Faculty of Human Sciences

MARIA MANZON

  (MANZON MARIA)

Profile Information

Affiliation
Associate Professor, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Education, Sophia University
Degree
B.S. Business Administration and Accountancy(University of the Philippines)
学士(経営管理会計学)(フィリピン大学)
Master of Education(The University of Hong Kong)
修士号(教育学)(香港大学)
Doctor of Philosophy(The University of Hong Kong)
博士号(哲学)(香港大学)

Contact information
miemanzonsophia.ac.jp
Other name(s) (e.g. nickname)
Maria Manzon
J-GLOBAL ID
201901007758025110
researchmap Member ID
7000029874

2004-2009: The University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Education, research on Comparative Education: The Construction of a Field.
2013-2016: Nanyang Technological University, National Institute of Education (Singapore), Office of Education Research, research on Asian Pedagogies: Singapore as a Microcosm; research on Engaging Parents as Supportive Partners: A Baseline Study of Singapore Practices.
2016-2019: The Education University of Hong Kong, Department of International Education and Lifelong Learning, research on Minority Parent Engagement in Hong Kong Secondary Schools: Capabilities for Social Justice.

RESEARCH AREA: Comparative Education.
I would like to expand my work on the global histories of comparative education to explore the unique contributions from Asia, from the perspective of the feminine genius, spirituality, and values education.

I would also like to research on sustainability from an integral human development perspective drawing on historical, ethical, and theological literature, and translate these to education for well-being and happiness of human society.

COURSES TAUGHT:
- Introduction to Comparative Education
- Seminar in Comparative Education
- Comparative Education in Asia
- Experiencing the Miracle of Life
- God, Man and the World: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Sustainable Development

(Subject of research)
Asian Pedagogies: Singapore as a Microcosm
Engaging Parents as Supportive Partners: A Baseline Study of Singapore Practices
Minority Parent Engagement in Hong Kong Secondary Schools: Capabilities for Social Justice


Papers

 28
  • Manzon, Maria
    Comparative Education, 1-2, Sep 13, 2024  Peer-reviewedInvited
  • Manzon, Maria
    Journal of Comparative Education (JCES), 66 109-125, Feb, 2023  InvitedLead author
  • Melvin Chan, Maria Manzon, Helen Hong, Lana Y. L. Khong
    British Journal of Educational Psychology, Aug 24, 2021  Peer-reviewed
  • Maria Manzon
    COMPARATIVE EDUCATION, 56(1) 96-110, Jan, 2020  Peer-reviewedInvited
    Action follows from being. One's way of doing and understanding comparative education follows from one's being. It springs from the soul. Using [Kim, T., and R. Brooks' (2013). "Internationalisation, Mobile Academics, and Knowledge Creation in Universities: A Comparative Analysis." SRHE Research Award (2011/12) Final Report] framework on the relationship between academic mobility and knowledge creation, I will reflect here on my personal and intellectual journey and how it has shaped my work on comparative histories of the field of comparative education. As this article is written, I am commencing a new transition in my professional life, this time in Japan. I am reflecting on a possible new research agenda building on my past work and the new panorama opened from my new vantage point in the field.
  • Maria Manzon
    Routledge international handbook of schools and schooling in Asia, May, 2018  
    This chapter presents research on the theme of private supplementary tutoring in four regions of Asia. They converge in their concept of private tutoring as the practice of fee-paying tutoring in academic subjects provided outside standard school hours. This may take the form of instruction to individuals, small groups or large classes, both directly and through virtual classrooms. Scholars have used the metaphor of "shadow education" to depict how private tutoring mimics mainstream education systems. The chapter examines Bourdieusian social theory. It reviews private tuition as a social practice resulting from a triadic interaction among habitus, capital and field. The chapter illuminates the "shadows" in Asian education. Some governments turn a blind eye to this social practice, as it enables them to retain teachers in the profession at a lower cost. These irregularities, however, lead to other problems, such as corruption on the part of teachers and/or school leaders. Copyright © 2018 selection and editorial matter, Kerry J. Kennedy and John Chi-Kin Lee; individual chapters, the contributors.

Misc.

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Books and Other Publications

 40

Presentations

 41

Research Projects

 7

Social Activities

 11