UNESCO Chair in Regional Education Development and Lifelong Learning, The Education University of Hong Kong UNEVOC Network Portal
 

Date 2012-02-28
Time 14:30 - 16:30
E-mail chenyan@ied.edu.hk
Tel 2948 6450
Venue D2-G/F-01, Tai Po campus

Enquiry

Active Ageing, Active Learning: Issues and Challenges

Co-edited by Gillian Boulton-Lewis & Maureen Tam and published by Springer (2011)
 

Date: 28th February, 2012

Time: 2:30-4:30 pm

Venue: D2-GF-01, Tai Po Campus, HKIEd

 
Programmes:

Time
Events
Speakers
2:15-2:30 pm
Tea Reception
 
2:30-2:35 pm
Chairman’s Welcome
Prof. Kerry Kennedy, Dean, FES, HKIEd
2:35-2:40 pm
Opening Remarks
Prof. Anthony Cheung, President, HKIEd
2:40-2:45 pm
Remarks from Book Series Editor and Introduction of Springer Representative
Prof. Rupert Maclean, UNESCO Chair and Director of CLLRD, HKIEd
2:45-3:00 pm
Overview of the Book
Prof. Gillian Boulton-Lewis, Emeritus Professor, QUT
3:00-3:15 pm
How this book came to be
Dr. Maureen Tam, Associate Professor, IELL, HKIEd
3:15-3:30 pm
Tea Break & Photo-taking
All Present at the Launch
3:30-4:15 pm
Panel discussion on the theme of “Active Ageing, Active Learning”
Topics:
1.       Why do elder academics want to stay on?
2.       Elderly learning in Chinese communities: China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore
3.       Perceptions of successful ageing by senior adults in Hong Kong
Chaired by Prof. Kerry Kennedy
 
 
Prof. Gillian Boulton-Lewis
 
Dr. Ernest Chui, Associate Professor, HKU
 
 
Dr. Maureen Tam
4:15-4:30 pm
Question and Answer
 
4:30 pm
Closing + Refreshments
 

Remarks:        The book launch is sponsored by the International Publisher Springer.