[shared_counts] Authors: Dr. Jisun Jung; Miss. Bonnie, Xiujuan Xie; Ms. Cathy, Qian Huang Higher education in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) has gained significant attention from international, regional, and national communities, not only in terms of policy but also in scholarly aspects. The Greater Bay Area, often abbreviated as GBA, comprises the two Special
[shared_counts] Author: Dr Lily Min Zeng Peer Review of Teaching (PRT) is “informed colleague judgement about faculty teaching for either fostering improvement or making personnel decisions” (Chism, 2007, p.3). It was believed to have a highly positive impact on teachers’ teaching development when it is conducted in a reflective manner. (Schön, 1987; Drew & Klopper,
[shared_counts] Author: Professor David Carless Feedback literacy represents a set of capacities which enable individuals to make the most of feedback opportunities generated in different ways (Carless & Boud, 2018). The focus of feedback literacy research was initially on students, but it was also recognised that teacher feedback literacy was a facilitator (Carless & Winstone,
[shared_counts] Author: Dr. Cheng Yong Tan In today’s ultra-competitive world, children deserve the right to quality education so that they can participate meaningfully in society and be equipped for work. The conventional wisdom of children being entitled to quality education dates back to 14 December 1960 with the introduction of UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in
[shared_counts] Author: Professor Charlene Tan We live in a post-pandemic world that is marked by disrupted learning and diminished well-being, especially for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (Tan, 2021). A silver lining in the midst of educational difficulties is the opportunity for policymakers, researchers and educators to review, rethink, and reimagine the existing educational theories,
[shared_counts] Authors: Mr. Rubén Antonio Sánchez Hernández, Dr. Priya Goel, Mr. Lihuan Chen & Mr. Ka Lun Lee The global COVID-19 crisis has driven researchers to consider new ways to make use of digital technologies for qualitative research, which has opened up new possibilities in the field (Kobakhidze et al., 2021; Podjeb, 2021). Recently, scholars
[shared_counts] Author: Liz Shchepetylnykova Editorial Note: The Co-Editors would like to thank Mrs. Shchepetylnykova, a Ukrainian PhD student, for preparing this important piece. We also thank Ms. Shchepetylnykova’s supervisors, Drs. Anatoly Oleksiyenko and Nutsa Kobakhidze, for sharing resources and knowledge on Ukraine. We encourage readers to connect with these scholars to continue to educate ourselves
[shared_counts] Authors: Dr. Priya Goel, Dr. Juuso Nieminen, and Ms. Xiujuan Xie We are thrilled to commence the SCAPE Blog, featuring scholars and scholarship in the Academic Unit of Social Contexts and Policies of Education (SCAPE) at the University of Hong Kong. Welcome! This blog commences in a time when we continue to navigate the