The principal aim of the programme is to make a significant contribution to the advanced professional and academic development of those concerned with education and its cognate fields, to the ultimate benefit of the wider educational community.
At the end of the EdDC study, students should be able to:
To enter the Doctor of Education (Chinese) programme, a student should:
The EdDC programme includes two stages, moving from a broad-based understanding of educational issues in the coursework component to independent investigation of a specific issue of professional concern in the Thesis.
Stage 1: Coursework component
Students admitted to the full programme are required complete at least 24 credit units as follows:
Table 1. Core course
Course code | Course title | Credit-unit |
EDU9991ECD | Educational Research 教育研究 | 9 |
Table 2. Prescribed courses
Course code | Course title | Credit-unit |
EDU8891ECF | Quantitative Research Methods in Educational Studies 量化教育研究方法 | 3 |
EDU8892ECF | Qualitative Research Methods in Educational Studies 質化教育研究方法 | 3 |
Table 3. Elective courses
Course code | Course title | Credit-unit |
CHIN8302ECF | Foundations in Chinese Linguistics 漢語語言學導論 | 3 |
CHIN8303ECF | Acquisition of Chinese as a Second Language 漢語第二語言習得 | 3 |
CHIN8304ECF | Research Methods in Language Education 語言教學研究方法 | 3 |
CHIN8402ECF | Contrastive Studies of Chinese and English 漢英語言對比研究 | 3 |
CHIN8405ECF | Chinese Culture and Intercultural Communication 中華文化及跨文化交際 | 3 |
CHIN8809ECF | Modern Chinese Linguistics 現代漢語語言學 | 3 |
CHIN8810ECF | Chinese Sociolinguistics 漢語社會語言學 | 3 |
CHIN8811ECF | Chinese Studies: Stylistics 中文學科研究：文體 | 6 |
CHIN8812ECF | Chinese Studies: Classical Chinese and Culture 中文學科研究：古代漢語及文化 | 6 |
EDU8051ECD | Educational Leadership and Management 教育領導與管理 | 9 |
EDU8301ECF | Teaching Chinese as a Second Language I 漢語作為第二語言教學（一） | 3 |
EDU8306ECF | Teaching Chinese Characters 國際中文漢字與漢字教學 | 3 |
EDU8307ECF | International Chinese Language Curriculum and Instructional Design 國際中文課程與教學設計 | 3 |
EDU8401ECF | Teaching Chinese as a Second Language II 漢語作為第二語言教學（二） | 3 |
EDU8403ECF | Second Language Teaching and Information Technology 第二語言教學與資訊科技 | 3 |
EDU8404ECF | Language Testing and Assessment 語言測試與教學評估 | 3 |
EDU8808ECF | Chinese Language Education 中國語文教育 | 3 |
EDU8813ECD | Understanding Children’s Development: The World of Children and Young People 了解兒童的發展： 兒童和青少年的世界 | 9 |
EDU8817ECF | Learning, Curriculum and Assessment 學習、課程與評估 | 6 |
EDU8821ECF | Investigating Early Childhood Education 幼兒教育探究 | 9 |
EDU8881ECF | Drama in the Curriculum 戲劇與學校課程 | 6 |
or other courses offered by E&L subject to SRDC's recommendation and University's approval
Stage 2: EDU9999ECD EdD thesis (40,000 to 50,000 words)
After enrolment in Stage 2, students will develop a revised detailed research proposal which should be an extension of their Project in EDU9991ECD. Normally, they will be required to submit this revised proposal within about four to six months. The proposal should demonstrate:
Satisfactory development of the detailed research proposal is necessary for further progress in Stage 2. For full-time students, the minimum time for the Thesis is one year and the maximum is two years. For part-time students, the minimum time for the Thesis is two years and the maximum is five years.
The application procedure involves the following stages:
Factors which will be taken into account in assessing the suitability of candidates for the programme will include:
| Name | Email Address | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|
| CHONG King Man, Eric
BSSc (CUHK); MPhil (CUHK); MBA (public service) (Birmingham); PGDE (HKU); PhD (York) |
kmchong@hkmu.edu.hk |
|
| CHOW Mei Yung, Vanliza
BPhil, MA, PhD (Birmingham) |
vchow@hkmu.edu.hk |
|
| CHUNG Hiu Yui, Edsoulla
BA, BEd (CUHK); MSc (Oxford); PhD (Cambridge) |
hychung@hkmu.edu.hk |
|
| GE Haoyan, Emily
BA (SISU); MA (HKU); MPhil, PhD (CUHK) |
hge@hkmu.edu.hk |
|
| HO Wing Yee, Wing
BSc (Psy) (Hons) (UIU); MSocSc (SW), MSocSc (Coun), PhD (CityU of HK); CPsychol (BPS); CKP; Member of APA & Div of Edu Psy; ACA (Prof); CPA & Div of Coun Psy |
wyho@hkmu.edu.hk |
|
| LAM Man Fong, Cindy
BA, MPhil (CUHK); PhD (HKUST) |
cmflam@hkmu.edu.hk |
|
| LEE Po Lun, Peppina
BA (Hons) CityU of HK; PhD CityU of HK |
pllee@hkmu.edu.hk |
|
| LEE Sze Wah, Sarah
BSc CUHK, MA Leeds, PhD London |
sswlee@hkmu.edu.hk |
|
| LEUNG Chung Hong, Danny
BA, MPhil, PhD (CUHK) |
chleung@hkmu.edu.hk |
|
| NG Ka Yan, Hilary
BA, PhD (PolyU) |
hng@hkmu.edu.hk |
|
| SIN Chun Man, Ivan
BEd, MPhil, PhD (HKU) |
isin@hkmu.edu.hk |
|
| SHU Chi Yee, Jack
BA, PGDE, MPhil (HKBU); MFA (HKAPA) MA, PhD (Warwick) |
jshu@hkmu.edu.hk |
|
| TANG Ko Wai, William
BSocSc (HKU); PGDE (HKIEd); MA, EdD (CUHK) |
wtang@hkmu.edu.hk |
|
| TONG Nga Yui, Dorothy
BSocSc, PGDE, PhD (HKU) |
dtong@hkmu.edu.hk |
|
| WONG Hin Yee
BA, MPhil, PhD (CUHK) |
hiywong@hkmu.edu.hk |
|
| WONG Ming Sin, Jessie
BA (UCLA); MSW, PhD (HKU); RSW |
jmswong@hkmu.edu.hk |
|
| XUAN Wenhui, Winfred
BA (Huizhou University); MA (Sun Yat-sen University); PhD (PolyU) |
wxuan@hkmu.edu.hk |
|
For general enquiries about the programme, please contact:
Tel: 2768 5878
Email: el_adm@hkmu.edu.hk
For further enquires about the program, please contact the Programme Leader Dr William Tang at wtang@hkmu.edu.hk
