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.
| 年份 | 项目负责人 | 研究题目 | 经费来源 | 拨款金额 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 胡智勇博士 | 中国城市知识型经济的非均衡增长与收入差异 | 研究资助局：杰出青年学者计划 | HK$409,408 |
| 2015 | Wong Mei Yee May | Values education programme for primary schools: Enhance teaching and learning through portfolios and circle time | Quality Education Fund | |
| 2015 | Zhao Zhenzhou | Flourishing religion among students in a multi-ethnic China: Implications for citizenship values | General Research Fund, Research Grants Council | |
| 2015 | 张志健博士 | Educational Investment, Family Process, Parental Expectation and the Connection Between Poverty and Educational Inequality (2015-2017) | RGC: Early Career Scheme(HKD 659,408) | |
| 2015 | Dr Lina Vyas | Impact of Family Friendly Policies: A Panel Study in Hong Kong 香港家庭友善僱傭措施的影響：一項追蹤小組研究 | CENTRAL POLICY UNIT: PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH SCHEME ($448,945) | |
| 2015 | 周基利教授 | 如何增加香港中年人对年金的需求 | 中央政策组：公共政策研究资助计划 | HK$767,917 |
| 2015 | 周基利教授 | 长者贫穷：新的量度 | 研究资助局：人文学及社会科学杰出学者计划 | HK$920,000 |
| 2015 | 周基利教授 | 与香港的在职贫穷抗争 | 研究资助局：优配研究金 | HK$968,000 |
| 2015 | 张志健博士 | Longitudinal Linkages Between Family Income and Learning Outcomes Among Children: Testing Two Underlying Mechanism 家庭收入與兒童學習能力的關係：闡釋兩種潛在機制 | RGC: EARLY CAREER SCHEME ($659,408) | |
| 2014 | Dr HO Ka Ki Lawrence | Studying the Deviant Behavior in Campuses: An On-line Pedagogical Resource | Teaching Development Grant (TDG) |