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About Us
Hong Kong Institute of Educational Research
The Hong Kong Institute of Educational Research (HKIER) is a close partner of the Faculty of Education at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Its establishment in 1993 was to serve as one of the research and development arms of the University devoted entirely to scholarly enquiry and professional development in education.
HKIER Centres & Projects
Our Mission & Goals
The HKIER has the vision to realize many ideals of research and development, including:
Teaching Profession
Helping the University perform its role better as a leading centre of educational research, as a responsible institution that addresses the needs of the teaching profession, and as an active consultant for international organizations and local education bodies;
Education Planning
Initiating projects which facilitate educational planning, and informing policymakers and members of the education profession on crucial educational issues;
Resource Centre
Serving as a resource centre for educational researchers, and creating and sustaining a climate in which interdisciplinary research projects can flourish.
Professional Training
Programmes
Our well-designed programmes cover various key areas of education, providing opportunities for teachers, parents and related educators to enhance their professional knowledge.
In-service Teacher Training
Preparation for Principalship Course for Aspiring Principals (PFP)
Student Guidance and Discipline for Teachers of Primary/Secondary Schools (SGDP/SGDS)
Management and Leadership for Heads of Guidance and Discipline Teams of Primary/Secondary Schools (HGDP/HGDS)
Need Analysis for Aspiring Princplals (NA)
Research
Publications
The HKIER Newsletter is designed to inform interested parties in Hong Kong, the China region and elsewhere in the world of the Institute's pre-eminent events and to share with them the fruit of its endeavours. Included also within the newsletter are some impending events and new endeavours on which the HKIER is going to embark.
Latest: Issue 51
Education Journal was established in 1968 for promoting the exchange of ideas and rational discourse between practicing educators and educational researchers from Hong Kong and abroad. The Journal has undergone restructuring in Autumn 2010, in which it merged with the Journal of Basic Education. It then re-positioned itself as a regional and international journal exploring educational issues in Greater China as well as those of global concern. It will continue publishing under the title of Education Journal, accepting articles that are written in Chinese or English and aiming at establishing a platform of education discourse for the global community. Since 2013, the Journal has been evaluated as TSSCI core journal by the Science and Technology Council of Taiwan. In 2017, the Journal was included in CSSCI (Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and Overseas). The Journal will publish articles that attempt to analyze or synthesize educational theories, processes and systems from different viewpoints and approaches. Articles of empirical or theoretical studies on practical experience of educators will also be considered. The Journal is therefore intended to serve as a bridge for academic exchange between Chinese and international academics and researchers.
Latest: Vol. 54 No.1
Acknowledgement
A note of thanks is extended to the Tin Ka Ping Foundation for the donation of twenty-five million Hong Kong dollars to The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1992, five million dollars of which was earmarked for the establishment of the Hong Kong Institute of Educational Research
