The Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong

The CESHK is a member of the World Council of Comparative Education Societies, established in 1990 in order to:

promote interest in comparative studies in education in Hong Kong;
disseminate ideas and information on educational studies with a comparative focus;
provide a setting for academics interested in comparative education to exchange ideas and research findings; and
organize seminars and academic activities that can serve the above purposes.

The Society will have its Annual General Meeting soon and a new executive board will be chosen. The current executive board includes:

President, Gerry Postiglione Ph.D., SUNY
Vice-President, Hob Brown Ph.D., Stanford
Secretary, Lee Wing-on Ph.D., Durham
Treasurer, Grace Mak Ph.D., SUNY
Executive Member, Dora Choi Ph.D., Oxford
Past President, Leslie Lo Ph.D., Columbia

If you wish to become a member or obtain any information, write to :
The Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong
c/o School of Education
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shatin, N.T. Hong Kong

Comparative Education Society of Asia (CESA)

In May 1995 the Comparative Education Society of Asia was formally established after the long preparation. The Society was founded to promote exchange and cooperation in research and teaching in comparative education in Asia and to promote mutual understanding and friendship among educationists in Asia.

The membership of the Society is on an individual basis. Any scholar or student who has interests in comparative education research and teaching is able to join the CESA. Activities of the Society in the immediate future would be holding conferences and issuing newsletters and so on. The first founding conference is scheduled to be held in the period of 9-12 December 1996 in Tokyo, Japan.

For further information, contact:
Kengo Mochida, Secretary General
Comparative Education Society of Asia, Faculty of Education, Kyushu University, 812-81, Japan
Tel & Fax: 81-92-632-8426
E-mail: kengoedu@mbox.nc.kyushu-u.ac.jp

The SERI (Southern Educational Research Initiative):

The major networks of educational researchers met in Santiago, Chile in January 9-12, 1996. The Inter-network workshop was hosted by REDUC (Red Latinoamericana de Información y Documentación en Educación), one of the six networks in the South, the others being the CCCER (CARRICOM Coordinating Committee on Educational Research), ERNESA (Educational Research Network for Eastern and Southern Africa), ERNWACA (Educational Research Network for Western and Central Africa), SAFER (South Asian Federation for Educational Research), and SEARRAG (South East Asian Research Review and Advisory Group). The six networks form a liaison of network known as the SERI. Participating in the workshop is also NORRAG (Northern Research Review Advisory Group on Education and Training) which comprises researchers from the North who are concerned about education in the South. The workshop has brought fruitful results. Inter alia, all the networks found it necessary to strengthen the liaison, although a formal structure is not favoured. The workshop also explored various ways of information sharing among networks, and discussed the benchmarks for the development of networks. Prof. Cheng Kai-ming (incidentally a member of CERC), who has been chairing the Steering Committee of SERI, was elected the "focal person" for further liaisons.

The CERCular is published by the Comparative Education Research Centre, Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong. Contributions and comments are welcomed.

All correspondences should be addressed to:

Comparative Education Research Centre
c/o Faculty of Education
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam Road
Hong Kong
Tel: (852) 2857-8541
Fax: (852) 2517-4737
Email: cerc@hkusub.hku.hk

CERC Executive Committee:

Director:
Dr. Lee Wing On
Members:
Dr. Mark Bray
Prof. Cheng Kai Ming
Dr. Keith Johnson
Dr. Frederick K.S. Leung
Dr. Paul Morris
CERC Secretary: Ms. Michelle Fong (Editor of CERCular)