Research

Research Projects

Research Projects

Principal Investigator / Co-Investigator Funding Source Duration Project Title
Prof Anatoly OLEKSIYENKO GRF Jan 2020 – Jun 2023 Re-imaging Intellectual Leadership in Post-soviet Higher Education
Dr Lam Chi Ming (PI) / Prof Bob Adamson (Co-I) & Laurance Splitter (Co-I) QEF Sep 2015 – Aug 2018 Philosophy in Schools: Promoting Thinking and English Competence in Hong Kong Students
Dr Margarita Pavlova (Co-I) Non-HK Apr 2018 - Jan 2021 Improving and Enriching the human Capital of Qatar through the Identification and Development of 21st Century Skills for Sustainability and Employability
Dr Margarita Pavlova (PI) EdUHK-PDF Jul 2017 - Oct 2019 Creating an Impact: Setting up a Green Skills Hub at the EdUHK
Dr Weiyan Xiong (PI) ECS Jan 2023 - Dec 2024 Transforming Higher Education Teaching and Learning for Sustainability Competencies: Exploring a Holistic Framework for Hong Kong Public Universities
Prof Liz JACKSON (PI) / Others: Dr Mark HARRISON; Dr Carla BRIFFETT; Dr Emma BUCHTEL; Dr William SIN; Dr LAM Chi Ming; Dr Stephen CHATELIER; Dr Jae PARK; Ms Elke VAN DERMIJNSBRUGGE; Dr WONG Ping Ho & Dr WU Siu Wai Start-up Mar 2021 – Feb 2023 Gratitude and Humility in Education, East Meets West
Dr Margarita Pavlova (Collaborator) Non-HK Dec 2016 - Sep 2019 Training and Adult Education Landscape in Singapore - Characteristics, Challenges and Policies
Dr Margarita Pavlova (PI) GRF Jan 2016 – Jul 2018 Greening Skills in Hong Kong: Effective Partnerships between Vocational Education, Government and Industry to Support the Greening of the Economy
Dr GAO Fang Tina (PI) / Prof LEE Moosung, Prof Christine HALSE; Prof Bob ADAMSON & Dr Miron BHOWMIK (Co-Is) GRF Jan 2020 – June 2022 School-Based Social Capital in Ethnic Minority Students' Progression to Post-Secondary Education in Hong Kong
Dr Margarita Pavlova (Principal Project Supervisor) CRAC Jul 2017 - Oct 2019 Creating an Impact: Setting up a Green Skills Hub at the EdUHK
Dr Gao Fang Tina (Co-I) / Prof Bob Adamson (Co-I) IRG Jun 2016 – Sep 2017 A Multidisciplinary Approach to Investigate Acculturation Orientation and Chinese Language Learning among Ethnic Minorities in Hong Kong: From Assimilation to Comprehensive Cultural-Responsive Strategies
Dr Euan AULD (PI) / Dr LO Yat Wai William (Co-I) PPR Apr 2020 – Nov 2020 Campus Culture, Student Leaders and Social Movements: Towards Educational Strategies for Re-Establishing and Sustaining Communication
Prof Christine HALSE (PI) / Bidisha BANERJEE; Anita CHAN; SHIU Chi Shing; CHIU Ming Ming; GAO Fang Tina; Jan GUBE; Maxwell HO; Isabella NG & Hayes TANG (Co-Is) PPR Mar 2020 – Sep 2020 Investigating Hong Kong Students' Aspirations for the Future
Dr Park Jae Hyung IRG Jun 2016 – Jun 2017 ’Rap Discourse’: Hip Hop Youth and Seasoned Rap Artists in Hong Kong
Prof Mark MASON (PI) HSSPFS Jan 2022 – Dec 2022 Hong Kong Torn Asunder: Values, ethics and education out of the impasse
Dr Euan AULD (PI) / Prof Paul MORRIS (Co-I) EdUHK-BG Mar 2020 – Jul 2021 Toward a Hong Kong Centre for the Study of Education Futures
Prof Christine HALSE (PI) / HUE Ming Tak; Kerry KENNEDY; Daphnee LEE; GAO Fang Tina; Diana KWOK; Anita CHAN; Isabella NG & ZHOU Yanling (Co-Is) EdUHK-BG Jan 2020 – Dec 2022 Diversity, Equity and Social Inclusion Research Group
Dr GAO Fang Tina (PI) / Dr LO Yat Wai William & Mr Ben MULVEY (Co-I) EdUHK-SFG Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 Belt and Road Initiative and the Internationalisation of Higher Education in China: A Case Study of International Students' Perceptions and Experiences in Beijing
Dr Gao Fang Tina (Co-I) UGC TDG Jun 2018 – Aug 2019 Enhancing Learning Engagement and Outcomes through Formative E-Assessment Tasks in the General Education Foundation Course
Dr Gao Fang Tina (Co-I) SCOLAR/LF Jan 2018 - Jan 2020 Supporting Ethnic Minority Students' Chinese Language Learning through Enhancing Extramural Chinese Social Media Use
Dr Gao Fang Tina (Co-I) & Prof Bob Adamson (Co-I) EdUHK RCF Nov 2017 - Nov 2019 Establishing a Research Cluster in the EdUHK for Promoting Research on Multilingual Acquisition and Multilingual Education
Dr Gao Fang Tina (Collaborator) EdUHK TDG Feb 2018 – Jan 2019 Conceptions of Global Citizenship and Teacher Education
Dr ZHAN Ying (PI) / Prof CHIU Ming Ming; Dr YAN Zi; Dr LAM Chi Ming & Dr JIANG Lianjiang (Co-Is) EdUHK RCF Jun 2021 – Jun 2023 When Assessment Meets High-order Thinking (HOT): Building Up a Cluster for Integrating the Research on Assessment and HOT
Dr Park Jae Hyung (Co-I) UGC TDG Aug 2018 – Jul 2019 Empowering BEd (EL) Students with Tools of Curriculum Alignment through Adopting Performance-based Assessment in the Teaching and Learning of Literary Texts
Dr Wu Siu Wai (Co-I) Others Dec 2017 – Dec 2019 Constructing an Interactive Journey for Students' Field Experience Reflection
Prof Liz JACKSON (PI) / Others: Dr Mark HARRISON; Dr Carla BRIFFETT; Dr Emma BUCHTEL; Dr William SIN; Dr LAM Chi Ming; Dr Stephen CHATELIER; Dr Jae PARK; Ms Elke VAN DERMIJNSBRUGGE; Dr WONG Ping Ho & Dr WU Siu Wai Others Mar 2021 – Feb 2023 A Cross-cultural Analysis of Gratitude in Education
Dr Gao Fang Tina (PI) IRG Sep 2017 – Mar 2019 Modelling the Effects of Different Forms of Capital on Post-secondary Education Enrollment: An “Interacting Multiple Capitals” Framework
Prof Mark Mason (PI) Others Jul 2016 – Jun 2019 Complexity Theory, the Capability Approach, and the Sustainability of Educational Development Initiatives
Dr Tam Siu Ling Maureen (PI) RGC Sep 2015 – Aug 2016 Studying time use and the effects of retirement planning, reasons, experiences, and lifelong learning on retirement adjustment and life satisfaction among school teachers in Hong Kong: A longitudinal analysis
Dr Gao Fang Tina (PI) RGC Sep 2015 – Aug 2016 Parental Involvement and Ethnic Minority Students' Enrollment in Four-Year Universities of Hong Kong: A Multidimensional Study on Students' Perceptions
Dr Park Jae Hyung (PI) RGC Sep 2015 – Aug 2016 Chinese Confucius Institutes: Sino-Brazilian Relations and Internationalization of Higher Education
Prof Bob Adamson IRG Oct 2015 – Jun 2016 Bridging the Skills Gap: Innovations in Africa and Asia
Dr Sin Wai Lam William (PI) RGC Sep 2015 – Jun 2016 “Wu Song, Bruce Lee, and the Trolley Problem”
Mr Li Chin Wa IRG Dec 2015 – Jun 2016 Dec 2015 – Jun 2016 Consolidation of Oxfam HK Project: school case reports and implication for teacher training and support
Dr Margarita Pavlova IRG May 2015 – Jun 2016 Benchmarking VET institutions’ engagement with their local region and communities
Dr Gao Fang Tina IRG Jul 2014 – Mar 2016 A Multidisciplinary Approach to Investigate Acculturation Orientation and Chinese Language Learning among Non-Chinese Linguistic Minorities in Hong Kong and China: From Assimilation to Culturally-Responsive Intervention
Dr Gao Fang Tina (PI) IRG Dec 2017 – Jun 2019 From “Additive” to “Multiplicative” Effects of Capital on Post-secondary Education Enrollment in Hong Kong: A Double-informant Investigation across Ethnic Majority and Minority Students
Dr Jae PARK (PI) Non-HK Jan 2020 – Jun 2021 International Science and Evidence Based Education (ISEE) Assessment

QEF Quality Education Fund
IRG Internal Research Grant
GRF General Research Fund
CRAC EdUHK
ECS Early Career Scheme
PPR HKSAR Gov't - Public Policy Research Funding (PPR) (Special Round)
RGC Support to RGC Projects
HSSPFS HKSAR - Humanities and Social Sciences Prestigious Fellowship Scheme
Start-up Start-up Research Grant
EdUHK-BG EdUHK - Block Grant Faculty Fund
EdUHK TDG Teaching Development Grants
EdUHK-SFG EdUHK - Seed Funding Grant (SFG)
UGC TDG Teaching Development Grants
SCOLAR/LF SCOLAR/Language Fund
EdUHK RCF Research Cluster Fund
Others EdUHK Others
EdUHK-PDF President's Development Fund