parenting practices, and their long-term, intergenerational effects on their children’s food consumption and physiology. First, a cross-cultural survey reveals the link between parents’ belief that tasty food is unhealthy and the use of extrinsic rewards to encourage their children to eat healthily, with a…
Trends and dynamics of homelessness in Hong Kong: Evidence from population survey in 2015 and 2021
This study examines trends in homelessness in Hong Kong, comparing data from surveys conducted in 2015 and 2021. The research aims to identify trends and contributing factors, explore context-specific factors, analyze the relationship between housing, employment, and homelessness, and determine factors influencing its duration. Data from the H.O.P.E. Hong Kong 2015 and Hong Kong Homeless Census 2021 surveys were analyzed, encompassing demographic…
Family matters: Exploring the intergenerational transmission of the unhealthy = tasty intuition
Mobility between communities can reduce the impact of measles intervention during an outbreak: A mathematical modeling study
Measles resurgence has occurred in a number of settings this year where elimination had been declared. Although under-vaccination of the community is the principal reason for the resurgence additional factors confound this further including community structure and mobility between under-vaccinated communities. We conducted a mathematical modeling study of the measles epidemic in Northern British Columbia, Canada during 2025. We constructed a stoc…
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