Siu-Ming Kwok
Biographic Data
| ID | 5823560 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Siu-Ming Kwok |
| GIVEN NAMES | Siu-Ming |
| FAMILY NAME | Kwok |
| SIGNATURE | KWOK S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Comparing criminal justice responses to violence against women in Canada and China
Canada and China are two very different countries in terms of their socio-economic and political contexts; however, neither country is immune to the social problem of violence against women. This paper compares the criminal justice responses to violence against women in Canada and China in order to explore the pathway of responses to violence against women in different cultural contexts, and discusses the implications for addressing violence agai…
Confirmatory Factor Analysis on the Professional Suitability Scale for Social Work Practice
Objective: This article presents a validation study to examine the factor structure of an instrument designed to measure professional suitability for social work practice. Method: Data were collected from registered social workers in a provincial mailed survey. The response rate was 23.2%. After eliminating five cases with multivariate outliers, confirmatory factor analysis using maximum likelihood estimation was performed on 285 cases. Results: …
How Do Asian Youth Cope with the Criminal Justice System in Canada? A Grounded Theory Approach
This article presents the findings of a qualitative study using grounded theory to investigate how 14 Asian youth cope with the criminal justice system in Canada. Coping with a spoiled self is the main theme discovered in this study. The discovery of this main theme has the following implications for social work practice: (a) asian youth at different stage of crime involvement requires different focus of intervention; (b) family connection is con…
Methodological Challenges of Studying Asian Gangs in Canada
This paper discusses the methodological challenges encountered in a research study on Asian gangs in Canada with reference to (a) defining Asian gangs; (b) seeking external funding; (c) securing support from ethnic communities; (d) getting approval for ethical research with human subjects; (e) recruiting research participants; (f) ensuring safety of the researcher; and (g) protecting the identity of research participants. The issues discussed wou…
Evaluation study on a home visiting program in Hong Kong
This article reports on the findings of two studies on the outcomes of a pioneer home visiting program in Hong Kong. The first study measures the indirect effects of the program in the first three years of its operation while the second study measures its effect on directly reducing child abuse potentials among service recipients in the last two years. The two studies consistently show that the program had ameliorated feelings of distress and lon…
Child abuse in Chinese families in Canada
English The purpose of this article is to understand the concept of child abuse in Chinese community in Canada, and to discuss the implications for child protection practice in Canada of this concept. French Les buts de cet article sont de comprendre le concept du mauvais traitement des enfants dans la communauté chinoise au Canada, et de discuter les implications de ce concept pour la pratique en matière de protection de l'enfance au Canada. Spa…
Delinquency of Asian Youth in Canada
The purpose of this article is twofold: (1) to review the literature on delinquency of Asian youth in North America, and (2) to identify the areas for future research with respect to Asian delinquency in Canada
Manufacturing” Failed Parenthood
This article aims to examine the differences between the assumptions of social work and the assumptions of positivism. The article focuses on the influences of positivism on child welfare social work and the resulting unintended consequences. The alternative research methodologies that are more compatible with social work values are discussed. The background of this article is based on child welfare practice in Canada with illustrations on Chines…
Confirmatory Factor Analysis on the Professional Suitability Scale for Social Work Practice
Objective: This article presents a validation study to examine the factor structure of an instrument designed to measure professional suitability for social work practice. Method: Data were collected from registered social workers in a provincial mailed survey. The response rate was 23.2%. After eliminating five cases with multivariate outliers, confirmatory factor analysis using maximum likelihood estimation was performed on 285 cases. Results: …
How Do Asian Youth Cope with the Criminal Justice System in Canada? A Grounded Theory Approach
This article presents the findings of a qualitative study using grounded theory to investigate how 14 Asian youth cope with the criminal justice system in Canada. Coping with a spoiled self is the main theme discovered in this study. The discovery of this main theme has the following implications for social work practice: (a) asian youth at different stage of crime involvement requires different focus of intervention; (b) family connection is con…
Delinquency of Asian Youth in Canada
The purpose of this article is twofold: (1) to review the literature on delinquency of Asian youth in North America, and (2) to identify the areas for future research with respect to Asian delinquency in Canada
Manufacturing” Failed Parenthood
This article aims to examine the differences between the assumptions of social work and the assumptions of positivism. The article focuses on the influences of positivism on child welfare social work and the resulting unintended consequences. The alternative research methodologies that are more compatible with social work values are discussed. The background of this article is based on child welfare practice in Canada with illustrations on Chines…
Delinquency of Asian Youth in Canada
The purpose of this article is twofold: (1) to review the literature on delinquency of Asian youth in North America, and (2) to identify the areas for future research with respect to Asian delinquency in Canada
Evaluation study on a home visiting program in Hong Kong
This article reports on the findings of two studies on the outcomes of a pioneer home visiting program in Hong Kong. The first study measures the indirect effects of the program in the first three years of its operation while the second study measures its effect on directly reducing child abuse potentials among service recipients in the last two years. The two studies consistently show that the program had ameliorated feelings of distress and lon…
Child abuse in Chinese families in Canada
English The purpose of this article is to understand the concept of child abuse in Chinese community in Canada, and to discuss the implications for child protection practice in Canada of this concept. French Les buts de cet article sont de comprendre le concept du mauvais traitement des enfants dans la communauté chinoise au Canada, et de discuter les implications de ce concept pour la pratique en matière de protection de l'enfance au Canada. Spa…
Methodological Challenges of Studying Asian Gangs in Canada
This paper discusses the methodological challenges encountered in a research study on Asian gangs in Canada with reference to (a) defining Asian gangs; (b) seeking external funding; (c) securing support from ethnic communities; (d) getting approval for ethical research with human subjects; (e) recruiting research participants; (f) ensuring safety of the researcher; and (g) protecting the identity of research participants. The issues discussed wou…
How Do Asian Youth Cope with the Criminal Justice System in Canada? A Grounded Theory Approach
This article presents the findings of a qualitative study using grounded theory to investigate how 14 Asian youth cope with the criminal justice system in Canada. Coping with a spoiled self is the main theme discovered in this study. The discovery of this main theme has the following implications for social work practice: (a) asian youth at different stage of crime involvement requires different focus of intervention; (b) family connection is con…
Comparing criminal justice responses to violence against women in Canada and China
Canada and China are two very different countries in terms of their socio-economic and political contexts; however, neither country is immune to the social problem of violence against women. This paper compares the criminal justice responses to violence against women in Canada and China in order to explore the pathway of responses to violence against women in different cultural contexts, and discusses the implications for addressing violence agai…
Confirmatory Factor Analysis on the Professional Suitability Scale for Social Work Practice
Objective: This article presents a validation study to examine the factor structure of an instrument designed to measure professional suitability for social work practice. Method: Data were collected from registered social workers in a provincial mailed survey. The response rate was 23.2%. After eliminating five cases with multivariate outliers, confirmatory factor analysis using maximum likelihood estimation was performed on 285 cases. Results: …
Law (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Criminology (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · China (3 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (3 works) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works)