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 | 項目負責人 | 研究題目 | 經費來源 | 撥款金額 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 胡智勇博士 | 中國城市知識型經濟的非均衡增長與收入差異 | 研究資助局：傑出青年學者計劃 | 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 | 張志健博士 | 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對年金的需求 | 中央政策組：公共政策研究資助計劃 | HK$767,917 |
| 2015 | 周基利教授 | 長者貧窮：新的量度 | 研究資助局：人文學及社會科學傑出學者 | HK$920,000 |
| 2015 | 周基利教授 | 與香港的在職貧窮抗爭 | 研究資助局：優配研究金 | HK$968,000 |
| 2015 | 張志健博士 | 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) |