Conference Programme

Friday December 4, 2009
Council Chamber, 8/F, Meng Wah Complex, The University of Hong Kong

 

8:30 – 9:00

  

Registration

 

 

 

Opening Ceremony

Chair: Professor Mok Ka Ho, Chairman, The Hong Kong Educational Research Association

9:00 – 9:20

  

Welcoming Speeches
Professor Ian Holliday
Dean of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
Professor Anthony Cheung Bing-leung
President, The Hong Kong Institute of Education
Professor John Lee Chi-kin
Dean of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

 

 

 

 

 

 

Managing Human Capital: New York, Hong Kong and London Experiences

Chair: Professor Ian Holliday, Dean of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong

9:20 – 9:40

 

Professor Chris Hamnett
Department of Geography, School of Social Science & Public Policy, King’s College London
Paper on Critical Reflections on Education Change and Promoting Human Capital in the UK

 

 

 

9:40 – 10:00

 

Professor Cheng Kai Ming
Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong
Paper on Critical Reflections on Education Change and Promoting Human Capital in Hong Kong

 

 

 

10:00 – 10:20

 

Professor Kris Olds
Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Paper on Critical Reflections on Education Change and Promoting Human Capital in New York

 

 

 

10:20 – 10:50

 

Discussion Session
Discussant:
Professor Anthony Cheung Bing-leung
President, The Hong Kong Institute of Education

 

 

 

10:50 – 11:05

 

Coffee Break

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roundtable Discussion: Managing Human Capital - East Asian Experiences

Chair: Professor Mok Ka Ho, Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
(15 minutes for each speaker)

11:05 – 12:50

 

Professor Chung Yue Ping
Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Paper on Critical Reflections on Managing Human Capital in China
Professor Cheng Yin Cheong
Vice President (Research and Development), The Hong Kong Institute of Education
Paper on Critical Reflections on Managing Human Capital in Asia and Pacific
Professor K C Ho
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore
Paper on Critical Reflections on Managing Human Capital in Singapore
Professor Hong Young Ran
Higher Education and Human Resource Research Division,
Korean Educational Development Institute
Paper on Critical Reflections on Managing Human Capital in South Korea
Professor Akiyoshi Yonezawa
Center for the Advancement of Higher Education, Tohoku University, Japan
Paper on Critical Reflections on Managing Human Capital in Japan
Professor Tai Hsiou Hsia
Institute of Education, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Paper on Critical Reflections on Managing Human Capital in Taiwan

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keynote Speech
Venue: Senior common room, 14/F, K K Leung Building, The University of Hong Kong

1:00 – 2:30

 

Mr John Tsang Chun-wah, JP
Financial Secretary, The Government of the HKSAR

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Quest for Quality Education: Curriculum Reform and Student Learning in Hong Kong

Curriculum Reform and Student Learning in Universities
Chair: Dr Yang Rui, Comparative Education Research Centre, The University of Hong Kong

2:40 – 3:00

 

Student Experiential Learning
Professor Ian Holliday
Dean of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong

 

 

 

3:00 – 3:20

 

Curriculum Reform
Professor John Lee Chi-kin
Dean of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

 

 

 

3:20 – 3:40

 

Service Learning
Dr Carol Ma
Office of Service-Learning, Lingnan University

 

 

 

3:40 – 4:00

 

Tea break

 

 

 

4:00 – 5:00

 

Parallel sessions: Curriculum Reform and Student Learning in Schools

 

 

Theme One: Regional Hub of Education - Singapore and Hong Kong in Comparison
Moderator:
Dr Winnie So
Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Hong Kong Institute of Education
Speakers:
Professor Mok Ka Ho
Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong
Professor S Gopinathan and Dr V Reyes
National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

 

 

 

 

 

Theme Two: Gifted Education - A talk on “A Prescription for Gifted Education in Hong Kong”
Moderator:
Dr K C Tang
Department of Education Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University
Speaker:
Dr Stephen Tommis
Executive Director, The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education

 

 

 

 

 

Theme Three: Language Education
Moderator:
Dr Evelyn Man
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Speaker:
Dr Anita Poon
Department of Education Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University

 

 

 

 

 

Theme Four: Inclusive Education
Moderator:
Prof Barley Mak
Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Speaker:
Dr Sin Kuen Fung
Department of Educational Psychology, Counselling and Learning Needs,
The Hong Kong Institute of Education

 

 

 

 


 

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