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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Ho Wai Yip | The Rise of Madrasah Education in Hong Kong: Exploring the Change of Learning under Integrated Education for Muslim Minorities | General Research Fund, Research Grants Council | |
| 2011 | Lo Tin Yau, Joe / So Wing Mui, Winnie (SES) | EDB: Provision of Services for Conducting the New Senior Secondary Liberal Studies Curriculum Implementation Study | EDB Commissioned | |
| 2010 | Yu Wai Mui Christina | Engaging Students Learning Through Online Reflective Dialogue in the Social Sciences Courses | Teaching Development Grant | |
| 2010 | Law Kam Yee | RG44/09-10 City Imagineering of Hong Kong: Place Making and Struggle between Globalness and Local Identity | Internal Research Grant 2010-11 | |
| 2010 | Paul G. Harris | GRF HKIEd340309 - China and Global Warming: Reconciling international justice and the realities of climate change | General Research Fund, Research Grants Council of Hong Kong | |
| 2010 | Law Kam Yee | GRF HKIEd841609 - Socio-Spatial Embeddings of Economic Actions: South Asian Ethnic Minorities in Hong Kong | General Research Fund, Research Grants Council of Hong Kong | |
| 2010 | Chan Kit Wa Anita | GRF HKIEd840209 - Gender and Leadership: Life Histories of Female and Male Primary School Principals in Hong Kong | General Research Fund, Research Grants Council of Hong Kong | |
| 2010 | 鄒倩賢博士 | A Study of Transit-oriented Development Catchment and its Node-place Functions in Hong Kong | Departmental Funding | |
| 2009 | Law Kam Yee / Lau Ka Wai | HKG-91007-01-0909A - Survey on School Students’ Needs and Utilizations on Internet Applications | Oxfam Hong Kong | |
| 2009 | Paul G. Harris | SDF299 : Sustainable Development Fund Project – Education for Sustainable Development in Tertiary Education | Sustainable Development Fund, HKSAR Government |