Professor Yuen, Man Tak 袁文得
Professor Yuen, Man Tak 袁文得
- Assessment of students' social-emotive learning
- Connectedness, self-efficacy, life career and talent development of children, adolescents and adults
- Evaluation of program for the gifted and talented
- Evaluation of social-emotive learning program
- Evaluation of support program for students with special needs
- Assessment of teachers' and students' beliefs
- Evaluation of school guidance and counseling program
- Social cognitive theory
- Assessment of life skills development of students
- Evaluation of life skills development curriculum/program
I have served as a secondary school teacher, as a lecturer at Northcote College of Education, and as an educational psychologist with the Education Department (Psychological Services, Special Education Section) of the Hong Kong Government. My academic and professional interests are in the areas of school guidance and counseling, gifted education and talent development, inclusive education and learners with special needs, social-emotive learning, life career development and individual differences. I am the principal investigator of the Connectedness and Life Skills Development projects. I coordinate courses in guidance & counselling, gifted education and career development, and I supervise postgraduate research student dissertations. I am the deputy director of Centre for Advancement in Inclusive and Special Education and the co-convener of the Special Interest Group for Gifted Education, Creativity and Talent Development. I am also co-convener of the Special Interest Group for School Guidance, Life Skills and Career Development at the HKU Faculty of Education. My other interests include table tennis, movies, photography, painting, museums, and travelling.
| Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-08-01 | Student Research Excellence Award. Title of poster presentation
"Perfectionism in Chinese high school students from Hong Kong".: APA Division 17 Society of Counseling Psychology, Section on Ethnic and Racial Diversity. American Psychological Association annual conference. | Research Achievement | |
| 2001-12-01 | First Class Award, Excellence in Social Sciences Research Paper:
"Attitudes toward inclusive education: Comparing regular teachers in Beijing and Hong Kong. Special Education Research, 1, 38-42.": China Development Research Theory Book Editorial Board, 2001 | Research Achievement | |
| 2011-12-01 | Associate Fellow: British Psychological Society | Others | |
| 2014-07-01 | Fellow: Hong Kong Professional Counselling Association | Others | |
| 2013-12-01 | Marden Scholar: Centre for Advancement in Inclusive and Special Education | Research Achievement | |
| 2014-04-01 | Long Service Award (15 years): The University of Hong Kong | Others | |
| 2015-06-01 | Faculty Outstanding Research Student Supervisor Award 2014: Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong | Research Achievement | |
| 2015-04-01 | Fellow: Hong Kong Psychological Society | Research Achievement |
| Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-present | member | Chinese Psychological Society |
| 2017-present | Regional Leader for East Asia | International Society for Policy Research and Evaluation in School-Based Counseling |
| 2016-present | executive Committee member, Vice-President | Asian-Pacific Federation on Giftedness |
| 05/2010-2020 | full member | International Research Association for Talent Development and Excellence |
| 2000-2010 | member, research committee | International School Psychology Association |
| 2000-2010 | member | International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance |
| 1996-2023 | member, Division of Teacher Education | American Education Research Association |
| 1995-present | member, registered psychologist(Counselling Psychology & Educational Psychology); associate fellow | Hong Kong Psychological Society |
| 2000-2003 | member of registration board | Hong Kong Psychological Society |
| 1998-1999 | committee member, division of educational psychology | Hong Kong Psychological Society |
| 01/2012-2018 | scientific programme committee member | International Conference on School Guidance in the Chinese Communities |
| 2002-present | member, Positive Psychology Interest Group, Society of Counseling Psychology, Division of School Psychology | American Psychological Association |
| 2009-2010 | scientific committee member | International Association of Educational and Vocational Guidance's (IAEVG) international conference in October 2010 |
| 1992-present | member, chartered psychologist | British Psychological Society |
| 2009-present | delegate | World Council for Gifted and Talented Children |
| 1998-present | member | World Council for Gifted and Talented Children |
| Area of Expertise (EN) | Area of Expertise (ZH) |
|---|---|
| Social Emotional Learning | 社會情感學習 |
| School Guidance and Counseling | 學校輔導與諮詢 |
| Positive Psychology & Education | 正向心理與教育 |
| Play Education | 遊戲教育 |
| Life Skills Development & Career Planning | 生活技能發展與生涯規劃 |
| Inclusive Education | 融合教育 |
| Gifted Education, Creativity & Talent Development | 資優教育，創造力和才華發展 |
| Spoken Language(s) (EN) | Spoken Language(s) (ZH) |
|---|---|
| English, Cantonese, Putonghua | 英語、粵語、普通話 |
| Written Language(s) (EN) | Written Language(s) (ZH) |
|---|---|
| English, Chinese | 英文、中文 |
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