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Biography
Dr. Beatrice Oi-yeung Lam received her PhD in sociology from The University of Manchester. She has previously taught at The University of Hong Kong and currently works as a lecturer at The Open University of Hong Kong. She has always been interested in researching the mechanisms underlying social stratification and the ways in which inequality is produced, especially in relation to education and the family. She is now working on a project on the employability of recent graduates of self-financed institutions in Hong Kong.
Research interests
- Family, gender and sexuality
- Hong Kong society
- Qualitative research methods
- Sociology of education
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Qualitative Inquiry into the Meanings of Higher Education: Implications for Developments in Education and Social Integration in Hong Kong in the Post-Covid-19 Period
Lam, B. O. Y. & Tang, H. H. H., 2024, In: China Perspectives. 2024, 137, p. 21-31 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Informal Carer in Old Age Care: Observations in Hong Kong Through the Lens of Critical Discourse Analysis
Lam, B. O. Y. & Chan, W. L., 2023, Quality of Life in Asia. p. 201-223 23 p. (Quality of Life in Asia; vol. 15).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Making sense of ‘graduate employability’ in Hong Kong: a contextualized analysis of experience and interpretations of graduates of self-financing higher education institutions
Lam, B. O. Y. & Tang, H. H. H., 2021, In: Journal of Education and Work. 34, 1, p. 14-28 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Understanding educational inequality in Hong Kong: secondary school segregation in changing institutional contexts
Lam, B. O. Y., Byun, S. Y. & Lee, M., 17 Nov 2019, In: British Journal of Sociology of Education. 40, 8, p. 1170-1187 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of Different-Race Exposure in School and Neighborhood on the Reading Achievement of Hmong Students in the United States
Lee, M., Lam, B. O. Y. & Madyun, N., 1 Dec 2017, In: Urban Education. 52, 10, p. 1255-1283 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
10 Citations (Scopus)
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A pilot study of the experience of education-to-work transition from a class perspective: The case of social sciences students in higher education in the Hong Kong SAR
LAM, O. Y. (PI), Eddie HUI Chi Man (CoI) & Hayes TANG Hei Hang (CoI)
1/12/25 → 30/11/26
Project: Research
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A pilot study of key stakeholders" perspectives on informal caregiving and carers in old age care policy through Critical Discourse Analysis and semi-structured interviews
LAM, O. Y. (PI) & CHAN Wai Leung (CoI)
1/12/22 → 31/12/23
Project: Research