Dr. Tao Lei, research assistant professor in the Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies at the Education University of Hong Kong, along with his co-authors, have been chosen as the 2024 recipients of William E. Mosher and Frederick C. Mosher Award by American Society for Public Administration. This award was presented to them for their paper "Advancing the Frontiers of Genomic Public Administration: From Genetics to Administrative Attitudes, Behaviors, and Practices" (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/puar.13744), which was selected as the best academic article of 2023 in Public Administration Review (PAR), one of the top-ranking journals in the field of public administration.
This is the first time Asian scholars have won this prestigious award since its establishment. The award acknowledges the interdisciplinary contribution to public administration research made by Dr. Tao Lei and his two co-authors, Professor Tang Shui-Yan from the University of Southern California, and Professor Wen Bo from the University of Macau.
A remarkable accomplishment of the award-winning article is its establishment of a new research sub-field, Genomic Public Administration (Geno PA). This innovative field explores the attributes and behaviors of public administration through the lens and methodologies of behavioral genetics. The article also introduces an integrated research framework that aids in understanding how the insights derived from genetics and public administration can mutually enhance each other over time. This pioneering work is anticipated to supplement traditional public administration theory by delving into the genetic foundations of administrative behaviors and practices.
2024年3月15日，《家庭金融与投资者保护研讨会》在香港教育大学（教大）大埔校园顺利召开。
该研讨会提供了一个合作平台，让与会者可以讨论家庭金融丶投资者保护相关的知识丶研究成果和最佳实践。在研讨会上，来自北京丶香港丶新加坡等地高校的杰出学者就金融素养丶投资者行为丶投资策略和监管框架等主题进行汇报。
本次研讨会获京港大学联盟资助。
研讨会伊始，教大协理副校长（大学拓展）周文港博士致欢迎辞。社会科学与政策研究学系署理系主任胡智勇博士担任研讨会的主持人。
主题演讲环节共有两位特邀专家作报告。新加坡国立大学金融学教授Sumit Agarwal（Low Tuck Kwong Distinguished Professor）发表了题为《从效率到过剩：了解绿色认证住宅的公用事业使用》的主题演讲。教大应用政策研究与教育未来学院联席副院长顾敏康教授太平绅士以《受信责任及其在个人理财中的应用》为题发表了主题演讲。
专题报告环节，来自北京丶香港丶新加坡等地高校的学者进行了深入的学术讨论和交流，议题涵盖金融素养丶投资者保护丶金融监管等。
香港科技大学金融学系Abhiroop MUKHERJEE教授以《制裁丶卫星丶可疑船只》为题发表演讲。北京师范大学数字经济与管理系教授丶财经素养教育研究中心主任苏凇教授发表了题为《中国居民的金融素养：基於全国调查的实证研究》的演讲。对外经济贸易大学金融学系江萍教授发表了题为《问题回避丶资讯环境和分析师预测》的演讲。岭南大学经济学系助理教授王永琳博士发表题为《数字革命：弥合消费信贷市场的资讯鸿沟》的演讲。香港大学金融学系助理教授张健博士发表了题为《肮脏的空气与绿色投资：污染资讯对投资组合配置的影响》的演讲。教大社会科学与政策研究学系副教授谭伟强博士简要介绍了《主观理财素养与退休规划》的研究成果。
部分教大师生及公众人士出席了本次研讨会。
The “Jockey Club Financial Education Programme for Students” project is created and funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, and co-created by The Education University of Hong Kong, The University of Chicago, Hong Kong Family Welfare Society and CoCoon Foundation.
The primary objective of the project is to equip young students with essential financial capabilities, enabling them to achieve long-term financial well-being and personal fulfilment. By instilling financial knowledge, developing the right mindset and motivation, and honing financial decision-making competences, the project cultivates a critical life skill that directly impacts the students' lifelong financial capability.
Collaborating closely with local educators and global experts, the project empowers teachers with high-quality teaching materials, professional development programmes, and a vibrant teacher community of practice. The project also offers parent-child financial education workshops and seminars, fostering a holistic approach to financial literacy.
In recognition of the latest curriculum reform on primary school General Studies (Humanities Studies), the project provides timely learning materials, teacher training, and relevant supporting resources to ensure an inclusive school-based implementation of financial education.
With the combined efforts of all participating organisations, "Jockey Club Financial Education Programme for Students" endeavors to transform the financial landscape of Hong Kong by empowering the next generation with the knowledge and skills necessary for financial success and personal well-being.
In the project, the Education University of Hong Kong team leader is Professor Yu Wai Mui Christina from the Social Sciences and Policy Studies Department. Other members include Professor Chou Kee Lee, Dr. Tan Weiqiang, Dr. Zhu Yuefeng Alex, Dr. Law Kim Fai Eric, and Dr. Lee Kwok Wai Ray from the department. The team has received a generous donation of HK$56.6 million from the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust.
Ms Tsang Shuk Ting Amy, currently a Year 5 student of the Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Business, Accounting and Financial Studies) programme, has been awarded the Gold Award at “The 11th Hong Kong Outstanding Prospective Teachers Award”. The Award is jointly organized by the Hong Kong Prospective Teachers Association and the Hong Kong New Generation Cultural Association.
Ms Tsang Shuk Ting Amy, currently a Year 5 student of the Bachelor of Education (Honours) (Business, Accounting and Financial Studies) programme, has been awarded the Gold Award at “The 11th Hong Kong Outstanding Prospective Teachers Award”. The Award is jointly organized by the Hong Kong Prospective Teachers Association and the Hong Kong New Generation Cultural Association.
Please join us in congratulating Amy on her accomplishment!
We are delighted to have Amy’s sharing on her education philosophy, as well as what she gained during the selection process of the competition. Let's hear her valuable words!
It is glad to be given a Gold Award at “The 11th Hong Kong Outstanding Prospective Teachers Award”.
I have the treasurable sharing opportunity in the ceremony, sharing my education philosophy.
I will take "people-oriented" as my educational philosophy. In curriculum design, I would advocate letting students take the lead in learning, applying Dewey’s experiential teaching that “the teacher’s role changes from a traditional provider of knowledge to a guide of children’s experience”, focusing on students' interests and freedom while emphasizing their autonomy.
I would like to be an Inspiration Co-constructors of knowledge, helping students to explore their potential. As a teacher, it is my responsibility to design and implement teaching strategies that suit the needs and abilities of my students to maximize their learning ability. In my previous teaching practice, I often divide students into strong and weak groups and try to use their different abilities to improve their learning efficiency. For example, I invite students with higher abilities to design some questions related to accounting topics in class, and let them serve as group leaders, answering classmates' questions. In the process, I try to let students take the lead in the class instead of just following the questions in the textbook. Under this kind of classroom design, students with high abilities can design questions and find answers on their own, allowing them to explore more and think deeply about the topic; while students with lower abilities can also have more space and opportunities to ask questions.
Nowadays, we face increasing changes and challenges. As a teacher, I should be proactive and willing to adapt to various situations. AI technology is currently popular, so I also tried to use AI technology to create interesting teaching videos. I tried to use the technology to make some virtual characters to explain some accounting problems that students may encounter. The video makes it easier for students to engage in class and understand the topics better.
During the competition, I had to do a teaching demonstration and be interviewed by the judges. The interview section was meaningful as the questions reminded me to think about what is teaching.
Those experiences becomes the cornerstone for me to be a BAFS teacher. I believe that life inspires life and I will keep improving my teaching ability in the future.
A delegate of three faculties of School of Political Science and Economics of Tokai University, Tokyo Japan, conducted courtesy visit to the Department of Social Sciences and Policy Studies on 8 March 2024. The acting Head of SSPS, Dr Fox Hu; The associate Head, Dr Anita Chan, together with Dr Lawrence Ho, Dr Norman Cheung and the administrative colleagues responsible for overseas field-based learning, internship and student exchange provided hospitality and had an hour of in-depth discussion with the Japanese visitors. Dr Hu and two student representatives, Mr Jay Chung and Mr Cater Liu, expressed the gratitute to Prof Prof Fujimaki HIroyuki, Dr Ryuta Wada and Dr Arata Hirai who have hosted lectures on Crisis Management and Japan Society in their Tokyo campus for 30 SSPS Bachelor of Social Sciences Global and Enviromental Studes (GES) as outbound expereiental learning in December 2023. Encouraged by the promising feedbacks from that winter learning tour, SSPS discussed further possibilities to consolidate and institutionalize the collaboration with Tokai University. Consensus was reached by both units to intensify the collaboration in the areas of Sustainable Development and Growth (SDG) and public policy studies. Attempts to foster the exchange of both units in the coming academic years would include: installment of guest lectures in international relations studies at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels; coordination of theme-based public policy research workshop for academic publication and knowledge transfer; provision of scholarship for postgraduate students to participate in summer schools and the arrangement of short-term field visit and internship for SSPS students in Tokyo.
An educational fieldtrip was organized for a bunch of BEd(Geog) year II students in February 2024 to T-Park Hong Kong for studying the technical processes of transforming sludge to electricity and learning the concepts of waste management and sustainability. The journey started with a professional guide tour which allowed our students witness the various stages of waste treatment from waste segregation to energy recovery through utilizing the most advanced recycling technologies. Students also had the opportunity to explore the state-of-the-art incineration plant to understand how the burning of the waste efficiently at high temperatures (850C) could generate electricity and reduce waste volume so as to produce clean and renewable energy for the communities.
Teaching beyond the classroom walls is one of the teaching approaches we adopt in the SSPS. Through hands-on experiences, students could develop a deeper understanding of the subject topic – the global environmental issues in this case.
Upon the implementation of the National Security Law and enhancement of the electoral system, Hong Kong has entered a new phase of "Patriots Administration". Chief Executive John Lee proclaimed in his 2022 inaugural Policy Address that Hong Kong has achieved a major transition from chaos to order and is now at the crucial stage of advancing from stability to prosperity. The new order has brought about notable changes in the sphere of politics, administration and civil society, expected to deliver better governance systems, governance capability and governance efficacy, so that "our people [...] have a sense of gain and a real taste of the fruits of effective governance" as promised by Mr. Lee. To what extent has such a goal been borne out by public policy performance and results?
Mr Edwin Au-yeung, Ms Natalie Au Wing-lam and Mr Gary Chan Chi-hung shared with their fellow juniors currently studying at SSPS their job-finding and work experiences.