Dr Chitat Chan is an associate professor at the Department of Social Work of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), his research and teaching have centered around narrative practices, digital technology, and identity construction. Dr Chan worked in school social work in the 1990s, in secondary school education and educational technology in the 2000s, and has been teaching in tertiary education since 2010. He received his social work degree, theatre studies diploma, and MPhil in Hong Kong; and his PhD from UCL Institute of Education. A number of Dr Chan’s research projects have been funded by the RGC of the UGC, or by large charity foundations. These projects include a digital storytelling project exploring diverse identities of Hongkongers, a civic education program developing open-mindedness and social inclusiveness, and the human libraries hub project addressing social prejudices.

Major Research Grants Received:

• PI: Chan, C. The tendency of closed-mindedness in different web-based project learning designs in civic education – Argumentative writing, propaganda production, and scoping review. Funded by RGC GRF Funding, University Grants Committee, Hong Kong (Project Number: 15604018). Approved amount: HK$466,200. Starting date: 1 January, 2019 (2 years).
• PI: Chan, C. Nurturing adolescents’ critical thinking disposition through youth media practice: A randomized controlled trial. Funded by RGC ECS Funding, University Grants Committee, Hong Kong (Project Number: 25605317). Approved amount: HK$472,600. Starting date: 1 January, 2018 (2 years).
• PI: Chan, C.; Co-I: Leung, C. Y.; Chan, V. H. Y.; Fung, H. Y.; Ng, V.; Chau, D.; Hoo, C. Y. W.; Lin, A.; & Lee, W. F. The Human Libraries Hub: A practice research project. Funded by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust. Approved amount: HK$11,000,000. Starting date: 1 February, 2018 (3 years).