Jae Park

Personal profile

• Dr Jae Park joined EdUHK in July 2012. He holds degrees of Master of Education (Distinction) and Doctorate in Education (Outstanding) from the University of Hong Kong.

SERVICES:

• President of the Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong (April 2018-Present) (http://ceshk.edu.hku.hk/).

• Deputy Chairperson of the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) of the Education University of Hong Kong (18 Oct 2017- Present)

• Academic Board (Senate) Member of The Education University of Hong Kong. January 2015- August 2017 (by election representing the Faculty of Education and Human Development)

• Area Coordinator of EdD Program (Comparative Education in 2016/17, Semester 2), The Education University of Hong Kong (since July 2016)

• Core member of the Centre for Popular Culture in the Humanities (CPCH), The Education University of Hong Kong. Since August 2016 (by appointment August 2016)

• Head of the International Education Research Unit, Centre for Lifelong Learning Research and Development of the Education University of Hong Kong. 1 July 2014 - Present (by appointment)

• Co-opted member of the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) of the Education University of Hong Kong (2015/17)

• Deputy Chairperson of the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) of the Education University of Hong Kong (2014/15) (by internal election).

• Acting Chairperson of the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) of the Education University of Hong Kong from 5 January 2015 to 30 June 2015 (by appointment)

• Library Liaison Officer of the International Education and Lifelong Learning (IELL), Education University of Hong Kong (2013-2017).

• Visiting Lecturer and Research Asssociate of the University of Hong Kong.

• Member of the Oxford Education Society since 2012.

• Member of the Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain since 2003.

• Past-President and Executive Committee member for the Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong (May 2016 - April 2018) (http://ceshk.edu.hku.hk/).

• Founding Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Comparative Education Development (Emerald UK).

Research interests

• Comparative and international education
• Cultural studies
• Sociology of technology
• Historiography and philosophy of education

External Appointments

• Co-Chair of the Third International Conference of Popular Culture and Education, Hong Kong, July 20th-22th, 2017

• Organizing Committee member of the Hong Kong Association for Educational Communications and Technology (HKAECT) + Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) 2017 Summer International Research Symposium, New Ecology for Education: Communication X Learning, 15-17 June 2017 at the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

• Board Member & Section Editor for “Peace Education” in the Encyclopedia of Educational Philosophy and Theory, edited by Michael A. Peters. Dec 2016 - Present

• Editorial Board member of the book series ‘Educational Leadership Theory’ for Springer July 2016 - Present

• Past-President and Executive Committee member for the Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong (May 2016 - April 2018) (http://ceshk.edu.hku.hk/)

• Journal Reviewer for Applied Linguistics, The Internet and Higher Education

• Journal Reviewer for Journal of Educational Administration and History

• Journal Reviewer for Asia Pacific Education Review

• Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Comparative Education and Development

• Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Communication and Education

• External PhD thesis Examiner for the School of Education, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia