A team of researchers from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology conducted an action-focused study titled “eCitizen Education 360”, to understand the preparedness and experiences of students, parents, teachers, and school leaders before, during and after the first school suspension between February-June 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this press conference via ZOOM, Professor Nancy Law, Deputy Director, Centre for Information Technology in Education (CITE), Faculty of Education, HKU, will present the fifth batch of research findings. It will shed light on the different patterns of parenting behaviour before and during school suspension, the impact of parenting on student wellbeing, and the extent to which parenting behaviour is influenced by the parents’ background and school factors. The team will also invite guest respondents from different sectors to share their insights on the findings and to put forward recommendations to address the challenges identified.

The research team had held four press conferences earlier. The four earlier releases of research findings reported on the overall impact of online learning during school suspension on students, features of school-level e-learning strategies and implementation that contributed to better online learning and teaching preparedness, teacher’s online teaching preparedness factors and their impact on online learning effectiveness, as well as how school leadership practices influence teachers’ preparedness and effectiveness for online learning.

Members of the media are invited to cover the event. Details are as follows:

For media enquiries, please contact Ms Emily Cheung, Senior Manager (Development and Communications), Faculty of Education, HKU (Tel: 3917 4270 / Email: emchy@hku.hk) , or Ms Cherrie Yan, Project Manager, eCitizen Education 360 Project, Faculty of Education, HKU (Tel: 3917 0366 / Email: dcitizen@hku.hk) .