Gregory S Ching

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• PhD
• Professor (Associate) at National Chengchi University

Clinical education plays a pivotal role in shaping the professional competence and identity of nursing students. However, the transition from classroom learning to real-world practice presents substantial challenges for nursing interns, particularly in self-regulating their learning processes within emotionally and cognitively demanding environment...

Frontline nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic have faced significant psychological and emotional burdens. This study explored how self-compassion supported their resilience in high-stress healthcare settings. Using a qualitative phenomenological design, ten nurses from public and private hospitals in the Philippines were interviewed via Zoom. Parti...

Cancer remains a leading cause of mortality globally, with rural populations disproportionately affected due to limited access to healthcare services and inadequate health literacy. In China, although urban cancer incidence is higher, rural residents experience significantly higher mortality rates, reflecting disparities in early detection, treatme...

The accelerating aging of China’s population has raised significant attention to the mental health and well-being of older adults. This descriptive correlational study aimed to examine the levels of meaning in life and subjective well-being among a select group of older adults in Chengde City, China, and to explore the relationship between these tw...

As China faces the dual challenge of rapid digitalization and an aging population, disparities in digital health literacy among older adults threaten equitable access to health services. This qualitative study investigates the lived experiences of community-dwelling older adults in non-first-tier Chinese cities in navigating digital health services...

This current study examined the attitudes and knowledge of community health nurses (CHNs) regarding palliative care (PC) and explored key factors influencing these competencies in a non-pilot urban setting in China. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 206 CHNs in Xuzhou using cluster sampling. Participants completed a demographic questionn...

The climate crisis is now a defining challenge of the Anthropocene era, underscoring humanity’s profound impact on Earth’s ecosystems and the ethical responsibilities that accompany this influence. This paper explores how religious and philosophical frameworks can provide transformative approaches to the climate crisis, particularly through the len...

This study explored the extent of healthcare service utilization among residents enrolled in the Negros Occidental Comprehensive Health Program (NOCHP), focusing on seven key indicators: predisposing factors, enabling factors, perceived need, accessibility, continuity, comprehensiveness, and coordination. Anchored in Andersen and Newman’s Behaviora...

This study explores the lived experiences of nursing education administrators in implementing nursing academic programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. It focuses on their transition to distance learning, the challenges encountered, and their adaptive strategies in the major provinces of Aklan, Capiz, and Iloilo in Panay Island, Western Visayas, Phil...

Psychiatric nurses play a critical role in managing patients with maladaptive behavioral patterns, yet the COVID-19 pandemic significantly intensified their professional and personal struggles. They faced increased workload, heightened infection risks, and emotional exhaustion, compounded by uncertainty, fear of transmitting the virus to their fami...

This study explores the lived experiences of Clinical Instructors (CIs) in facilitating online Related Learning Experiences (RLE) for nursing students during the 2020–2021 academic year in three higher education institutions (HEIs) in Bacolod City, Philippines. Using a qualitative phenomenological approach, in-depth semi-structured interviews were...

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. With the help of online learning, students were able to continue their education. Since the outbreak of the pandemic nearly five years ago, online learning has become an attractive alternative in a number of situations for the Philippines. High temperatures, flooding, an...

Self-confidence and self-actualization are often considered key psychological constructs that contribute to resilience and personal growth. It is commonly assumed that self-confidence facilitates self-actualization, forming a foundation for coping with challenges such as acculturative stress during study abroad. This study explores whether self-con...

The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law of 2012 established a framework to promote reproductive health and rights in the Philippines. This study investigates the attitudes and common barriers to family planning among reproductive-age women in Southern Philippines. A quantitative approach was used, with a structured questionnaire admi...

The COVID-19 pandemic significantly reshaped nursing education, with the transition to remote learning impacting clinical confidence and competency development among student nurses. As nursing programs shift back to in-person learning, students face challenges in adapting to limited face-to-face clinical exposure, which serves as a critical bridge...

This study explores nursing students’ awareness, utilization, and satisfaction with Barangay Health Services in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic. A barangay, the smallest administrative unit in the country, functions as a neighborhood or village providing essential public health services. The objective was to assess how demographic fact...

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented significant challenges to global public health, with vaccine hesitancy emerging as a major obstacle to achieving widespread immunity. This study examines the lived experiences of vaccine-resistant individuals in Negros Occidental, Philippines, to understand the underlying factors contributing to their hesitancy a...

The popularity of online courses has increased since the COVID-19 pandemic. In the case of nursing courses, traditional face-to-face instruction has been found to be most effective. Nurses are often taught face-to-face to obtain hands-on experience and direct interaction with instructors and peers. Furthermore, in-person instruction provides a supp...

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic challenges, schools in the Philippines continue to operate using a variety of learning approaches. Similar to other countries, the Philippines also utilizes online learning as a means of keeping students engaged in their studies. However, research has indicated that there are various issues related to online learning e...

The phenomenon of compassion fatigue was not only encountered by healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic, but was also experienced by students and teachers during online learning. Compassion fatigue refers to the physical, emotional, and psychological effects of helping others, which, if in excess, can result in burnout. Recent studie...

Natural Language Processing (NLP) is rapidly evolving, yet it still faces challenges in comprehending deep meanings and emotions, handling diverse languages and subtle linguistic nuances. Literary text translation remains particularly tough for machine translation, with limited research focusing on Thai-Chinese translation. This study investigates...

The integration of Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED) stands as a pivotal trend in education, yet comprehensive design frameworks remain a subject of ongoing exploration. While many AIED studies are still in their early stages of development and implementation, the uncertainties and challenges surrounding the ethical and responsible use of...

Background/Objectives: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder with no known cure, leading to significant emotional and psychosocial challenges for both patients and their families. This study explored the lived experiences of ALS patients to deepen the understanding of their unique psychosocial needs, aiming...

For many students, learning physics is difficult because of its abstractness. To help students to learn physics, we have developed the Integrated Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Projects Based Learning (STEM-PjBL) method based on principles from neuroscience. We believe that incorporating principles from educational neuroscience w...

During the pandemic, online learning was challenging in the sense that it was difficult to assess its effectiveness. In the Philippines, not all students are able to study remotely. Various learning modes provide students with different options for achieving their learning objectives. In the context of online learning, the current study will attemp...

Religions are a set of beliefs, attitudes, and practices about transcendence. They are formed by complex social and cultural rituals and customs. Given that religion is also vital to the Indigenous Peoples, this study employed the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS) to measure and understand the nuances of the religiosity of the Indigenous youth...

There is increasing pressure for Higher Education institutions to develop and expand student learning using evidence-based and needs-based data. Reflecting this stance is the use of the flipped classroom design as a worldwide education trend, defined here as a form of blended learning wherein students complete readings and videos at home and engage...

There are no studies on the emotions towards God among LGBTQs in the Philippines to the best of our knowledge. This study explores the breadth of emotions towards God that select Filipino LGBTQ youths associate between religious sensibility and personal well-being. This study also investigates their specific emotional qualities that are related to...

In the midst of COVID-19, radical change in the work environment further exacerbated the detrimental effects of critical illness in the intensive care unit (ICU). This may be heightened if the patient experiences a lamentable end-of-life experience due to inadequate end-of-life care (EoLC). Anchoring on the theory of bureaucratic caring and the pea...

This study examined the relationship between intercultural social efficacy (ISE), coping strategies, Mandarin Chinese and English language proficiency, and depression. In total, 1870 foreign students in Taiwan participated in the study. Study results indicated that aspects of background demographics may influence depression levels. Participants wit...

Due to COVID-19, remote or distance education has become the norm in the Philippines. Yet even in its second year, remote teaching and learning still face ongoing challenges, as does the need for teachers’ professional development. This paper describes a study that examined teachers’ perspectives on barriers and needs in professional development. T...

Two decades have passed since the September 11 attacks by Islamist militants that shocked the world. Despite this, Islamophobia remains a common phenomenon. In Taiwan, the 2014 12-year Basic Education Curriculum amendments emphasize cultural and global understanding as core competencies. With more than 6 years of implementation, it would be therefo...

Recently, Taiwan’s higher education has been impacted by COVID-19 and the necessity of Eng-lish as a Medium of Instruction (EMI). In 2018, the Taiwanese government approved a roadmap for the development of a bilingual nation by 2030. This resulted in a renewed focus on EMI. However, the fluctuating surges of COVID-19 have caused university classes...

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented effect on many areas of people’s lives all over the world, including in the area of education. Many educational institutions must un-preparedly transition from physical classes to distance learning modalities, affecting both the students and teachers. Given that the teachers are confronted with so many...

Socioeconomic status and education of an individual are said to be highly-related to future quality of life. Within the Philippines, the 2018 statistics have reported that the number of families living below the poverty line is around 11.90%. Although this figure is already a large improvement from the 2015 census of 18.40%. However, due to COVID-1...

Growing old is frequently linked with various challenges. Hence, it is important to understand how to age successfully. Drawing on the concept that an individual’s quality of life (QOL) is influenced by their demographics, coping strategies, resilience, and social participation, the current study reports on the findings of these variables among old...

The doctoral student experience is complex and multifaceted, and although it is increasingly examined in higher education research, there is still much to explore and understand about the topic. Despite expanding discourse, few investigations have been conducted in the East Asian context with multiple universities and fields of study. The present p...

Academic identity is an important aspect of organizing an academic career. An academic identity is distinct and unique and can be defined as the core attitudes that determine how individuals approach the concept of work. In the current era of neoliberalism, changes to university governance in Taiwan have transformed working conditions and hiring pr...

Studying abroad can be stressful due to culture shock and various other difficulties. However, with the current prevalence of information communication technology, we can surmise that study abroad difficulties should be minimal. Since it has been shown that an individual’s personality is highly associated with their internet use behaviors, it would...

The number of students participating in study abroad programs has been increasing for the past decades. In Taiwan, the rising number of incoming study abroad students have also helped in augmenting the oversupply of higher education. However, it is reported that within study abroad situations culture shock does happens. In the current study, it is...

The implementation of flipped learning course design has been gathering paced with various positive voices being heard from teachers of different discipline. In reality, flipped learning is actually a sort of reboot of the previous notion of having the students read and go over the lesson topic in advance, while coming to class ready for discussion...

The number of students participating in study abroad programs has been increasing for the past decades. In Taiwan, the rising number of incoming study abroad students have also helped in augmenting the oversupply of higher education. However, it is reported that within study abroad situations culture shock does happens. In the current study, it is...

One hard fact of COVID-19 is the uncertainty of all things. Anchoring on the assumption that the religiosity of an individual has a profound impact on their emotions, resilience, and wellness, this study investigated the levels of the centrality of religiosity, emotions towards God, resilience, and wellness among 399 Taiwanese university students....

The dialogue about study abroad is a contemporary trend. Since 2011, enrolments from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have gradually increased and PRC students have now become one of the largest groups of incoming study abroad participants in Taiwan. In this study, investigators explored the characteristics of PRC students in comparison with ot...

Competition among higher education institutions in Taiwan is currently at an all-time high. For the past two decades, the persisting low birth rate in Taiwan is projected to affect the future enrollments of around 50 of its 158 universities. The Ministry of Education feared that by 2023 these 50 universities might have to either close down or merge...

For the past two decades, differentiation and competition among higher education institutions have given rise to various changes within university governance. In Taiwan, challenges brought forth by the global university rankings and combined with the deceasing number of incoming enrollees due to low birth-rates have resulted in the need for institu...

The Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS) is an instrument that measures the centrality, importance, or salience of religious meanings in personality. Addressing the dearth of research on the salience of religion among Filipino Christian youths, the researchers explore in this paper the degree of religiosity of selected university students and the...

This paper investigates the salience of religion and the centrality of religiosity among select LGBTQs. Much consideration has been given to the identity categories of sex, gender, sexual orientation, and religion. Means (M) and standard deviations (SD) were calculated for the overall CRSi-20 score and its five subscales. The results show that the...

This study validated three versions of the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRSi-7, -14, and -20), which propose an adequate assessment tool for the diversity of religious belief systems co-existing in Taiwan’s society. The sample (N = 331) was drawn from the selected undergraduate university students of the country. Descriptive statistics and Cron...

Taiwan higher education institutions are facing great challenges arising from both global and local sources. Global pressures brought forth by need to have a presence within the global university ranking systems (or league tables), while local pressures that stem from the declining number of incoming students. To remedy these dilemmas, the Taiwan M...

The presence of different religions and the freedom of people to navigate the religious space shows that religion in the Philippines is not a monolithic entity. This study validated three versions of the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRSi-7, -14, and -20) which propose an adequate assessment tool for the diversity of religious belief systems co-...

Taiwan is currently faced with an aging society and at the same time having one of the lowest birth-rate in the world. Besides the decreased in the number of students due to low birth-rate, the rapidly aging population has also brought forth some serious problems. Furthermore, within an aging society, extra burden are placed on taking care of the o...

In Taiwan, the advent of COVID-19 pandemic has caused the delay of class opening, while drastically affecting the mode of instructions from the previous face-to-face to either blended learning or fully online. In light of this issue, the current paper shall summarize the experiences of teaching five different university courses (3 elective courses...

In today's classroom, teachers' information technology literacy (ITL) is an important factor in the success of lesson delivery. Within the current COVID-19 situation, the teaching and learning process is even more dependent on information technologies. It is further hypothesized that ITL is able to enhance the teachers' teaching beliefs. With this...

The use of films to enhance language learning is not new. Anchoring on the multimedia learning theory and cognitive theory of learning, the combination of visual and auditory information presented within a storyline has always been noted as a popular way to enhance learning. In Taiwan, the recent curriculum revisions have highlighted the importance...

The advent of COVID-19 has critically changed how we perceived the process of teaching and learning today. To cope with these changes, the classroom of today is without a doubt full of technologies that makes teaching and learning more effective and exciting. Come to think of it, is it exciting? YES! Is it effective? …well, not so sure. To shed lig...

International academic exchanges have long portrayed a pivotal role in higher education internationalization. Within the Taiwan model, a distinct feature of international academic exchanges is the cross-strait (Taiwan and Mainland China) university practices. To highlight the recent changes within cross-strait university practices, this paper shall...

The relationship of quality education and student engagement has long been in discussion. Researches have proven the persistent effects of student engagement in higher education participation and completion rate. In Taiwan, the research within the concept of student engagement is also important. Previous research using the Taiwan Survey of Student...

Purpose Competition among higher education institutions has pushed universities to expand their competitive advantages. Based on the assumption that the core functions of universities are academic, understanding the teaching–learning process with the help of student evaluation of teaching (SET) would seem to be a logical solution in increasing comp...

Competition in higher education has forced universities to push for excellence. This phenomenon of pushing for excellence has caused institutions to focus more on research rather than teaching. With the evolving nature of higher education, what matter most is to strike a balance between research and teaching activities. To answer this question, the...

Organizational behavior studies have noted the positive effects of perceived support and employees’ engagement towards the overall institutional performance. However, recent studies suggest that both the positive organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) and the negative counterproductive work behavior (CWB) are also highly affected by job engageme...

The rebirth of the residential college system of education in Taiwan is already at its peak with several universities already immersed in the new learning design for quite some time. To evaluate its performance, the theoretical concept behind student engagement is adapted as a basis of analysis. However, in order to effectively determine the value-...

Within the actual practical day to day activities, even within an academic setting, counterproductive work behaviors (CWB) exist. Taking note of the harm that CWBs are able to induce on both individuals and organizations, it would seem appropriate that antecedents of CWBs be clearly understood. More so within an academic setting, wherein there is a...

Recent studies in counterproductive work behavior (CWB) have noted the seriousness of having deviant behaviors within the workplace environment. Acknowledging that CWBs exists in all types of organization; this would mean that even within academic institutions, occurrence of CWBs is inevitable. Within an initial study of CWBs in Taiwan academic ins...

In Taiwan, the need to recruit for study abroad or foreign students is actually not by choice, but is of a necessity. For the 2016 school year alone, low numbers of birth-rate for the past two decades have led to the plunge of around 30,000 university enrollees. In effect, the Taiwan Ministry of Education encourages higher education institutions to...

This paper is a report on the feedback of students enrolled in an Educational Foundation course utilizing a flipped learning design. Within the concepts of flipping the classroom, students are expected to go through, read, and learn the lesson materials in advanced prior to coming to class, while class time are reserved for more in-depth class disc...

There is no doubt that higher education institutions (HEIs) all over the world are currently at a highly dynamic state. Clear signs of massification and increased emphasis on research productivity have all together influenced policy makers towards reforms in funding and promotion systems across the globe. In Taiwan, similar events are also happenin...

Within the past decade, Taiwan’s population has been steadily dropping. This is largely due to the continuous record of low yearly birthrates. Many researchers fear that the steady drop in Taiwan’s population will eventually force many higher education institutions (HEIs) to close down (AFP 2009). In reality, this drop of student enrollees is perha...

There is no doubt that higher education institutions (HEIs) all over the world are currently at a highly dynamic state. Clear signs of massification and increased emphasis on research productivity have all together influenced policy makers towards reforms in funding and promotion systems across the globe. In Taiwan, similar events are also happenin...

Within the model of residential colleges, it is said that a quality educational experience is not limited to rigorous academics, but must also include healthy non-academic activities that instill a sense of community and civic responsibility amongst students. After almost four years of implementation, this study shall seek to determine and analyze...

With the current trend of higher education study abroad exchanges, opportunities for travelling and studying in another country are at an all-time high. These exchanges are noted for providing both academic and sociocultural benefits. However, these heightened opportunities have also started to cause parents and academics to wonder about the qualit...

Proper preparation prior to practice teachers’ actual internship is deemed as an important part of the teacher development program. This presentation depicts the summary and findings of a semester-long action research study with 19 practice teachers (PT) undertaken in the fall semester of 2013. After finishing all their required credits, PTs needed...

Most mainstream occupational studies tend to focus more on the factors that instill a positive work environment. In reality, besides these positive factors, negative factors such as Counterproductive Work Behaviors (CWB) do exists in all levels of the workplace; even within an academic setting. Within the academe, such unwritten deviant behaviors a...

Study abroad is a difficult undertaking, wherein stress and anxiety are almost always an indispensable part of the experience. With the current technological advancement, many studies have shown that internet use is able to diminish study abroad related stress. However, some studies have mentioned that internet use is quite correlated to an individ...

The research is designed as a case study of students in Taiwan. It uses the quantitative method by questionnaire distribution. There are 369 participants in this study. The findings denote knowledge has positive impact students’ on both their attitude and behavior. Furthermore, the result shows the need to enhance knowledge of students as well as t...

As we all know that the current generation is quite sensitive to issues regarding their physical appearance. Concepts such as ones’ body weight have been of serious concern. On the other hand, school administrators are worried that students might neglect their health; hence, an inquiry into the common eating habits is accomplished. Employing the ca...

Higher education institutions are organizations that are crucial to the society. Being considered as a public good, hence, being sustainable is an important issue. This paper shall attempt to discuss the development of the sustainability indicators meant for higher education institutions. This presentation focuses the discussion on sustainability i...

University life of today is full of challenges. News of school involved bad incidents has all become too common. In Taiwan, students are also faced with many pressures and problems. Problems such as academic stress, future job uncertainty, and interpersonal relationships are just some of the interrelated complications easily found in universities....

The concepts of engagement have long been said to bring forth positive outcomes on students’ university schooling. The reports of the National Survey for Student Engagement (NSSE) in the US have opened up various discussions on the benefits of such meaningful activities. On the other hand, the reemergence of the Chinese academies called Shuyuan or...

Recent changes in the political atmosphere between Taiwan and Mainland China has led to the lifting of the long-time ban on recruiting Chinese students to study in Taiwan. In September of 2011, more than 900 Chinese students were admitted as degree-seekers to study in Taiwan universities. While, the number of short-term exchange programs numbered b...

Vocabulary learning strategies is one of the most important factors in the teaching of a foreign language. Vocabulary learning strategies are said to aid learners with their acquisition, storage, retrieval, and use of information. In Taiwan, English have been an important part of the entire curriculum. Therefore, it is equally important to determin...

It has been a practiced for EFL practitioners to used English TV series as a supplement in teaching EFL learners. It started with the early days of Sesame Street to the famous sitcoms of today such as Friends and Sex and the City. Many EFL practitioners have actually incorporated watching English TV series as part of their teaching tools. To provid...

Information technology has indeed greatly changed our daily lives. Moreover, such innovation has brought forth many changes not only in the industry, but also in the field of education. Likewise in the Philippines, changes have been seen all over the academe. This paper talked about the background of the Philippines, starting with a birds' eye view...

Information Technology (IT) is currently seen and felt in almost every aspect of our daily lives. In addition, the shift of the traditional literacies to the current notion of multiliteracies is caused by the rapid evolution and integration of IT in an age of increased cultural diversity and global connectedness. Such changes did not only change th...

Exposing to a new culture has always been a challenging part of short-term study abroad (exchange) programs. Studies have shown that these exposures, if handled correctly, should be able to provide valuable cross-cultural experiences. As the opportunities for study abroad kept increasing, understanding the changes that happen is quite crucial in pr...

For the past few years, Asian universities have been trying to position themselves as a venue for study abroad opportunities. This is also quite true in Taiwan, wherein universities are exerting much effort in the recruitment of international students. Within the paradigm of internationalization, having international students in Taiwan is a way to...

Within the 2013 OECD annual education report, statistics have shown that there are already around 4.3 million tertiary level students studying outside their home country. Yet, this number is expected to increase in the years to come. However, parallel to the increasing number of study abroad opportunities are the rising number of problematic mental...

Knowledge productions within the academe have been strongly focused on publication in journals included in the Thomson’s ISI Web of Science (WOS) database. Within the WOS database, mechanical science and engineering researches ranks among the top five of the most highly presented topics in Taiwan. Since 1997 mechanical science research contribution...

Within the current age of technological advancement, ubiquitous learning with technology has begun to permeate the academe. This is more prevalent with engineering students, wherein technology is very much related to their field of studies. In addition, the recent emphasis in developing the English language competency of engineers and technical pro...