Reconceptualising an Interdisciplinary Teaching-Research Nexus Model: A Case Study of the Common Core Curriculum at the University of Hong Kong

Reconceptualising an Interdisciplinary Teaching-Research Nexus Model: A Case Study of the Common Core Curriculum at the University of Hong Kong

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Mr. LAM Man-Ho, Adrian

Dissertation: Reconceptualising an Interdisciplinary Teaching-Research Nexus Model: A Case Study of the Common Core Curriculum at the University of Hong Kong (Supervisor: Professor Chan Ka-Ki, Catherine)

 

Adrian M. H. Lam graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Arts (First-Class Honours) in English Studies and Politics and Public Administration, a Master of Education (Distinction) in Curriculum and Pedagogy, as well as a Postgraduate Diploma in Education in Secondary English. With the dual interest in both political science and education, he is now involving in a wide range of teaching, research, knowledge exchange, and administrative duties at both the University of Hong Kong and the Education University of Hong Kong.

He is also a member for the Common Core Curriculum research group. He is now working on a number of research studies regarding the Common Core Curriculum, including perceptions of teachers and students towards the Core, the potential of developing teaching-research nexus through the Core, the research trajectory of professors in relation to the Core, and the incorporation of global citizenship into the curriculum conception and design of the Core.

 

Other Academic Publications

Future Education

  • Lui, W. & Lam, M. H. (2022). The Critical Engagement of Higher Education with Future Crises. Special Issue: After the Insurrection: Addressing the Crisis in Liberal Democracy. Dewey Studies. 5(2), 345-362.  >>Link

  • Lam, M. H. (in preparation). Re-Envisioning the Learning Landscape: Equipping Our Students with Uncertainty Preparedness for the Future World of Crises. Special Issue: Future Readiness. Asia Pacific Journal of Education

Hong Kong Curriculum Development

  • Lam, M. H. (2022). The Contextualisation of Guidelines on Sex Education in School: Moving Towards a Competent Sex Education in Hong Kong. Education Journal. 50(1). 187-215. >>Link

  • Lam, M. H. (2022). Shifting from the Hidden Shadow to the Bright Sunshine under the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons from Hong Kong’s Learning System. Current Issues in Comparative Education. 24(2). 88-110. >>Link

  • Cheung, W. M., Lin, Goodwin, Chan, K. K. & Lam, M. H. (in preparation). Transforming Traditional Education System towards Learner-Centred System in the 21st Century in Hong Kong – Building on Strengths. Comparative Study of High-Performance Learning Systems. National Center on Education and the Economy.

  • Chan, K. K. & Lam, M. H. (in preparation). Making Visible the Dynamicity Shaping the Curriculum and Learning Landscape in the New Normal: The Experience of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. International Handbook of Curriculum Theory, Research, and Practice, Edited by Peter Pericles Trifonas and Susan Jagger.

General Education

  • Lam, M. H. (2022). Striking a Balance among Major Curriculum Conceptions and Ideologies in General Education Curriculum Planning and Design among Hong Kong Universities. International Journal of Educational Reform. Online First. >>Link

  • Lam, M. H. (in preparation). Making Sense of Interdisciplinary General Education Curriculum Design: Case Study of Common Core Curriculum at the University of Hong Kong. ECNU Review of Education.

  • Lam, M. H. (in preparation). Student Engagement in Undergraduate Interdisciplinary General Education – Unleashing Inestimable Student Potentials through the Common Core Curriculum at University of Hong Kong. Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal

  • Lam, M. H. (in preparation). Sustainable Development Goals through Interdisciplinary Education: Common Core Curriculum at University of Hong Kong. International Handbook of Curriculum Theory, Research, and Practice.

Learning and Teaching of Social Sciences

  • Lam, M. H. & Tam, C. H. (in preparation). Building Co-Curricular Learning Experiences: Lessons from a Student-Driven Experiential Learning Initiative Underpinned by a Student-Staff Collaborative Model. International Journal for Students as Partners

Academic Conferences and Presentations

  • July 2022 (By Invitation): International Conference on General Education, Shih Hsin University, Taipei, Taiwan

    • Looking Back at the Common Core Curriculum Reform Journey at University of Hong Kong: Moving from 2012 to 2022 and Beyond

  • May 2022: Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong 2022 Annual Spring Conference (May 20 and 21)

    • The Critical Engagement of Higher Education with Future Crises; Collaboration and Competition of Junior Academics and Postgraduate Students in the Academia. Paper Presentation (co-present with Mr. Wilson C. Y. Lui)

  • December 2021: International Conference on Learning and Teaching 2021, The Education University of Hong Kong (December 8 to 10)

    • Overcoming the Tensions and Challenges of Designing Interdisciplinary General Education Curriculum in Undergraduate Education: The Case of Common Core Curriculum at the University of Hong Kong. Paper Presentation

  • December 2018: 2018 Institute on General Education cum Teacher and Student Conference, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (December 3 to 5)

    • Activating Global Citizenship: Varieties of Institutionality in the Common Core@HKU. Academic Conference Paper Presentation and Poster Presentation

  • September 2018: 2018 APRU Sustainable Cities and Landscapes Conference (September 6 to 9) – Conference Reflection as HKU Nomadic Transdisciplinary Researcher. Working Group Discussions

  • June 2017: 2017 Institute on General Education cum Teacher and Student Conference, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (June 27 to 30)

    • The Inestimable Power of Students: Taking the Lead in Hong Kong’s General Education Programmes. Academic Conference Paper Presentation and Poster Presentation