The principal aim of the programme is to make a significant contribution to the advanced professional and academic development of those concerned with education and its cognate fields, to the ultimate benefit of the wider educational community.
At the end of the EdD study, students should be able to:
- Critically evaluate a range of issues of concern to professionals in education and cognate areas, at an advanced level;
- Analyse the complex interplay of theory and practice in education and/or between education and its cognate areas;
- Apply appropriate skills in educational research and enquiry; and
- Carry out independent research which will represent a significant and original contribution to academic and/or professional knowledge in education.
To enter the Doctor of Education programme, a student should:
- Hold a recognized Master's degree (by research or coursework) in education or a related area; and
- Satisfy the University English language proficiency requirements.
The EdD programme includes two stages, moving from a broad-based understanding of educational issues in the coursework component to independent investigation of a specific issue of professional concern in the Thesis.
Stage 1: Coursework component
Students admitted to the full programme are required complete at least 24 credit units as follows:
- 9 credit-units of core courses from Table 1; and
- 15 credit-units from Tables 2 and 3 of which at least 3 credit-units must be from Table 2.
Table 1. Core course
Course code | Course title | Credit-unit |
EDU9991EED | Educational research | 9 |
Table 2. Prescribed courses
Course code | Course title | Credit-unit |
EDU8891EEF | Quantitative research methods in educational studies | 3 |
EDU8892EEF | Qualitative research methods in educational studies | 3 |
Table 3. Elective courses
Course code | Course title | Credit-unit |
EDU8813EED | Understanding children’s development: The world of children and young people | 9 |
EDU8823EEF | Applied linguistics and English language | 6 |
EDU8831EEF | Understanding educational practice: Concepts, theories and changing contexts | 3 |
EDU8847EED | Special topics in English language education | 12 |
ENGL8810EEF | English studies for language teaching | 6 |
ENGL8815EEF | Investigating English in context | 6 |
ENGL8818EEF | Interdisciplinary studies for English language learning and teaching | 6 |
or other courses offered by E&L subject to SRDC's recommendation and University's approval
Stage 2: EDU9999EED EdD thesis (40,000 to 50,000 words)
After enrolment in Stage 2, students will develop a revised detailed research proposal which should be an extension of their Project in EDU9991EED. Normally, they will be required to submit this revised proposal within about four to six months. The proposal should demonstrate:
- A clear formulation of the research question(s) or hypothesis(es);
- Understanding of the theoretical frameworks involved;
- An initial literature review;
- Knowledge of research in related areas; and
- A viable plan for the collection and analysis of data.
Satisfactory development of the detailed research proposal is necessary for further progress in Stage 2. For full-time students, the minimum time for the Thesis is one year and the maximum is two years. For part-time students, the minimum time for the Thesis is two years and the maximum is five years.
The application procedure involves the following stages:
- All applicants should complete the complete set of application paper (Form DAPPL) . The completed form must be returned by end of April 2023 (for full-time) or end of June 2023 (for part-time) to the Research Postgraduate Team of the Registry , Hong Kong Metropolitan University, 30 Good Shepherd Street, Homantin, Kowloon. Please refer to the application website https://admissions.hkmu.edu.hk/rpg/submit-application/
- Along with this form, applicants should send:
- The application fee;
- A detailed of the proposed Thesis;
- Reference forms completed by two referees; and
- Copies of degree certificate(s) and transcript(s).
- Selected candidates will be required to attend interviews as part of the selection process and final offers will be made for places on the programme in late August. Factors which will be taken into account in assessing the suitability of candidates for the programme will include:
- The brief research proposal which all applicants are required to submit;
- Performance in, and the coverage of, their Master's degrees;
- Other relevant experience mentioned in the application form; and
- Performance in the interview.
Name |
Email Address |
Research Interests |
CHEUNG Yin Chu, Edith
BA (Hons) (UNE);
MA, PGDE (CUHK);
PhD (CCNU) |
cheungyc@hkmu.edu.hk |
Chinese reading literacy
Chinese language education
Text linguistics
Ci (Poetry) studies
Chinese literature and creative writing |
CHONG King Man, Eric
BSSc (CUHK); MPhil (CUHK); MBA (public service) (Birmingham); PGDE (HKU);
PhD (York) |
kmchong@hkmu.edu.hk |
Citizenship education
Interdisciplinary curriculum and teaching methods
Social studies
Global and digital citizenship |
CHOW Mei Yung, Vanliza
BPhil, MA, PhD (Birmingham) |
vchow@hkmu.edu.hk |
Cognitive linguistics
Genre analysis
Metaphor studies
|
CHU Yuk Wo, Edward
BA (CityU of HK); PCEd, MA (HKU);
EdD (Durham)
|
echu@hkmu.edu.hk |
Content-based Instruction/CLIL
Medium of instruction
Language across the curriculum
Language-in-education policy
|
CHUNG Hiu Yui, Edsoulla
BA, BEd (CUHK); MSc (Oxford);
PhD (Cambridge)
|
hychung@hkmu.edu.hk |
Second language acquisition
English language education
Vocabulary input and treatment
Professional development for teachers
Language teacher cognition
Online communities of practice
|
GE Haoyan, Emily
BA (SISU); MA (HKU);
MPhil, PhD (CUHK)
|
hge@hkmu.edu.hk |
Bilingual language acquisition
Children with autism spectrum disorder
Language and cognitive development in early childhood
Second language acquisition
|
HO Wing Yee, Wing
BSc (Psy) (Hons) (UIU); MSocSc (SW);
MSocSc (Coun), PhD (CityU of HK);
CPsychol (BPS); CKP; Member of APA & Div of Edu Psy; ACA (Prof); CPA & Div of Coun Psy
|
wyho@hkmu.edu.hk |
Educational Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Counselling Psychology
Psychodrama
|
HUI, Diane
BEd TESL (Stirling); MSc (Edinburgh);
PhD (Washington University in St Louis)
|
dianehui@hkmu.edu.hk |
Sociocultural perspectives on critical and new literacies enhanced by digital-media technologies
Genre-based and varieties of English
Intercultural and professional communication
English language education
Student learning and assessment of English language learners
Knowledge building
|
LAM Man Fong, Cindy
BA, MPhil (CUHK);
PhD (HKUST)
|
cmflam@hkmu.edu.hk |
Chinese linguistics
Chinese dialectology
Phonetics and phonology
Chinese language education
|
LEE Wai Sum, Amy
BA, MPhil, MBS (HKU);
PhD (Warwick)
|
awslee@hkmu.edu.hk |
Witchcraft and witchery in literature
Autobiographical writing
Popular fiction and film
Health humanities
Wellness and health education
|
LEE Po Lun, Peppina
BA (Hons) CityU of HK; PhD CityU of HK
|
pllee@hkmu.edu.hk |
Theoretical syntax and semantics
Chinese and Cantonese linguistics
Dialectal grammar
Pedagogical grammar
Contrastive studies of Chinese and English grammar
|
LEE Sze Wah, Sarah
BSc CUHK, MA Leeds, PhD London
|
sswlee@hkmu.edu.hk |
Modernism and the European avant-garde
Literature and the visual arts
Interdisciplinary studies
Poetry
Comparative literature and translation studies
Literature and quality of life
|
LEUNG Chung Hong, Danny
BA, MPhil, PhD (CUHK)
|
chleung@hkmu.edu.hk |
Applied cognitive linguistics
Metaphor and metonymy theory
Second language vocabulary acquisition
Second language figurative competence
Figurative language pedagogy
|
NG Ka Yan, Hilary
BA, PhD (PolyU)
|
hng@hkmu.edu.hk |
Psychology of teaching and learning
Positive and cross-cultural psychology
Information technology in education
Big-data learning analytics and data science in education
|
SIN Chun Man, Ivan
BEd, MPhil, PhD (HKU)
|
isin@hkmu.edu.hk |
Modern Chinese rhetoric
Genre analysis
Chinese language education
Teaching Chinese as a second language
|
SHU Chi Yee, Jack
BA, PGDE, MPhil (HKBU);
MFA (HKAPA)
MA, PhD (Warwick)
|
jshu@hkmu.edu.hk |
Drama education
Applied theatre
Drama teacher education
Drama across the curriculum
|
TANG Ko Wai, William
BSocSc (HKU); PGDE (HKIEd);
MA, EdD (CUHK)
|
wtang@hkmu.edu.hk |
Information literacy
Applications of information technology in education
Curriculum design
|
TONG Nga Yui, Dorothy
BSocSc, PGDE, PhD (HKU)
|
dtong@hkmu.edu.hk |
Early childhood education
Language acquisition
Curriculum and instruction
|
WONG Hin Yee
BA, MPhil, PhD (CUHK)
|
hiywong@hkmu.edu.hk |
Chinese linguistics
Corpus linguistics
Bilingual/Multilingual language acquisition
Comparative Chinese grammar
|
WONG Ming Sin, Jessie
BA (UCLA);
MSW, PhD (HKU);
RSW
|
jmswong@hkmu.edu.hk |
Early childhood policies
International comparisons of early childhood development and education
Professionalism of educators
Child studies
|
XUAN Wenhui, Winfred
BA (Huizhou University); MA (Sun Yat-sen University); PhD (PolyU)
|
wxuan@hkmu.edu.hk |
Applied linguistics
Systemic Functional Linguistics
Second Language Writing
TESOL
Research synthesis and meta-analysis
Curriculum design and materials development
L2/ foreign language Teacher Education
|
YIM Pui Yu, Eunice
BA (SFU); EdD (Bristol);
Cert ABA (FIT)
|
eyim@hkmu.edu.hk |
Early childhood education
Special education
Applied behaviour analysis
Positive psychology
|
Modified Date: 27 April, 2023
For general enquiries about the programme, please contact:
Tel: 2768 5878
Email: el_adm@hkmu.edu.hk
For further enquires about the program, please contact the Programme Leader Dr William Tang at wtang@hkmu.edu.hk