Professor Nirmala Rao, Serena H.C. Yang Professor in Early Childhood Development and Education, and Chair Professor of Child Development and Education at the Faculty of Education, HKU, has been awarded the prestigious Distinguished Contributions to Advancing Research on Child Development in the Majority World Award by the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD).   “For her methodologically […]

Prof Nirmala Rao, Serena H.C. Yang Professor in Early Childhood Development and Education, and Chair Professor of Child Development and Education has given a seminar on topic “Parents versus Preschools: Lessons from Hong Kong” for the Faculty of Education 40th Anniversary Seminar Series at HKU.  This presentation delves into a pivotal question in early childhood

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Meet Professor Nirmala Rao, a distinguished developmental and educational psychologist at the Faculty of Education at HKU. With a research focus on child development and education, Professor Rao is committed to improving the lives of young children and promoting their development and learning through large-scale research that has the potential to influence national educational policy. 

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Dr. Philip Fisher, Diana Chen Professor of Early Childhood Learning in the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University, conducted a hybrid seminar on the topic: FIND Video Coaching for Home and Early Care/Education Settings: Program Details, Evidence of Impact, and the Use of AI/ML to Enhance Scalability, on December 18, 2024. Please find more

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Professor Akiko Hayashi from Keio University visited the Faculty in November 2024, and brought two fascinating seminars. Let us review the wonderful moments of the events!

Dr. Kimberley Kong from Universiti Sains Malaysia delivered a talk on the topic: Early Learning and Development in Refugee Children: The Impact of Early Childhood Education Access, on November 19, 2024. Please find more information in the poster and photos below. 

CORE members attended the 76th OMEP World Assembly and Conference in Bangkok, Thailand, and organized a thematic paper symposium on July 19, 2024, entitled Measuring China’s Progress towards Sustainable Developmental Goal Targets Related to Early Childhood Development and Education.   Professor Nirmala Rao was the chair of this symposium, and CORE members presented four paper

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