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Dr. Eric Chong is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Social Sciences, Chair of Deparmental Learning and Teaching Committee, and Programme Leader of Professional Development Programme on Enhancing Curriculum Planning and Teaching of Life and Society in Junior Secondary Curriculum (since 2011). He was the Associate Chair of SSC Departmental Learning and Teaching Committee (2015-17) and Associate Programme Leader of Master of Social Sciences in Global Hong Kong Studies (2018-2020). He was previously social sciences subject representative of Postgraduate Diploma in Education(Primary) General Studies(2009-19), Field Experience Coordinator of PGDE(P) General Studies(2009-19), and internship coordinator of Bachelor of Social Sciences in Global and Environmental Studies.
He obtained his B.Soc.Sc. (1996) and MPhil (1998) in Government and Public Administration from the CUHK. Then, he studied for an MBA (Public Service) at the University of Birmingham, U.K. in 2001. He obtained his PGDE in Liberal Studies at the HKU in 2007. He completed a part-time PhD in Education (2013) at the University of York, U.K., under the supervision of Prof. Ian Davies, with a focus on citizenship education. His thesis is about Hong Kong secondary school teachers’ perceptions of national identity and National Education. Previously he worked as Senior Research Assistant, Curriculum Developer, Teaching Fellow II, Senior Teaching Fellow, and Lecturer at the HKIEd. Once he worked at the Curriculum Development Institute, Education Bureau, Hong Kong SAR Government.
His career focuses on citizenship education, global citizenship, Liberal Studies, and General Studies at Hong Kong schools. He is now expanding his expertise into citizenship education in China and Macau, as well as Hong Kong and Macao politics. His teaching and research interests are citizenship education, national identity, and politics of Hong Kong and Macao. He is also interested in school-based partnership projects on topics of Liberal Studies, General Studies, Civic Education and global citizenship education. He is now working on a paper about interdisciplinary curriculum, as well as implementing a General Research Fund project (2018-20) on investigating perceptions of Hong Kong secondary school teachers on their national identity and national education. He has finished a Teaching Development Grant project (2017-18) on implementing social justice education in undergraduate curriculum and a publication is forthcoming. Currently, he is interested in teaching and research about global citizenship education and digitial citizenship education. He has been involved in both pre-service and in-service teachers’ training. He serves the community as a scout leader during his free time.
Research interests
Citizenship education, PSHE curriculum development, national identity, global citizenship, digital citizenship, politics in Hong Kong SAR and Macao SAR.
Teaching Interests
Citizenship education, global citizenship, digital citizenship, school improvement, interdisciplinary curriculum and methods, national identity, politics in Hong Kong SAR.
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Post Anti-National Education and Occupy Movement in Hong Kong: Characteristics of National Education in the Perceptions of Hong Kong Secondary School Civic Education Teachers GRF18604317
CHENG, C. K. E., TANG, H. H. H., LEUNG, Y. W., Prof, I. D., HUNG, C. F. S., CHONG, K. M. E. & YUEN, W. W. T.
01/01/18 → 30/06/20
Project: Research project
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Catholic Social Ethics for Teachers
CHONG, K. M. E., YUEN, W. W. T., TANG, H. H. H., LAM, T. S. J. & LEUNG, Y. W.
02/07/15 → 31/12/18
Project: Research project
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Teaching Enhancement Initiatives Fund - Department of Social Sciences
CHAN, K. W. A., ZHAO, Z., HO, K. K. L., HUNG, C. F. S., LAU, S. W. C., LEE, M. Y. K. & CHONG, K. M. E.
01/07/14 → 31/12/14
Project: Other project
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Action Research Project: Developing Pedagogic Model in Teaching New Secondary Curriculum through Global Citizenship Education
CHONG, K. M. E., HUNG, C. F. S., TSANG, K. L. G., LEUNG, Y. W. & LI, C. W.
01/01/14 → 31/01/16
Project: Research project
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After the social movements in 2019: Examining the association between online civic participation of Hong Kong’s young people and their real-life civic participation
CHONG, K. M. E., PAO, S. S., HO, K. K. L. & NG, H. Y., Dec 2021, In: Journal of Social Studies Education Research. 12, 4, p. 22-46Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Conceptualizing national education and methods of teaching national education in Hong Kong
CHONG, K. M. E., HU, J., CHENG, C. K. E., DAVIES, I., TANG, H. H. H., LEUNG, Y. W. & HUNG, C. F. S., 01 Mar 2021, In: Citizenship Teaching & Learning. 16, 1, p. 69-94Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Experiential learning in action: The successful teaching practices of Hong Kong school-based curriculum development on personal, social and humanities education
CHONG, K. M. E., Jul 2021, World of children: Perceptions and connections in sustainability with reflections during the pandemic. MCCONNELL-FARMER, J. (ed.). Urbana, IL: Linton Atlantic Books, p. 100-118Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapters
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Handling national controversy on the education frontline: Perceptions of Hong Kong teachers on the pedagogies for National Education
CHONG, K. M. E., HU, J., CHENG, C. K. E., DAVIES, I., TANG, H. H. H., LEUNG, Y. W. & HUNG, C. F. S., 03 Dec 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Hong Kong secondary school teachers’ pedagogical approaches to controversial issues at a time of social and political turmoil
CHONG, K. M. E., HU, J., TANG, H. H. H., CHENG, C. K. E., DAVIES, I., LEUNG, Y. W. & HUNG, C. F. S., 13 Oct 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Teacher Development.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Second runner-up prize - academic paper
LO, S. H. S. (Recipient) & CHONG, King Man, Eric 莊璟珉 (Recipient), 03 Jan 2019
Prize: Prizes / Awards