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Dr. CHOW Wai Yin

Dr. CHOW Wai Yin

Senior Lecturer

Program Coordinator, BA in Religious Studies

B.Ed. (Stirling), M.Div., Ph.D. (CUHK)

MSSAPSY (CityU)


Email: wychow@cuhk.edu.hk | Tel: 3943-1425 | Office: KKB 306


周惠賢博士的研究領域集中在宗教與心理學,探討議題包括宗教與生死(宗教對個人生死觀的形成、生死價值觀對個人及社會行為的影響)、 宗教與有利社會行為之間的關聯(宗教性/靈性與有利社會行為的發展、宗教性/靈性與身心康健),以及東西宗教生死觀的比較。有關研究成果包括 Religious Narrative and Character Formation in Kindergarten. HK: St James Settlement, 2016; "Religiosity/Spirituality and Prosocial Behaviours Among Chinese Christian Adolescents: The Meditating Role of Values and Gratitude," Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, (co-author, 2014); “To Take up Your Own Responsibility: The Religiosity of Buddhist Adolescents in Hong Kong,” International Journal of Children’s Spirituality (co-author, 2010); 〈生命教育與現代人的人格塑造〉《山道期刊》(合著,2004); “Religious Narrative and Ritual in a Metropolis: A Study of the Daoist Ghost Festival in Hong Kong,” Creeds, Rites and Videotapes: Narrating Religious Experience in East Asia (2004).

 

CHOW Wai Yin is Lecturer at the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies. She has participated in inter-disciplinary research in religious and psychological issues in life, relations between religiosity/spirituality and prosocial behaviors, and the connection of religious beliefs to life and death. Recent publications include Religious Narrative and Character Formation in Kindergarten. HK: St James Settlement, 2016; "Religiosity/Spirituality and Prosocial Behaviours Among Chinese Christian Adolescents: The Meditating Role of Values and Gratitude," Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, (co-author, 2014); “To Take up Your Own Responsibility: The Religiosity of Buddhist Adolescents in Hong Kong,” International Journal of Children’s Spirituality (co-author, 2010); 〈生命教育與現代人的人格塑造〉《山道期刊》(合著 ,2004; “Religious Narrative and Ritual in a Metropolis: A Study of the Daoist Ghost Festival in Hong Kong,” Creeds, Rites and Videotapes: Narrating Religious Experience in East Asia (2004).

 

She currently is a professional consultant for an academic project “Religious Narrative and the Development of Characters in Kindergarten” at St James’ Settlement, Committee Member for “Personal, Social & Humanities Education Section - Ethics and Religious Studies (S1-S3)” at Curriculum Development Council (課程發展署) of Education Bureau of Hong Kong, and Committee Member for “Ethics and Religious Studies” at Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority (香港考試及評核局). 

 

She obtained “The Faculty of Arts Outstanding Teaching Award” (2012, 2016), and 5 competitive teaching funds (2015, 2 016, 2018) from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She has been actively involved various research projects on Positive Youth Development funded by 5 Quality Education Funds (2012, 2016, 2018) and 2 Social Entrepreneurship Funds (2015, 2017) for the past few years.