Bulletin Autumn‧Winter 1998

Members o f t h e H o n g K o n g Ac c e l e r a t ed Schools Project Advisory Team Prof. C h u ng Yue-ping, dean of education (chair of the management board) Prof. Leslie Lo Nai-kwai, director of the H o ng Kong Institute of Educational Research (member of the m a n a g e m e n t board) Prof. W o n g Hin-wah, associate director of the H o ng Kong Institute of Educational Research (member o f the m a n a g e m e n t board) Prof. C h u ng Choi-man, chair o f the Department of Curriculum and Instruction Prof. Hau Kit-tai, chair of t h e Department of Educational Psychology Research and Development Unit Prof. J o hn Lee Chi-kin (project director, memb e r of the m a n a g e m e n t board a n d chief investigator) Prof. Alvin Leung Seung-min g [investigator) Prof. Nicholas Pang Sun-keung [investigator) Prof. Allan Walker (investigator) Prof. Esther Ho Sui-chu [investigator) Prof. Xiao Jin (investigator] Mr. Paul Sze Man-man [investigator) Programme coordinator: Mr. Chiu Chi-shing I n the H o n g K o n g ASP, research a n d development proceed together i n a mu t u a l ly reinforcin g relationship. The Un i v e r s i t y a nd the 50 p a r t i c i p a t i n g p r i ma ry a n d secondary schools of the project proper, i n a partnership of e q u a l i t y, m u t u a l t r u s t a n d respect, d e s i gn a n d i mp l eme nt measures fo r i mp r o v eme n t o n all fronts. T h r o u g h this the y also p l o t the course of H o n g Kong's q u a l i t y education development. The project has the full support of Prof. Levin, w h o is n o w its D i s t i n g u i s h e d Project Adviser. Its researc h a n d d e v e l o p m e n t staff ar e d r a w n f r o m d i f f e r e n t d e p a r t me n ts of the Fa c u l ty of Education, w h o b r i n g to the project expertis e i n c u r r i c u l u m a n d teaching, a dm i n i s t r a t i o n , parent-school cooperation, a nd other aspects of school development . They f o rm a tea m w i t h t he f u l l - t i me s c h o ol d e v e l o p m e nt o f f i c e rs a n d researchers to p r o v i de consultatio n a nd d e v e l o pme n t services to the p r i ma r y a nd secondary schools. Team memb e r s p a y regular visits to the schools to p r o v i d e the m o t i v a t i o n , k n o w l e d g e , a n d s k i l l s necessary f o r r e f o r m , to h e l p staff u n d e r s t a n d the p r i n c i p l es a n d values of ASP, a n d to assist t h em i n setting c o mm o n goals, p r o m o t i n g the s p i r i t of equal rights a nd responsibilities , a nd p u t t i n g to good use the talent of each memb er of the school c ommu n i t y . The team also arrang e talks a nd s ymp o s i ums on the latest developments i n local a nd overseas education for the staff. The schoo l d e v e l o pme n t officers w i l l participate i n discussions o n school i mp r o v eme nt p r o g r amme s. Their m o d e of p a r t i c i p a t i o n w i l l generate a series o f action research w h i c h w i l l resul t i n the creation of n ew knowledge. A c c o r d i ng to project director Prof. John Lee C h i - Kin, d a t a s u c h as s t u d e n t s' s t u d y b e h a v i o u r , perceptions o f the self, career expectations, schools ' organizational culture, teachers' perception s of school life, a n d family-schoo l relationships, w i l l be collected Chinese University Bulletin Autumn • Winter 1998 20