Teaching English for social justice and inclusion in high-poverty schools: Participatory research at the nexus of teacher education, schools and communities
Grant Data
Project Title
Teaching English for social justice and inclusion in high-poverty schools: Participatory research at the nexus of teacher education, schools and communities
Principal Investigator
Dr Lo, Margaret Muann
(Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Professor Jo Lampert
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Soto Pineda Carlos Enrique
(Co-Investigator)
Dr Chan Yu Yan Cheri
(Co-Investigator)
Duration
23
Start Date
2019-11-01
Completion Date
2021-09-30
Amount
286424
Conference Title
Teaching English for social justice and inclusion in high-poverty schools: Participatory research at the nexus of teacher education, schools and communities
Keywords
English language education, participatory action research, social justice, teacher education
Discipline
Education: Research on Teaching & LearningEducation: Language and Literature
Panel
Humanities & Social Sciences (H)
HKU Project Code
17617819
Grant Type
General Research Fund (GRF)
Funding Year
2019
Status
Completed
Objectives
1. To examine the funds of knowledge, experiences and needs of English language teachers and learners in high-poverty primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong. 2. To develop the social justice and inclusive pedagogies of pre- and in-service English language teachers’ for teaching in high-poverty primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong. 3. To advance theories of teaching and learning English for social justice and inclusion in high-poverty schools in Hong Kong. 4. To develop sustainable initial teacher education approaches for preparing English language teachers for high-poverty schools with diverse student populations.