Seminar

The annual Best of UNICEF Research (BOUR) exercise showcases and recognizes high-quality, high-impact research done under the auspices of the organization. It “aims to draw attention to a vital part of UNICEF’s work which generates knowledge to inform action, shapes policy agendas and shifts discourse in order to improve the lives of children everywhere.” CERC is delighted that Nirmala Rao won the 2015 award.

A total of 99 submissions of research conducted directly by UNICEF or commissioned through partners were received. From these, 12 studies were identified as examples of quality research and evidence gathering on children. An eminent international external review panel selected a further four for special commendation. These were considered to have potential policy impact, innovative design, thoughtful use of data, methodological rigour and potential replicability in both the country of origin and elsewhere. Among these was an entry entitled “Validation, Finalization and Adoption of the East Asia-Pacific Early Child Development Scales (EAP-ECDS)”.

Nirmala Rao, Serena H.C. Yang Professor in Early Childhood Development and Education and a member of CERC, led the research team. Other team members include Diana Lee (Faculty of Education), Patrick Ip (Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine), and John Bacon-Shone (Social Sciences Research Centre).

The award is a great honour and achievement. Professor Rao flew to New York to receive the award on 6 July 2015. It is a practical demonstration of research to improve the lives of children around the world.

Mark Bray has a longstanding interest in the distinctive features of education in small states, with publications on the theme dating from the 1980s. He has been given an opportunity to revisit this theme with a keynote address at the International Education Conference on Small Island States hosted by the University of Seychelles, 5-7 July 2015.

The other keynote addresses were given by Michael Crossley from the University of Bristol (UK) who among CERC’s Associate Members, and by Michael Samuel from the University of KwaZulu Natal (South Africa) who also has links with HKU.

Every three years, Ministers of Education from the 53 member countries of the Commonwealth convene for the Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers (CCEM). At the 2012 conference in Mauritius, CERC’s Trey Menefee and Mark Bray presented the lead statistical and analytical document.

The 2015 conference was held in Nassau, The Bahamas from 22 to 26 June. Trey Menefee and Mark Bray again presented the lead document. It focused on the conference theme, ‘Quality Education for Equitable Development’, and was presented first to the senior officers of the Ministries of Education in member countries and then in plenary session to the Ministers themselves.

The CCEM was also the occasion to launch the Commonwealth’s Education Hub. The website includes Report Cards for each of the 53 countries, taken from Menefee and Bray’s book.

The timing of the conference was significant, coming one month after the World Education Forum in Incheon, Republic of Korea, and three months before the United Nations Summit on the Sustainable Development Goals in New York. Mark Bray assisted with the drafting of Commonwealth inputs to the United Nations Summit, noting the bridge between Incheon and New York.

“Learning to Live Together & Comparative Education”

at The Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd).

The Annual Conference of the Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong (CESHK) is the largest gathering of education associations in Hong Kong and one of the biggest in Asia. The theme for the 2016 CESHK Conference is “Learning to live together & comparative education,” and it highlights the crucial role of peace, harmony and tolerance for the well-being of humanity. The theme is aligned with the 20th anniversary of UNESCO’s “Learning: The Treasure Within,” usually referred to as the Delors Report, which is followed by “Rethinking Education” report (2015). While learning to live together is one the four pillars mentioned in the Delors Report, it is arguably a less explored and discussed in the field of education.

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Conference Venue: The Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd), 
                                Tai Po Campus, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR

Dates: Fri 15 – Sat 16 April 2016

PRESENTATION FORMAT 會議形式

Individual paper presentation 個人論文

Organized panel/symposium   專題研討會

CONFERENCE LANGUAGE 會議語言

English and Chinese 英文或中文

PROPOSAL SUBMISSION 論文建議書提交截止日期

By November 30 (Saturday), 2015 二零一五年十一月三十日於下述網址截止

Individual submission 個人論文建議書提交

Panel submission 專題研討建議書提交

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For General Information, please visit (詳情請見學會主頁): http://ceshk.edu.hku.hk

General information and queries (若有查询，请发送电子邮件至): ceshk.secretary@gmail.com

Please click here to download the Call for Papers in the PDF format

Please click here to download the tourist information.

Please click here for the PowerPoints from Prof. Crossley’s seminar “International Policy Transfer and Education: An Academic Biography in Comparative Education“.

Following are some selected photos of the seminar, more of which can be found on CERC’s facebook page:

Speaker: Michael Crossley

Chair: Mark Bray

The presentation examines how research on international policy transfer and education has characterised personal work in the field of comparative education during a period of over 30 years. It draws on theoretical and methodological influences and contributions, combined with personal reflections on experience in Papua New Guinea, Commonwealth small states, East Africa, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and elsewhere. Attention is drawn to the importance of con-text sensitivity in comparative research and educational development, and to the benefits of more effective bridging of theory, policy and practice in education. Conclusions point to new research and publication initiatives that continue to focus upon the processes and dilemmas of international policy transfer.

Michael Crossley is Professor of Comparative and International Education and Director of the Centre for Comparative and International Research in Education at the University of Bristol, UK. He is a former editor of the journal Comparative Education, and former Chair of the British Association for International and Comparative Education (BAICE). He co-authored with Keith Watson the book Comparative and International Research in Education: Globalisation, Context and Difference.

• Time: 12:45-14:00
• Date: Wednesday 13 May 2015
• Venue: Runme Shaw 202

Please also be informed that CERC Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held before the seminar from 12.15-12:45 to report on the activities of the Centre, and solicit ideas for its future development.

All are welcome!

Professor Fazal Rizvi is visiting the Faculty during March 15-29, 2015 under the Faculty Visitor Scheme. His office is in Room 408, Runme Shaw Building, HKU and he can be reached at 2859 2520.

Born in India, Professor Fazal Rizvi was educated in India, Australia and the UK, and is currently a Professor in Global Studies in Education at the University of Melbourne and an Emeritus Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the USA. He is also a fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia and a board member of the Asia Education Foundation. He has published extensively on issues of identity and culture in transnational contexts, theories of globalization and education policy and more recently Indian higher education. His books include Globalizing Education Policy (Routledge 2010). His selected papers have recently been published under the title, Encountering Education in the Global (Routledge 2014).

During his visit, Professor Rizvi will deliver two CERC seminars:

Seminar 1

Title:  Re-imagining Educational Aims in an Era of Globalization

Date: March 23, 2015 (Monday) 

Time: 14:20 – 16:15 

Venue: Room 203, Runme Shaw Building, HKU

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Seminar 2

Title:  Australian Policy Responses to the Rise of Asian Higher Education

Date: March 27, 2015 (Friday) 

Time: 14:00 – 16:00 

Venue: Room 203, Runme Shaw Building, HKU

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Yew Chung Community College
Kowloon Bay International Trade and
Exhibition Centre
Hong Kong | 17th April 2015

Welcome and Opening Address
This session will open the symposium with a welcome from Dr Gary Morrison,
Deputy Director of the YCEF, and Prof. Sultana Tupuskovska-Poposka,
Vice President of YCCC.

Session 1: Equity and Equality: Ethnic Minority Education Policies
This session will consider the Asian perspective on ethnic minority education policies,
ideology and language practices through cases from Hong Kong, Malaysia and Laos.

Session 2: Ethnic Minority Education in Practice I
This session will consider the ethnic minority education policies and practices as they apply
in China, Vietnam and Cambodia.

Session 3: Ethnic Minority Education in Practice II and a Roundtable Discussion
The symposium will end with three case studies from Hong Kong and a roundtable discussion with
students sharing their experiences and thoughts on the day’s topics, followed by a Q&A session
with the audience.

Enquiry: emme2015@yccc.edu.hk

Click here for the poster!