Dr RICHARDS, Benjamin

Dr RICHARDS, Benjamin

Lecturer
Academic Unit of Social Contexts and Policies of Education

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Qualification
PhD (London School of Economics)
Email
[javascript protected email address]
Phone
(852) 3917 0361
Location
Room 503, Meng Wah Complex


Links
Personal Homepage
HKU Scholars Hub
Twitter

Areas of Expertise
Research Interests:
Education policy; Early child development; Socioeconomic inequalities; Statistical modelling
Teaching Areas:
Education policy;Public policy; Social research methods; Child development
Personal Website:
https://drbenrichards.com
ORCID:
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8809-9097
Google Scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=c4brqikAAAAJ&hl=en



Publications
Richards, B.,Umayahara, M., Mirpuri, S., & Rao, N. (2021). Correlates and mediators of geo-ethnic inequalities in child development in Cambodia.International Journal of Early Years Education.https://doi-org.eproxy.lib.hku.hk/10.1080/**.2021.**
Lau, C., &Richards, B.(2021). Home Literacy Environment and Children’s English Language and Literacy Skills in Hong Kong.Frontiers in Psychology,11, 4093.https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.569581
Rao, N., Chan, S. W., Su, Y.,Richards, B.,Cappa, C., De Castro, E. F., & Petrowski, N. (2021). Measuring Being “Developmentally on Track”: Comparing Direct Assessment and Caregiver Report of Early Childhood Development in Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar.Early Education and Development, 1-23.https://doi.org/10.1080/**.2021.**
Chan, S. W., Rao, N., Cohrssen, C., &Richards, B.(2021). Predicting child outcomes in Bhutan: Contributions of parenting support and early childhood education programmes.Children and Youth Services Review,126, 106051.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106051
Richards, B., Umayahara, M., Maw, N., & Rao, N. (2020). Early Childhood Education, Language of Instruction, and Child Development in Myanmar: Comparisons among Ethnolinguistic Groups.Early Education and Development, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1080/**.2020.**
Schirmbeck, K., Rao, N., Wang, R.,Richards, B.,Chan, S. W., & Maehler, C. (2020). Contrasting executive function development among primary school children from Hong Kong and Germany.European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1-21.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10212-020-00519-9
Rao, N., Richards, B., Lau, C., Weber, A. M., Sun, J., Darmstadt, G. L., Sincovich, A., Bacon-Shone, J., & Ip, P. (2020).Associations Among Early Stimulation, Stunting, and Child Development in Four Countries in the East Asia–Pacific. International Journal of Early Childhood.https://doi.org/10.1007/s13158-020-00270-8
Lau, C., Wang, Y., Chan, S. W., Chen, E. E., McBride, C., Tse, S. K., Richards, B., & Rao, N. (2020). Promoting Chinese Literacy in South Asian Preschoolers and their Mothers in Hong Kong: An Intervention Study.Early Education and Development,31(4), 561-581.https://doi.org/10.1080/**.2019.**
Rao, N., Richards, B., Sun, J., Weber, A., & Sincovich, A. (2019). Early childhood education and child development in four countries in East Asia and the Pacific.Early Childhood Research Quarterly,47, 169-181.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2018.08.011
Rao, N., Sun, J., Richards, B., Weber, A. M., Sincovich, A., Darmstadt, G. L., & Ip, P. (2019). Assessing diversity in early childhood development in the East Asia-Pacific.Child Indicators Research,12(1), 235-254.https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-018-9528-5
Richards, B., Bacon-Shone, J., & Rao, N. (2018). Socioeconomic correlates of early child development: Gradients from six countries in the East Asia-Pacific region.International Journal of Behavioral Development,42(6), 581-587.https://doi.org/10.1177/0**5460
Zhang, L., Sun, J., Richards, B., Davidson, K., & Rao, N. (2018). Motor Skills and Executive Function Contribute to Early Achievement in East Asia and the Pacific.Early Education and Development29(8), 1061-1080. https://doi.org/10.1080/**.2018.**
Rao, N., Becher, Y., Lee, D., Richards, B., Sun, J., Bacon-Shone, J., Ip, P., Umayahara, M., & Chen, E. (2017). Assessing early development and learning: the East Asia-Pacific Early Childhood Development Scales (EAP-ECDS). EAP-ECDS Brief. ARNEC. UNICEF.
Rao, N., Richards, B., &Umayahara, M. (2017).Myanmar East Asia- Pacific Early Child Development Scales (EAP-ECDS) Project. UNICEF: Myanmar.
Rao, N., Becher, Y., Lau, C., Chen, E., Lee, D., Tse, S.K., McBride, C., Richards, B., & Lo, O. (2017). Promoting early development and learning in children from ethnic minorities in Hong Kong. Narrative report. Optimus Foundation, UBS.
Richards, B.(2013).National identity and social cohesion: theory and evidence for British social policy.PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Hills, J., & Richards, B. (2012). Localisation and the means test: A case study of support for English students from Autumn 2012.CASE/160.