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Personal profile
Maxwell is an experienced educator who has dedicated himself to promoting teacher entrepreneurialism, entrepreneurship education, and financial literacy throughout his career. He earned a Bachelor of Education (Business Studies) degree with first-class honours from the Education University of Hong Kong in 2008, following which he rose through the ranks quickly to become head of technology education (KLA) and administration group as a middle manager. His finance and entrepreneurial curriculum won him the Teacher award for business and financial education in 2016, a recognition from the HKABE, HKEdCity, EDB, and IFEC.
Maxwell continues to contribute to the field of education since joining EdUHK. As a Research Fellow at the Asia Pacific Centre for Leadership and Change, he has performed leadership and educational practice research. In 2020, he was awarded the Emerald publishing award for his excellent doctoral research and is now invited to provide leadership training to primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong. He has also been named President of the Hong Kong Association of Business Education, demonstrating his continued commitment to the growth of this sector. Maxwell's teacher entrepreneurialism series has trained over 400 school leaders so far.
In 2021, Maxwell received the Emerald Young Researcher Award for his exceptional contribution to education in Hong Kong, validating his continued research interests in teacher entrepreneurialism, entrepreneurship education, and financial literacy. His efforts were further acknowledged by the Michael Fullan Emerging Scholar award in 2023.
Research interests
Middle leadership
Teacher professional development
Teachers' entrepreneurial behavior
Teacher entrepreneurialism
Business and personal financial education
Entrepreneurship education
External Appointments
Executive Committee
- President, Hong Kong Association for Business Education (2020 - present)
- ExeCo Member, Hong Kong Association for Business Education (2017 - 2020)
Invited Reviewer
- Emerging Adulthood (2020)
- Educational Studies (2020)
- Education + Training (2020)
- The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher (2020)
- International Journal of Comparative Education and Development (2017, 2021)
Research Interviewee
- Financial Education for Youth (Youth Research Centre, Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups, 2019)
Advisor
- 理財通識學與教資源套 (iKnow HKEJ, 2020)
- S1-S3 Money Management Resources and S4-S6 Liberal Studies Resources (Investor Education Centre, 2018)
- VISA Financial Education for Hong Kong Liberal Studies Financial Literacy Championship (2018)
Judge
- JA Company Programme (Junior Achievement, 2019)
- Consumer Culture Study Award (Consumer Council, 2017 - 2021)
- "Folk Story" Youth Entrepreneurship Competition (Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, 2017 - 2018)
- Teacher Award for Business and Financial Education (Hong Kong Association for Business Education & Investor Education Centre, 2017 - 2018)
Mentor
- Hong Kong Strategy for Financial Literacy Stakeholder Workshops (Investor Education Centre, 2018)
- Cambridge Professional Development Qualifications
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Production of e-Learning Packages for the Professional Development and Training of Principals and Teachers under the “T-excel@hk” Project
HO, C. S. M., SUN, D., CHAN, T. M. K., LU, J. & BRYANT, D. A.
01/06/20 → 30/09/21
Project: Research project
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Investigating Hong Kong Students' Aspirations for the Future
CHAN, K. W. A., HO, C. S. M., TANG, H. H. H., HALSE, C. M., CHIU, C. S., BANERJEE, B., CHIU, M. M., GUBE, J. C. C., GAO, F. & NG, F. S. I.
19/03/20 → 18/09/20
Project: Research project
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Service Leadership 3Cs for Entrepreneurial Teacher Leaders
HO, C. S. M., LU, J., WALKER, A. D. & BRYANT, D. A.
30/12/19 → 31/12/22
Project: Research project
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An Adaptive Blended Learning Platform for Business Teachers and Students to Work as a Learning Community
HO, C. S. M., CHIU, C. S. & LU, J.
01/09/19 → 30/09/21
Project: Research project
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A person-environment fit model: Capturing interactions between middle leaders and teacher entrepreneurial behavior
HO, C. S. M., BRYANT, D. A. & WALKER, A. D., Apr 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Papers
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Financial literacy: The impact of the foreign-language effect on risk-taking values, financial attitudes, and behavior of Hong Kong secondary students
HO, C. S. M. & LEE, D. H. L., Aug 2023, In: The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher. 32, p. 485-496Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Impacts of secondary school context and formal teaching on entrepreneurial attributes
HO, C. S. M., CHIU, M. M. & CHOI, T-H., Apr 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Papers
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The effect of authority transitions on teachers’ entrepreneurial behavior
HO, C. S. M. & LEE, D. H. L., 2023, In: Teacher Development. 27, 3, p. 333-352Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Unpacking the principal strategies in leveraging weighted student funding
HO, C. S. M., Aug 2023, In: Sustainability. 15, 16, 12592.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Prizes
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Emerald/EFMD Outstanding Doctoral Research Award (Educational leadership and strategy)
HO, Chun Sing, Maxwell 何振聲 (Recipient), Sept 2020
Prize: Prizes / Awards
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Emerald Young Researcher Award 2021
HO, Chun Sing, Maxwell 何振聲 (Recipient), Jan 2022
Prize: Prizes / Awards