Current Research and Development Projects

  • A formative review of applied learning policy and its implementation in the Hong Kong trials.

    A Public Policy Research (PPR) grant from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong University Grants Committee.

  • Improving vocational outcomes for Hong Kong’s social and economic development: A role for vocational teacher education.

    A Public Policy Research (PPR) grant from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong University Grants Committee.

  • A review of literature on learning and teaching in applied learning and related curricula. (with Dr K.T. Tsui). Hong Kong Education Bureau.

  • International Handbook of Lifelong Learning (Second Edition). Co-editor, with D.N. Aspin, J. Chapman and K. Evans. To be published by Springer.

  • Work-based learning in the new senior secondary curriculum: Procedures and guidelines for partnerships, curriculum and assessment: Principal Investigator and Partner to the Church of Christ in China King Lee College. Supported by a Quality Education Fund grant from the Hong Kong Education Bureau.

  • Achieving sustainability in work through vocational teacher education. Project Leader and Editor of an edited volume to be published by Springer.

  • Learning for life: An ethic for lifelong learning. Sole author of book manuscript in preparation.

  • Tongariro: The shaping of a national park. Editor of book manuscript drafted by A.G. Bagnall.