Programme Aims and Objectives

The EdD programme is aimed at experienced educators and professionals in education settings who aspire to extend their expertise in a particular Specialized Area, and their professional knowledge in a broad range of educational contexts through core courses.

Upon the completion of the Programme, students should be able to:

• demonstrate an expert knowledge, understanding and competence in the Specialized Area and in the larger educational context;
• generate appropriate theoretical frameworks to address, analyse and propose innovative approaches to a broad range of educational issues;
• develop insights into research trends in the Specialized Area and demonstrate readiness to contribute to the professional literature in that field;
• effectively communicate concepts and theories within the Specialized Area to an audience of peers both locally and internationally;
• analyse educational policies, processes or practices from different perspectives critically; and
• demonstrate a thorough understanding of ethical practices within the Specialized Area.

International and Comparative Education

This specialization features:

• The opportunity to study at an advanced level across a wide range of issues, concepts and perspectives in the fields of international education, comparative education, and educational development;
• A focus on understanding international education, in its prevalent manifestations, and educational and social change and development, from the associated sociological, philosophical, historical, economic and political perspectives;
• A team of professors who are acknowledged globally as leaders in the field, and as excellent teachers;
• Hong Kong’s geographical, economic, political and socio-cultural location, which offers an ideal site in and from which to study international education, and educational and social change and development, under conditions of increasing globalization;
• A commitment to educating for a sustainable future and to social justice in education and society as a key rationale for study in this specialisation.

Specialized courses

• Theories and Methods in Comparative Education Research
• Intercultural Education
• Multilingual Education
• International Education and Development