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International and local education experts to discuss class-size and learning issues at a conference organized by HKU Faculty of Education (Press Invitation)

11 May 2005

 

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) Faculty of Education is to hold a conference, bringing international and local education experts together to discuss issues on the effect of class size on learning and teaching.

Entitled "Learning Effectiveness and Class Size", the conference is scheduled on May 14, 2005 (Saturday) at 9:00am to 4:30pm at the Rayson Huang Theatre, HKU.

The morning session will feature keynote presentations by three overseas educationalists:
- Professor Peter Blatchford, Institute of Education, University of London;
- Professor Eric Hanushek, Hoover Institute, Stanford University; and
- Professor John Hattie, Faculty of Education, University of Auckland.

The afternoon session will be presented by local education experts on reflection concerning local context, speakers include:
- Dr Carol Chan, Faculty of Education, HKU;
- Dr Lo Mun Ling, Department of Curriculum & Instruction, the Hong Kong Institute of Education; and
- Professor David Watkins, Faculty of Education, HKU.

Members of the media are cordially invited to attend the meet-the-press session scheduled either at 2:30pm to 3:00pm (Session one) or 4:00pm (Session two) at the Rayson Huang Theatre. For enquiries, please contact Miss Doris Ng, Faculty of Education of the University of Hong Kong, at Tel: 2241 5453.