Calendar 2006–07

Department Profiles • Education 103 Faculty of Education Department of Curriculum and Instruction Tel.: 2609 6905 Fax.: 2603 6724 E-mail: cri@fed.cuhk.edu.hk Website: http://www.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/cri With an academic staff of nearly 30, the department offers courses to support faculty- level programmes leading to the PGDE and the degrees of BEd, MA, MEd, MPhil, EdD, and PhD. The courses are designed to cultivate expertise in teaching and curriculum development as well as to equip teachers and educators with professional and academic qualifications. Through research, service to local and overseas educational bodies and committees, and seminars for educators and teachers, members of the department play an active role in promoting professional development in the education field. Department of Educational Administration and Policy Tel.: 2609 6953 Fax.: 2603 6761 E-mail: eapdept@cuhk.edu.hk Website: http://www.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/eap The department contributes to the integrative programmes offered by the faculty at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Members of the department are mainly responsible for teaching courses leading to the BEd degree, Postgraduate Diploma in Education, as well as to higher degrees such as the MA, MEd, MPhil, EdD, and PhD. The main areas of specialization are educational leadership and administration, comparative education, and policy studies. Members of the department are active contributors to academic and professional communities in Hong Kong and abroad, and serve many local and international bodies as journal editors, advisers, and consultants. Department of Educational Psychology Tel.: 2609 6904 Fax.: 2603 6921 E-mail: edpsy@fed.cuhk.edu.hk Website: http://www.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/eps The department offers courses for faculty-level programmes, namely, BEd, PGDE, MA, MEd, MPhil, PhD, and EdD. These courses fall into five main categories: cognitive and intellectual development, counselling, social and personality development, motivation, measurement and methodology. The strength of the department lies in counselling and guidance, student assessment, and gifted education. Equal emphasis is given to theory and practice to enable students to be both resourceful teachers and competent researchers.

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