EPL has an energetic team of academic staff with diverse research interests and rich professional background in the field of education.
| Staff | Research Areas |
|---|---|
| Dr. AULD, Euan | Comparative and international education; Policy studies; Philosophical anthropology; Sociology; Governance (history and theory) |
| Dr. BHOWMIK, Miron Kumar | Diversity, equity and inclusion in education, ‘out of school’ / dropout / school failure issues, ethnic minority education, inclusive leadership, critical discourse, ICT in education, and acculturative stress and coping behaviour |
| Prof. BRYANT, Darren Anthony | Educational reform, leadership preparation, middle leadership, and leadership in international schools |
| Prof. CAI, Yuzhuo | Higher education policy and management, Institutional theory, Comparative and Finnish Education, Internationalisation of higher education, Triple Helix model of innovation, Universities’ societal engagement, and Graduate employability |
| Dr. CHAN, Tsan Ming Kenneth | Extra-curricular activities, privatisation and educational service, juvenile delinquency and student discipline, and team building in school |
| Prof. CHEN, Junjun | Educational beliefs on teaching, learning, and assessment, teacher effectiveness and development, teacher emotions, and structural equation modeling |
| Dr. CHENG, Tak Lai Mic | Experiential learning; Life and values education; Reflective practices; Vocational education and training |
| Prof. CHENG, Yin Cheong | Education reform, paradigm shift in education, internationalisation of higher education, leadership, teacher education and development, school autonomy, and 21st century learning |
| Dr. CHOI, Soobin | Educational leadership, school organization, school improvement, global citizenship, and quantitative research |
| Mr. CHONG, Yiu Kwong | Education law, human rights, human rights education, rule of law, and rule of law education |
| Dr. GAO, Fang Tina | Sociology of Education; Minority Education; Higher Education; International Student Mobility |
| Prof. GÜMÜŞ, Sedat | Instructional leadership, leadership development, professional learning, work attitudes, equity in education, systematic reviews, and quantitative research |
| Dr. HAN, Xiao Ivy | Critical Policy Analysis; International/Transnational Higher Education; Foucault and Bourdieu Studies |
| Dr. HO, Chun Sing Maxwell | Middle leadership, teacher professional development, entrepreneurial behaviour, business and personal financial education, and entrepreneurship education |
| Prof. HAND, Michael | The nature and aims of moral education; Teaching controversial issues; Education for patriotism; Philosophy in schools; The nature and aims of religious education; The justifiability of faith schools; Relationships and sex education; Autonomy as an educational aim; Punishment in schools; Education against extremism |
| Dr. KEUNG, Pui Chi Chrysa | Educational inequality, sociology of education, early childhood education, play-based learning, child and family studies |
| Dr. KWOK, Lai Yin Percy | Collaborative learning communities, Policy analysis in education, Private supplementary tutoring in basic education, Project-based learning and electronic portfolio, School principalship and educational leadership, Teacher Professional Development through Action Research |
| Dr. LAM, Chi Ming | Philosophy of Karl Popper; Philosophy for Children; Critical Thinking; Confucianism |
| Mr. LAM Ho Wai Martin | Teacher Professionalism, Students’ Wellbeing, Business and Personal Financial Education |
| Ms. LAM, Tin Miu Giselle | International education and development; Curriculum and instruction; Teaching and learning of science; STEM education |
| Dr. LEE, Tai Hoi Theodore | Teacher development and leadership, inquiry learning, and assessment for learning |
| Dr. LEE, Tsz Lok Trevor | Stratification, parenting, and policy |
| Dr. LEUNG, Wing Tat | Critical pedagogy, Civic education, Experiential learning, School-community partnership, Democratization of schools, Teacher professionalism and agency |
| Ms. LEUNG, Yuk Tin Yvette | Privatization of education (shadow education, social inequality issues in education); Parental involvement in schools; Comparative and international education and development |
| Dr. LIN, Cong Jason | Philosophy of education; Civic/moral/multicultural education; Politics of education; Comparative and international education; |
| Dr. LU, Jiafang | School management team, simulation-based training, work-life role interaction, cooperation and competition in leadership, teamwork and conflict management, and affect at work |
| Dr. LUO, Jiahui Jess | Learning-oriented assessment and feedback, competency development, AI implications for higher education/teacher education, intercultural education, qualitative methods |
| Prof. MASON, Mark | Comparative and international education and development; Complexity theory and educational change; Ethics and education; Culture and comparative education; Critical reasoning and education |
| Prof. MACFARLANE, Bruce John | higher education, academic leadership, intellectual leadership, academic ethos, freedom, ethics, and practice |
| Dr. OLDAC, Yusuf Ikbal | Globalisation and international higher education, Global research system, Knowledge production, Higher education policy, Higher Education in Southeast Asia, Higher Education in West Asia |
| Prof. OLEKSIYENKO, Anatoly | Higher education policy studies; academic leadership and governance; academic agency, freedom and responsibilities; world-class universities; international research collaborations; internationalization; post-soviet transformation |
| Dr. POOLE, Adam | Sociology of education, primary and secondary education, and teacher professionalism |
| Dr. POON, Yu Hin | Sociology of education, educational policy and equality, identity studies, and school ethnography |
| Dr. TANG, Hei Hang Hayes | Sociology of higher education (especially higher education and society in East Asia), Futures studies and future imaginaries in education, Academic profession, Academic entrepreneurialism, Graduate employment and its paradigm shifts, Ecological paradigm of the 'post-entrepreneurial university', Youth studies. |
| Dr. TANG, Yee Fan Sylvia | Field Experience, mentoring, teacher assessment, teacher professional development |
| Dr. TSANG, Kwok Kuen | Teachers' work, teachers' emotions, job burnout, education governance, and school leadership and management |
| Dr. THIBAUD Ezechiel | Moral Philosophy and Applied Ethics; Political Philosophy; History of Philosophy; Critical Thinking; Pedagogy & Philosophy |
| Prof. WALKER, Allan David | Educational leadership, comparative educational leadership, curriculum leadership, leader development, education & development, school effectiveness and school improvement, school organisation and educational administration, education and politics, qualitative methods |
| Dr. WONG, Koon Lin Linnie | Diversity and minority education, refugee education, teacher education, citizenship education, moral and servant leadership, teacher leadership |
| Mr. WONG, Wai Hung | Experimental learning, life and death education, and moral education |
| Dr. WU, Siu Wai | Hong Kong educational policy; Comparative education and glonacal development; Teacher professional development and middle-manager learning; Chinese culture and philosophical ideas; Civic, life and national education |
| Dr. XIONG, Weiyan | International higher education; Indigenous and ethnic minority education; Higher education policy and management; Higher education for sustainability; Faculty professional development; Liberal arts education |
| Dr. YING, Ji | Sociology of education, educational policy studies, intercultural education, equity, diversity and inclusion in education, teachers’ professional ethics and identity, qualititative methodology |