The Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies (SSPS) emphasizes academic rigor, professional relevance, and social impact in our research and development work. SSPS fosters multi-disciplinary research to expand the scope of disciplines, enrich research capacity, and deliver a more comprehensive approach to social issues and public policies. We strive to promote knowledge transfer for educational development, professional improvement, policy formulation, and community cohesion in Hong Kong, the Greater Bay Area, and Asia.
The Department's faculty members have been recognized for their scholarship with the award of various competitive, peer-reviewed grants, including grants from the Research Grants Council; Public Policy Research Grant and Strategic Public Policy Research Grant (Hong Kong); Australian Research Council (Discovery & Linkage Grant Scheme); National Natural Science Foundation of China; Ministry of Education Academic Research Grants Scheme (Singapore); and the Rockefeller Foundation (New York), among others.
| Year | Project investigator / Coordinator | Project Title | Funding source | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Chan Kit Wa Anita | GRF HKIEd840209 - Gender and Leadership: Life Histories of Female and Male Primary School Principals in Hong Kong | General Research Fund, Research Grants Council of Hong Kong | |
| 2010 | Dr CHOW Sin Yin Alice | A Study of Transit-oriented Development Catchment and its Node-place Functions in Hong Kong | Departmental Funding | |
| 2009 | Law Kam Yee / Lau Ka Wai | HKG-91007-01-0909A - Survey on School Students’ Needs and Utilizations on Internet Applications | Oxfam Hong Kong | |
| 2009 | Paul G. Harris | SDF299 : Sustainable Development Fund Project – Education for Sustainable Development in Tertiary Education | Sustainable Development Fund, HKSAR Government | |
| 2009 | Law Kam Yee | Project on From refugee camp, international relief community to new metropolis-Preservation of Tseung Kwan O’s Ethnography | Lord Wilson Heritage Trust | |
| 2009 | Lo Tin Yau, Joe | EDB: Provision of the Resource Pack and Training Programmes on “Field Study on Historical Sites in Guangzhou” For Senior Secondary Chinese History Teachers | EDB Commissioned | |
| 2009 | Chan Wing Hoi | TDG FAS-Enhancement of teaching and learning of research skills (FAS/TDG001/SSC/09-10) | Teaching Development Grant 2009-2010 | |
| 2008 | Lo Tin Yau, Joe | EDB: University-school Support Programme: Preparing Students for the NSS Liberal Studies: A school-based approach to enhancing enquiry learning at Key Stage 3 | EDB Commissioned | |
| 2007 | Lo Tin Yau, Joe | EDB: Provision of Professional Development Programme 2007/08: NSS Learning & Teaching Strategies for Liberal Studies Curriculum for the Area of Study‘Society and Culture’ | EDB Commissioned | |
| 2007 | Fairbrother Gregory Paul | PPR:HKIEd8001-PPR-3 Alternative Policy Instruments for Enhancing Citizenship Education | Research Grants Council of Hong Kong |