Honorary Professor
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

Professor of Education, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK;
Professor of Education and Research Scientist,
The University of Michigan School of Education
(On leave until Sept.2003)

Academic Appointments

• Professor of Education, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1997-;
  
• Professor of Education and Research Scientist, The University of Michigan, 1976-;
  
• Professor of Education and Director of the School of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1979-89;
  
• Chairman, Department of Social Foundations, School of Education, The University of Michigan, 1977-79;
  
• Professor of Education, The University of Michigan, 1976-79;
  
• Associate Professor of Education, The University of Michigan, 1972-76;
  
• Assistant Professor of Education, 1967-72;
  
• Lecturer in Education, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 1965-67;
  
• Research Assistant, Center of Dewey Research, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, 1964-65;
  
• Graduate Scholar, Washington University -St. Louis, 1963-64.

Other Appointments & Memberships

• Honorary Professor/ Visiting Professor/ Academic Advisor:
  
  • Peking University, (1999)-;
    
  • National Hua Qiao University, (1999)-,
    
  • Central University of Television and Broadcasting, (1999)-;
    
  • Central University of Nationalities, (1998)-;
    
  • Tsing Hua University, (1998)-;
    
  • Beijing Normal University, (1995)-;
    
  • Guangzhou Teachers College, (1995)-;
    
  • Guangdong College of Education, (1995)-;
    
  • Northeast Normal University, (1988)-;
    
  • South China Normal University, (1985)-;
    
  • Cambridge University, (1993)
• Honorary Professor, Korea University of Fine Art, (1995)-
  
• Board of Directors, Higher Education Association of China, Beijing, (1983)-
  
• Board of Trustees, Hua Qiao University, Chuanzhou, (1985)-
  
• Research Advisor, Foundation of the Promotion of Modernization of China, Taiwan, (1993)
  
• Dr. Wu Teh Yao Memorial Lectures, National University of Singapore, (2002)
  
• Dr. Daisaku Ikeda Lecturer, International Soka Association, (2001)
  
• Lim Lian Geok Memorial Lecturer, Lim Lian Geok Foundation, Malaysia, (1991)
  
• Dr. Ruth Wong Memorial Lecturer, National University of Singapore Board of Trustees, (1986)
  
• Gerald R. Read Professor of International Education, Kent Sate University, USA, (1982)
  
• Professorial promotions assessor, the University of California - Santa Cruz (2000)
  
• External Examiner: Universities in Hong Kong, Australia, Singapore, Nigeria and United Kingdom
  
• Dissertations Examiner: Peking University, Remin University, Beijing Normal University, East China Normal University, Fudan University, Shanghai Second Medical University, etc.
  
• Research Reviewer: Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, US Department of Education, Ford Foundations, etc., and reviewer or editorial board member of various academic publications and presses
  
• Memberships: Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Delta Kappa, APA, PES, etc.

Professional Services

• Hong Kong, 1979-87, 1989-90, 97-present (Partial list)
  
  • Chairman, Distinguished Scholar Lecture Series, HKSAR Central Library, May-July (2002)
    
  • Chairman, Hok Hoi Classics Library, 1999-2002
    
  • Chairman, University Working Group on Language Enhancement, The Chinese University of Hong Kong,

Academic Counselling

Academic advisor and dissertation chairman in recent years: Rie Atagi***, Brian Denman, Angela Hall, Cheryl Hamilton, Henry Hastings***, Ann Kaiser, Kikuko Kambayshi, Robin Odem, Philip Pietroburgo, Maria Prado, Heidi Ross***, Thomas Schnaubelt, Kikuko Soga, Amy Won, Jung Ho Yang
(*** Recipient of the Best Doctoral Dissertation Award)

Former students have been active in teaching, research and service in various types of public and private institutions such as Columbia University Teachers College, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ohio State University, Harvard University, UCLA, University of Kansas, Colgate University, Tulane University, University of Ottawa, University of Sydney, and other universities, public and private institutions in the North and Latin Americas, Asia, Europe, Australia, and the Middle East.

Academic Qualifications

Research and Publications

Author/co-author/editor often books and over 150 articles on research methods, social and educational philosophy, policy analysis and intervention, community medicine, public health and health education. Current research is neuroscience and knowledge development and utilization and scientific method in and social and educational inquires.

Representative Publications include:

Articles and review articles include:

Other articles have been published in the following western language journals, among others: Comparative Education Review, The Modern Language Journal, The Journal of Education, The Journal of Asian and African Studies, Journal of American Oriental Society, Educational Viewpoints, Chinese Studies in Philosophy, etc.

Many articles and essays have appeared in academic and intellectual journals in Hong Kong, China Mainland, Taiwan, Singapore, and Japan.

Currently Principal Investigator of a cross-institutional and multi-disciplinary research project on neuro-cognitive science and language learning. Investigators are from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, The University of Hong Kong. Polytechnic University of Hong Kong, and the City University of Hong Kong. Specializations include neurology, education, physiology, paediatrics, psychology, electrical engineering, computer sciences, language, statistics, and artificial intelligence. The three-year study (1999-2003) is funded by the Hong Kong Government.

May 2003