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，《家庭金融與投資者保護研討會》在香港教育大學（教大）大埔校園順利召開。
該研討會提供了一個合作平台，讓與會者可以討論家庭金融、投資者保護相關的知識、研究成果和最佳實踐。在研討會上，來自北京、香港、新加坡等地高校的傑出學者就金融素養、投資者行為、投資策略和監管框架等主題進行彙報。
本次研討會獲京港大學聯盟資助。
研討會伊始，教大協理副校長（大學拓展）周文港博士致歡迎辭。社會科學與政策研究學系署理系主任胡智勇博士擔任研討會的主持人。
主題演講環節共有兩位特邀專家作報告。新加坡國立大學金融學教授Sumit Agarwal（Low Tuck Kwong Distinguished Professor）發表了題為《從效率到過剩：瞭解綠色認證住宅的公用事業使用》的主題演講。教大應用政策研究與教育未來學院聯席副院長顧敏康教授太平紳士以《受信責任及其在個人理財中的應用》為題發表了主題演講。
專題報告環節，來自北京、香港、新加坡等地高校的學者進行了深入的學術討論和交流，議題涵蓋金融素養、投資者保護、金融監管等。
香港科技大學金融學系Abhiroop MUKHERJEE教授以《制裁、衛星、可疑船隻》為題發表演講。北京師範大學數字經濟與管理系教授、財經素養教育研究中心主任蘇凇教授發表了題為《中國居民的金融素養：基於全國調查的實證研究》的演講。對外經濟貿易大學金融學系江萍教授發表了題為《問題回避、資訊環境和分析師預測》的演講。嶺南大學經濟學系助理教授王永琳博士發表題為《數字革命：彌合消費信貸市場的資訊鴻溝》的演講。香港大學金融學系助理教授張健博士發表了題為《骯髒的空氣與綠色投資：污染資訊對投資組合配置的影響》的演講。教大社會科學與政策研究學系副教授譚偉強博士簡要介紹了《主觀理財素養與退休規劃》的研究成果。
部分教大師生及公眾人士出席了本次研討會。
「賽馬會小學生理財教育」計劃是由香港賽馬會慈善信託基金策劃及捐助而成立。共同策劃的機構包括香港教育大學、美國芝加哥大學、香港家庭福利會及浩觀創業基金。
本計劃旨在為香港小學生提供優質的理財教育，從小培養莘莘學子的理財能力，在日常生活中正確運用理財知識及素養，掌握關鍵的財務決策能力，建立終生受用的理財價值觀，為瞬間萬變的未來做好準備。
計劃目標為香港小學設計及推展全面及優質的理財教育課程及體驗，培養小學生正確的理財知識，掌握關鍵的財務決策能力，及建立健康的理財態度、行為及動機。 計劃為教師提供全面和有系統的專業培訓，以提升教學能力、實施校本理財教育課程、建立教師支援網絡，以及個人的理財能力。計劃亦為家長提供相關培訓和講座，以增強親子理財教育。
計劃更配合香港小學常識科及小學人文科有關理財教育的最新課程改革，為學校及教師提供獨特、優質而完備的理財教育課程、教學資源套件及教師專業培訓，讓理財教育在學校全面推展，培育未來人才，達至普及理財教育的目標。
在此計劃中，香港教育大學團隊總負責人為本學系的姚偉梅教授，其他成員包括本學系的周基利教授、譚偉強博士、朱岳峰博士、羅劍輝博士和李國威博士。團隊並獲得香港賽馬會慈善信託基金五仟六百六十萬元的慷慨捐助。
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.