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Qualitative Research in Practice : Stories From the Field - Blogs Unpad

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The researchers<br />

facilities, <strong>the</strong> legal aspects of later life decision-mak<strong>in</strong>g around<br />

health care and accommodation options, asset management and<br />

<strong>the</strong> f<strong>in</strong>ancial abuse of older people, and <strong>the</strong> implementation of user<br />

charges <strong>in</strong> aged care services. She is a member of <strong>the</strong> editorial board<br />

of <strong>the</strong> Australasian Journal on Age<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

Angel<strong>in</strong>a Yuen-Tsang is currently Associate Head and Associate<br />

Professor of <strong>the</strong> Department of Applied Social Sciences of <strong>the</strong> Hong<br />

Kong Polytechnic University. She obta<strong>in</strong>ed her BSocSc <strong>in</strong> Social<br />

Work from <strong>the</strong> University of Hong Kong <strong>in</strong> 1975, MSW from<br />

<strong>the</strong> University of Toronto <strong>in</strong> 1978, MEd from <strong>the</strong> University of<br />

Manchester <strong>in</strong> 1983, and her PhD from <strong>the</strong> University of Hong<br />

Kong <strong>in</strong> 1995. She is now <strong>the</strong> President of <strong>the</strong> Hong Kong Social<br />

Workers Association and is a board member of numerous social<br />

welfare organisations <strong>in</strong> Hong Kong. She is actively <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

development of social work education <strong>in</strong> ma<strong>in</strong>land Ch<strong>in</strong>a and <strong>in</strong><br />

tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g social work educators <strong>in</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>a. Her ma<strong>in</strong> research <strong>in</strong>terest<br />

is on social support networks <strong>in</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>ese communities us<strong>in</strong>g a<br />

grounded <strong>the</strong>ory approach. She is conduct<strong>in</strong>g several research<br />

projects on social support networks of women, <strong>the</strong> elderly and <strong>the</strong><br />

unemployed <strong>in</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>a.<br />

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