Michael H. Lee, a Lecturer in the Department of History of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, has been researching in the area of educational history, development and policy in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore in tandem with these courses on Southeast Asian studies being offered: History of Singapore, The Making of Modern Singapore, History of Modern Southeast Asia,  History of Modern Malaysia, Chinese Diaspora, and Chinese Education in Singapore and Malaysia in the Twentieth Century. Some of his articles were published in internationally peer-reviewed journals such as Asia Pacific Education Review, Asia Pacific Journal of Education, Australian Journal of Education, Education and Society, Higher Education Policy, Higher Education Research and Development, International Higher Education, Journal of Asian Public Policy, KEDI Journal of Educational Policy, Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, and Policy Futures in Education; as well as book chapters published in Changing Governance and Public Policy in East Asia, Crossing Borders in East Asian Higher Education, Education and the Nation State: the Selected Works of S. Gopinathan, Globalization and Higher Education in India, Globalization and the Singapore Curriculum: From Policy to Classroom, International Handbook on Globalization, Education and Policy Research, and The Changing Academic Profession in Hong Kong. He also co-edited Making Sense of Education in Post-Handover Hong Kong, which was published by Routledge (Taylor & Francis Group).

• Modern Southeast Asian History
• Singapore History and Society
• Education Policies and Reforms
• Public Policy and Educational Governance
• Comparative Studies in History and Education

編著專書

• Making Sense of Education in Hong Kong: Post-Handover Hong Kong. Co-edited with Thomas Kwan-Choi Tse. London and New York: Routledge, 2017, 238 pages.

國際性期刊文章

•  “Excellence and Equity in High-Performing Education Systems: Policy Lessons from Singapore and Hong Kong,” co-authored with S. Gopinathan. Infancia y Aprendizaje: Journal for the Study of Education and Development, vol. 41, no. 2, 2018, pp. 203-222. (Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, UK).
• “Excelencia y equidad en sistemas educativos de alto rendimiento: lecciones de las políticas educativas en Singapur y Hong Kong,” co-authored with S. Gopinathan. Infancia y Aprendizaje: Journal for the Study of Education and Development, vol. 41, no. 2, 2018, pp. 223-247. [in Spanish] (Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, UK).
• “Professionalizing School Teachers in Hong Kong since 1970.” Educational Practice and Theory, vol. 38, no. 2, 2016, pp. 41-76. (James Nicholas Publishers, Australia).
• “Researching Higher Education in ‘Asia’s Global Education Hub’: Trends and Issues in Singapore. Education and Society, vol. 34, no. 2, 2016, pp. 5-26. (James Nicholas Publishers, Australia).
• “Book Review on University Governance: Trends and Models.” Asia Pacific Journal of Education, vol. 35, no. 2, 2015, pp. 308-309. (Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, UK).
• “Hong Kong Higher Education in the 21^st Century.” Hong Kong Teachers’ Centre Journal, vol. 13, 2014, pp. 15-34. (Hong Kong Teachers’ Centre, Hong Kong).
• “Experiences and Challenges of Implementing Education Reforms in Hong Kong and Singapore,” co-authored with S. Gopinathan. Chinese Public Policy Review, vol. 7, 2014, pp. 166-186. (Shanghai People’s Publishers, Shanghai, China) [in Chinese]
• “Strategies of Higher Education Development in Singapore in the Early Twenty-First Century,” co-authored with S. Gopinathan. Chinese Public Policy Review, vol. 6, 2012, pp. 168-186. (Shanghai People’s Publishers, Shanghai, China) [in Chinese].
• “The Politics of History Education in Singapore since 1965.” Educational Practice and Theory, vol. 34, no. 1, 2012, pp. 41-64. (James Nicholas Publishers, Australia).
• “Global or Glocal? Roadmaps for Curriculum Developments in Singapore and Hong Kong,” co-authored with S. Gopinathan. Curriculum and Teaching, vol, 27, no. 1, 2012, pp. 43-66. (James Nicholas Publishers, Australia).
• “Challenging and Co-opting Globalisation: Singapore’s Strategies in Higher Education,” co-authored with S. Gopinathan. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, vol. 33, no. 3, 2011, pp. 287-299. (Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, UK).
• “History Education and Political Development in Singapore.” Public Management Research, vol. 9, 2011, pp. 67-87. (Shanghai People’s Publishers & Center for Public Management Research, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China) [in Chinese].
• “The Malays and Education Policy in Singapore.” Journal of Public Administration, vol. 2, no. 5, 2009, pp. 52-75. (Guangdong Provincial Publishing Group & Center for Public Administration Research, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China) [in Chinese].
• “Workfare Policy in Singapore: The Fourth Pillar of Social Security System.” Chinese Public Policy Review, vol. 3, 2009, pp. 162-174. (Shanghai People’s Publishers, Shanghai, China) [in Chinese].
• “Localization of Higher Education and Its Social Consequences in China, 1993-2007,” co-authored with King-Lun Ngok. Journal of Asian Public Policy, vol. 2, no. 1, 2009, pp. 57-73. (Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, UK).
• “University Restructuring in Singapore: Amazing or a Maze?” co-authored with S. Gopinathan. Policy Futures in Education, vol. 6, no. 5, pp.569-588, 2008. (Symposium Journals, Oxford, UK).
• “Small Country, Strong State: The Development of Social Policy in Singapore.” Chinese Public Policy Review, vol. 2, 2008, pp. 194-212. (Shanghai People’s Publishers, Shanghai, China) [in Chinese].
• “Internationalizing University Education in Singapore: Future Directions,” co-authored with S. Gopinathan. Higher Education Forum, vol. 4, pp. 87-112, 2007 (Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University, Japan).
• “Higher Education Policy and Reform in Hong Kong in the Early 21^st Century,” co-authored with K.L. Ngok. Tsinghua Journal of Education, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 8-16, 24, 2007 (Tsinghua University, China) [in Chinese].
• “The Development of Private Education in Hong Kong and Singapore: A Comparative Study.” KEDI Journal of Education Policy, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 123-150, 2006 (Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI), South Korea).
• “Major Issues of University Education in Hong Kong: Prospects and Dilemmas.” Asia Pacific Education Review, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 103-112, 2005 (Education Research Institute, Seoul National University, South Korea).
• “The Autonomization of Universities in Thailand: Its Development and Transformation.” Exploring Education Development, no. 172, pp. 76-80, June 2005 (Non-Government Education Institute, Shanghai Academy of Educational Sciences, China) [in Chinese].
• “The Development of Private School Education in Singapore,” co-authored with J. Tan. Exploring Education Development, no. 170, pp. 32-37, May 2005 (Non-Government Education Institute, Shanghai Academy of Educational Sciences, China) [in Chinese].
• “Experiences of Education Reforms in Hong Kong,” co-authored with K.Y. Ip. New Horizons: Journal of Education, no. 51, pp. 9-21, 2005 (Hong Kong Teachers’ Association, Hong Kong). [in Chinese]
• “Convergence or Divergences? Comparing Education Reforms in Hong Kong and Singapore,” co-authored with S. Gopinathan. Journal of Southeast Asian Education, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 71-103, 2003 (Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization & Pearson Education Indochina Ltd., Thailand).
• “Reforming University Education in Hong Kong and Singapore”, co-authored with S. Gopinathan. Higher Education Research & Development, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 167-182, 2003 (Carfax Publishing, Taylor & Francis Group, UK).
• “Globalization or Glocalization: Higher Education Reforms in Singapore”, co-authored with Joshua Ka-ho Mok. Asia-Pacific Journal of Education, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 15-42, 2003 (World Scientific Publishers, Singapore).
• “Massification, Managerialism and Marketization: Quality Assurance of Higher Education in Hong Kong”, Education Journal, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 79-104, 2002 (Hong Kong Institute of Educational Research, Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong). [in Chinese]
• “A Tale of Two Cities: Higher Education Reforms in Hong Kong and Singapore”, Australian Journal of Education, vol. 46, no. 3, pp. 255-286, 2002 (Australian Council of Educational Research, Australia).
• “Managerialism, Marketization and University Evaluation: Hong Kong’s Experience”, The National Cheng-Chi University (NCCU) Journal of Sociology, no. 33, pp. 30-56, 2002 (Department of Sociology, National Cheng-Chi University, Taiwan) [in Chinese].
• “The Impacts of Marketization on Higher Education Reform in Singapore”, co-authored with Jason Tan. Educational Policy Forum, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 43-64, 2002 (National Chi-Nan University, Taiwan) [in Chinese].
• “Centralized Decentralization of Higher Education in Singapore”, co-authored with S. Gopinathan. Education and Society, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 79-97, 2001 (James Nicholas Publishers, Australia).
• “Globalization or Re-colonization: Higher Education Reform in Hong Kong”, co-authored with Joshua Ka-ho Mok. Higher Education Policy, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 261-277, 2000 (International Association of Universities, UNESCO, Paris, France; Pergamon, UK).
• “Positioning Singapore for the 21^st Century: ‘Thinking Schools, Learning Nation’ Vision”, co-authored with Joshua Ka-ho Mok & Jason Tan. Chulalongkorn Educational Review, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 33-51, 2000 (Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand).

編著書目章節

• “Fostering Economic Competitiveness, National Identity and Social Equity Through Education Reforms: The Cases of Singapore and Hong Kong.” co-authored with S. Gopinathan. In: Zajda, J. ed. Globalisation and Education Reforms: Paradigms and Ideologies, 2018, pp. 181-203 (Dordrecht: Springer).
• “Researching Higher Education in ‘Asia’s Global Education Hub’: Major Themes in Singapore.” In: Jung, J., Horta, H. & Yonezawa, A. eds. Researching Higher Education in Asia: History, Development and Future, 2018, pp. 225-244 (Dordrecht: Springer).
• “Managerialism and the Academic Profession in Hong Kong.” In: Postiglione, G. & Jung, J. eds. The Changing Academic Profession in Hong Kong, 2017, pp. 201-213. (Dordrecht: Springer).
• “Introduction: Setting and Issues.” co-authored with T. Tse. In: Tse, T. & Lee, M. eds. Making Sense of Education in Hong Kong: Post-Handover Hong Kong, 2017, pp. 1-20. (London and New York: Routledge).
• “Excellence without a Soul?: Higher Education in post-1997 Hong Kong.” In: Tse, T. & Lee, M. eds. Making Sense of Education in Hong Kong: Post-Handover Hong Kong, 2017, pp. 215-232. (London and New York: Routledge).
• “Inculcating National Identity and Economic Competitiveness: A Comparative Study of Curriculum Reforms in Singapore and Hong Kong.” co-authored with S. Gopinathan. In: Zajda, J. ed. Globalisation, Ideology and Politics of Education Reforms, 2015, pp. 133-151. (Doredrecht: Springer).
• “Globalisation and History Education in Singapore.” In: Zajda, J. ed. National-Building and History Education in a Global Culture, 2015, pp. 131-154. (Dordrecht, Springer).
• “Globalization and Education Reforms in Hong Kong and Singapore,” co-authored with S. Gopinathan. In: Zajda, J. ed. Second International Handbook on Globalisation, Education and Policy Research, 2015, pp. 695-715. (Dordrecht: Springer).
• “Reforming Curriculum in Singapore and Hong Kong,” co-authored with S. Gopinathan. In: Deng, Z., Gopinathan, S. & Lee, C. eds. Globalization and the Singapore Curriculum: From Policy to Classroom, 2013, pp. 225-240. (Dordrecht: Springer).
• “Challenging and Co-opting Globalisation: Singapore’s Strategies in Higher Education,” co-authored with S. Gopinathan. In: Gopinathan, S. ed. Education and the Nation State: The Selected Works of S. Gopinathan, 2013, pp. 53-66. (London: Routledge).
• “Enhancing Higher Education Twenty-First Century Futures: The Singapore Study”, co-authored with S. Gopinthan. In: Panikkar, K. & Nair, M. eds. Globalization and Higher Education in India, 2012, pp. 210-222. (New Delhi: Pearson Education).
• “Internationalizing Universities: Comparing China’s Hong Kong and Singapore (1996-2006).” In: Chapman, D., Cummings, W. & Postiglione, G.. eds. Crossing Borders in East Asian Higher Education, 2010, pp. 283-315. (Dordrecht: Springer).
• “Private Education Policy at a Crossroads: Comparing Hong Kong and Singapore.”  In: Mok, K.H. & Forrest, R. eds. Changing Governance and Public Policy in East Asia, 2009, pp.228-252. (London: Routledge).
• “From Excitement to Disillusionment: The Lessons of Education Reform in Hong Kong, 1997-2007.” In: Cheng, J. ed. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in its First Decade, 2007, pp. 667-698. (Hong Kong: City University of Hong Kong Press).
• “Internationalization and the Reform of Higher Education: The Experiences of Hong Kong.” In: Bai, G & Shi, W. eds. Analysis of Public Policies of China 2007, 2007, pp. 255-277. (Beijing: China Social Sciences Press, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences). [in Chinese]
• “Reforming University Education in Hong Kong and Singapore,” co-authored with S. Gopinathan. In: Mok, K.H. & James, R. eds. Globalization and Higher Education in East Asia, 2005, pp. 56-98. (Singapore: Marshall Cavendish Academic).
• “Convergence or Divergences? Comparing Education Reforms in Hong Kong and Singapore,” co-authored with S. Gopinathan. In: Zajda, J. ed. International Handbook on Globalization, Education and Policy Research, 2005, pp. 253-278. (Dordrecht: The Netherlands: Springer Science).
• “Managerialism, Marketization and Universities’ Evaluation”. In: Tai, H.H., Mok, K.H. & Xie, A.B. eds. Marketization of Higher Education (Gaodeng jiaoyu shichanghua), 2004, pp. 118-138 (Beijing: Peking University Press). [in Chinese]
• “Centralized Decentralization of Higher Education in Singapore”, co-authored with S. Gopinathan. In: Mok, K.H. ed. Centralization and Decentralization: Educational Reforms and Changing Governance in Chinese Societies, 2003, pp. 117-136 (Hong Kong: Comparative Education Research Centre, The University of Hong Kong; Kluwer Academic Publishers).
• “Managerialism, Marketization and Universities’ Evaluation”. In: Mok, K.H., Tai, H.H. & Xie, A.B. eds. Marketization of Higher Education in Greater China, 2002, pp. 155-181 (Taipei: Higher Education Research Publishers). [in Chinese]
• “Reflections of Higher Education Reform in Hong Kong”, co-authored with Joshua Ka-ho Mok. In: Mok, K.H. & Chan, K.K. eds. Globalization and Education: The Quest for Quality Education, pp. 219-240 (Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press, 2002).