教育博士—亞洲及政策研究
Remark: The two areas “Asian and Policy Studies” and “Social Sciences in Education” under Doctor of Education are merged to form a new area “Social Sciences and Policy Studies (社會科學與政策研究)” from 2024/25 academic year.
專業領域：亞洲及政策研究
亞洲及政策研究的專業領域將向學生介紹在社會、政治和經濟背景下批判性的分析政策問題的方法，同時關注在機構組織、地方、國家和全球背景下的公共及社會政策的時代發展。
課程完成後，學生應能夠：
- 在專業領域和更廣泛的教育場景中展示專門的知識、見解和技能；
- 建構適當的理論框架，處理和分析不同類型的教育議題，提出創新的解決方法；
- 培養洞悉專業領域研究趨勢的識見，並展現出能為該領域的專業文獻作出貢獻的能力；
- 從不同角度批判地分析教育政策、程序或實踐；
- 有效地將專業領域內的概念和理論傳達給本地和國際的同儕；
- 對專業領域內的倫理實踐展示出充分的認識。
課程結構
學生需修畢72個學分以滿足畢業要求。課程結構如下：
| 範疇 | 學分 | |
|---|---|---|
| 必修課 | 研究構想 | 3 |
| 研究方法I | 3 | |
| 研究方法II | 3 | |
| 2門專業課 | 政策研究原理 | 3 |
| 政策研究原理 | 3 | |
| 2門選修課 | 組織行為與分析 | 3 |
| 政策治理和政策倡導中的戰略溝通 | 3 | |
| 研討會 – 論文寫作與知識轉移 | 3 | |
| 研究方法的開展 | 6 | |
| 研究方法的開展 | 42 | |
| 總學分 | 72 | |
課程大綱
專業課
This course equips students with key theoretical and analytical abilities essential for understanding public policy and governance. It will look into major theories and techniques in political science, public administration, sociology, and economics and synthesize into a coherent set of knowledge for students who are new to the discipline. The course will also expose students to a variety of analytical skills and techniques so that students could apply these tools in analyzing case studies across the globe.
The course aims to provide concepts, insights and practical skills for leading and managing successfully in tertiary sector institutions. It offers expert perspectives on higher education, vocational education, training systems, policy settings, institutional strategies and tertiary sector work cultures in a national and international context. The course will focus on higher education topography in Asia. Drawing on case studies from higher education institutions from Asia, the course attempts to examine how higher education institutions meet with political, social and economic needs and how higher education institutions in Asia is connecting with the Global education topography.
選修課
This course aims to ensure that students are familiar with the nature of organisations, their structures, processes and working environments, and particularly the specific characteristics of public and private organisations particularly in the global context. Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to understand some of the key concepts and theories in organization behavior and analyze the implications of organizational behavior for public and private sector management and profit/non-profit organisations (apart from NGOs, non-profit organisations will include education).
The course introduces the concepts and principles that underpin strategic communication in organisations by focusing in three main areas – understanding human communication, understanding contemporary communication environments and new media, and critical analysis of the applicability and concept of strategic communication. The course intends to equip students with necessary communication skills to tackle communication issues while conducting policy advocacy and when implementing and formulating policies and how policies could be best communicated to different stakeholders. This course will also tackle specifically on strategically communicating with stakeholders and handle crisis in the higher education sector.
入學要求
一般要求
申請人應持有教育學科或與所選專業領域相關之碩士學位，並有四年工作經驗。經初步遴選的申請人必須參加面試。
中文要求
申請人應表現出高水準的中文口語和書寫能力。
如申請人的母語不是中文，又未嘗取得以中文為主要授課語言的學位，必須通過中國漢語水準考試（HSK）6級，或具備同等能力。
英文要求（只適用於中文班）
申請人所持學位如由非英語授課的院校頒發，面試時將會考核申請者的英語水平，以顯示其英語能力達至基本水平。
English Language Requirements (For English Class Only)
Applicants are expected to demonstrate a high standard of competence in spoken and written English. Applicants whose entrance qualification is obtained from an institution in a non-English speaking system should normally fulfil one of the following minimum English proficiency requirements:
- Overall score of IELTS 6.5 with no subtest lower than 6.0; or
- A TOEFL score of 80 (internet-based test); or
- Other equivalent qualifications.*
* The College English Test (CET) is not accepted as an equivalent qualification.
Disclaimers
Course Level
Any aspect of the course (including, without limitation, the content of the Course and the manner in which the Course is taught) may be subject to change at any time at the sole discretion of the University. Without limiting the right of the University to amend the course, it is envisaged that changes may be required due to factors such as staffing, enrolment levels, logistical arrangements and curriculum changes.
