Dr HOANG, Andrew Pau
Dr HOANG, Andrew Pau
Academy for Leadership in Teacher Education (ALiTE)Lecturer, BASc Programme in Interdisciplinary Studies
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Smith College School for Social Work (USA)
Post-doctoral Fellow
Academic Unit of Social Contexts and Policies of Education
Qualification
B.A (Hons.), (Western); M.S.W, (Wilfrid Laurier); Ph.D, (HKU)
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Phone
(852) 3910 2318
Location
Room 712, Meng Wah Complex
Research Expertise
Guidance and Counseling
Social and Emotional Learning
Parents and Family Issues in Education
Sociology and Philosophy of Education
Equity, Equality and Social Justice in Education
Prospective PhD/ EdD/ MPhil Applications
Not applicable.
Areas of Expertise
I study the intersections of education, social welfare and mental health systems, and how they condition young peoples’ capabilities. I research the convergence of these systems through the provision of school support services (social work, counselling, guidance and pastoral care), with particular emphasis on secondary and tertiary education. My research aims to deepen understanding of the needs and concerns of youth ‘at-risk’, but also the multiple professionals dedicated to supporting them (teachers, social workers, and counsellors, among others). I therefore conduct research to inform interprofessional education and practice in schools, with normative considerationsabout how/under what circumstances professionalsshould intervene upon young peoples’ lives to support their learning, aspirations, wellness and social mobility. This commitment forms the basis of two key constructs developing from my scholarship, and which form the theoretical foundation of my current research programme: Thepsy-curriculum analyseshow psychosocial interventions affect and are affected by the sociocultural, economic and policy contexts of schooling. Thepedagogical-therapeutic charts the broader assemblage of teaching, learning, assessment, prevention and intervention technologies through the promulgation of Whole School Approaches and Whole Person Development policies. I also collaborate on interdisciplinary research projects across education and the social sciences more broadly.
Awards
Swire Scholar(2015-2019)
Master of Social Work -Social Justice Award Winner (2015)
Paul Dodd Memorial Scholarship (2015)
Joseph Wasswa Memorial Scholarship (2014)
Dr. Donald J. Dodsworth Scholarship for Most Promising Graduate Student (2014)
Undergraduate Sociology Award Winner -Western University(2012)
Excellence in Leadership Award (Bronze) - Western University(2009)
Projects
Frontiers of the Psy-Curriculum: Therapeutic Education, Psychosocial Intervention and Social Reproduction in Hong Kong (2021-Ongoing)
Principal Investigator (Funded by the Faculty Research Fund, Faculty of Education)
This historical and empirical research study examines how social workers, counsellors and guidance teachers have intervened in educational risks and inequities since the mid-twentieth century. Employing comparative historical analysis alongside a grounded theory methodology, I am developing an interprofessional and interdisciplinary theoretical framework that illuminates the globalised culture of therapeutic and psychosocial practices in schools, with Hong Kong as a case study.
Environmentally Responsive Pedagogies to Develop “ECO (Environmentally COnscious) Advocates” for Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area (2021-Ongoing)
Co-Investigator (Funded by the Theme-based Research Seed Grant)
This study addresses environmental sustainability education in the HKSAR. This project builds on the capacity of local teachers to address the under acknowledged but escalating issue of youth climate change anxiety, through the lens of sustainable coastal waters. We are developing and researching the efficacy/impact of new pedagogic models and learning technologies that empower teachers and their students to be creators and advocates of environmental sustainability.
Research on Exploring LGBTQ Needs and Help-seeking Patterns (2020-Ongoing)
Co-Investigator (Funded by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals)
This is an evaluation study that aims to enhance understanding of the service needs of the LGBTQ community in Hong Kong.
Leading Equity and Inclusion in Hong Kong Higher Education: A Historical Document Analysis and Campus Climate Survey of HKU Students' Experiences (2019-2021)
Co-Investigator (Funded by the Provost's Office)
This mixed-methods study focusses on understanding diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in Hong Kong higher education from historical and contemporary perspectives. We are conducting a historical document analysis of texts over the past ten years and a representative survey to uncover and represent large-scale processes and outcomes pertaining to students’ experiences of DEI
Publications
Publications
*corresponding author
Chian, M.M*., Lam, E., & Hoang, A.P. (2021). Continuing Professional Development forTeachers in Hong Kong: A Policy-in-Brief. Academy for Leadership in Teacher Education.
Hoang, A.P*., & Jordan, L.P. (2021). Leading equity and inclusion in Hong Kong higher education (A Report to the Senior Management Team).
Hoang, A.P*., Lo, K-C., & Jordan, L.P. (2021). Reclaiming a macro lens, recasting multilevel practice: Social work field education in Hong Kong. The RoutledgeHandbook of Field WorkEducation in Social Work. ISBN: 978-1-032-12607-4
Jordan, L.P*., Hoang, A.P., Chui, C.K., Wang, W., & Mazucatto, V. (2020). Multiple precarity and intimate family life among African-Chinese families of Guangzhou. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies(Online First).
Hoang, A.P*. (2019). Regulating sexual and gender minority youth: Heteronormativity through Hong Kong schooling.China Journal of Social Work, 12(2), 140-154.
Hoang, A.P*., & Jordan, L.P. (2019). Internationalisation and intersectionality in Hong Kong university student life: An exploratory study of social exclusion. Multicultural Education Review, 11(2), 113-134.
Arat, G*., Hoang, A.P., Jordan, L.P., & Wong, P. (2016). A systematic review of studies on ethnic minority youth development in Hong Kong: An application of the ecological framework. China Journal of Social Work, 9(3), 218-237.
Dunn, P., Hoang, A.P., Granke, S.K., & Capili, B. (2016). Five-year equity plan for the Faculty of Social Work. Kitchener: Faculty of Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University.
Representative Presentations
Guiding social mobility? A psychosocial praxis for pastoral care in teaching and teacher education. World Education Research Association (Forthcoming in April 2022)
Racial equity andextended clinical practice in teacher education (with Rachel Roegman, Laura Vernikoff, Emilie Reagan, Joonkil Ahn and A. Lin Goodwin. American Educational Research Association Conference. (April 09-12, 2021)
Equity climate studies in Hong Kong higher education: Methodologies, findings and implications. Panel Presentation with Lunar Tong Yue and Donald Ding Long Yat. International Conference on Gender, Language and Education (December 02-04, 2020)
Tracking the psy-curriculum within Asia's World City: The provision of school-based support services in three Hong Kong secondary schools. British Sociological Association (April 24-26, 2019)
Psychosocial interventions and social reproduction in Hong Kong secondary schools: Situating social work and school-based support services in/as the 'psy-curriculum'. European Social Work Research Assosication Conference. (April 10-12, 2019)
Transformativity in international social work encounters: Reframing critical perspectives in a global context. European Social Work Research Association (Aptil 10-12, 2019).
Research with African-Chinese families in Guangzhou and the semiotic tensions of racial discrimination. Workshopping Approaches to Race, Racism and Racialization in Ethnographic Examinations of Africa-China and South-South Encounters. New York University. (January 13, 2017).
Living in hope: LGBTQ young adults' reflections on secondary school in Hong Kong and their letters of encouragement.Conference on Youth Divides and Youth Inclusion.(June 16-18, 2016).
Invited Talks
Universitas 21 Mental Health Symposium -Panel with Barbara Dooley, Gareth Hughes and Katherine Strasser Salinas. (July 21, 2021)
Data analysis for community research capacity building. Sakriya Project - Civil Society Action to End Exploitative Child Labor. World Education (October 08, 2020)
The psy-curriculum: How psychosocial interventions in education dis/assemble risk. Affective Technologies: Governance, Subject Making and the Globalization of the Psy-Complex: A symposium funded by the British Academy. City, University of London (May10, 2019)
Engaging children to find their voice: Direct practice skills for child empowerment. Child Protection Conference - Dialogues on Pathways to Family.University of Hong Kong(March 10, 2017).
Professional Community Services
Editorial Board, Social Sciences & Humanities Open
Board Member, Global Partnership for Transformative Social Work
Former Chairperson, Swire Scholars Association
I have also served as a reviewer for the International Journal of Inclusive Education, Children & Society, and the Journal of LGBT Youth
