Professor Rex Li
Founder &
Curriculum Director
G.T. College, Hong Kong
Books
Rediscovering John Dewey:
How His Psychology Transforms Our Education
Publisher - Palgrave Macmillan (2020)
This book tries to trace Dewey’s intellectual history from his early years to the end, focusing on the themes of psychology and the psychological aspect of education in Dewey’s lifelong writing. The author combines the discussion on Dewey’s work with his life stories and shows readers how his ideas evolved over time. In turn, the book offers a critical review of his ideas in the areas of psychology and education. It assesses Dewey’s involvement in and impact on education as well as gives a comprehensive account of his legacy in psychology and education.
A Theory of Conceptual Intelligence:
Thinking, Learning, Creativity, and Giftedness
Publisher - Praeger (1996)
This book proposes a new theory of intelligence. It outlines how evolutionary pressure favors the interaction between the symbolic world of language and the mental world, leading to the creation of concepts.
“A lucid discussion of attempts to measure and define intelligence, and a sophisticated and intriguing set of alternatives. A rich source of creative thinking about intelligence, learning, and creativity......”
--- Professor Kieran Egan
Faculty of Education, Simon Fraser University
“Dr. Li posits that thinking and learning are the two major components of intelligence, whose outcome depends not only on our brain but also on our cultural heritage. This is a new vintage point on the ontogenesis and development of intelligence......”
--- Professor Ying Zhu
Department of Psychology, Peking University
“...... this is an impressive effort, an ambitious and comprehensive theoretical approach to understanding human intelligence......”
--- Professor James Borland
Teachers College, Columbia University
John Dewey's Education and Psychology:
An Introduction
Publisher - Dewey Centre of Fudan University and G.T. College, Hong Kong (2018)
John Dewey (1859-1952), the most important figure in (the paradigm setter of) 20th century education, has written eight million words in his lifetime, published in 38 volumes of Collected Works. How can a general reader understand his ideas?
Dewey’s writing style is obscure and his ideas are complex. This monograph is an easy-to-understand introduction to Dewey’s education and psychology. It is written for the general reader who comes across Dewey occasionally but has no idea of what he said. It has summarized Dewey’s top 10 writings in education and top 5 writings in psychology.
Maximizing Potential:
Lengthening and Strengthening Our Stride
Publisher - Social Sciences Research Centre, University of Hong Kong (1997)
Edited by Prof. Rex Li, Prof. Jimmy Chan, and Prof. John Spinks, this volume was published by the Social Sciences Research Centre, the University of Hong Kong. It was the proceedings of the 11th World Conference on Gifted and Talented Children held in Hong Kong from July 30 to August 4, 1995.
Reconstruction of Experience:
Selected Works of John Dewey's Education and Psychology
Publisher - East China Normal University Press (2017)
This edited volume is part of the series of John Dewey’s Selected Works. Sub-titled Reconstruction of Experience: John Dewey’s Education and Psychology, this volume in Chinese is a selection of Dewey’s works on education and psychology based on his Collected Works. It becomes an essential reference for Chinese scholars studying Dewey.
二十一世紀初全球教育演進：
國際視野．培優育才
出版：香港優才教育基金會(2012)
優才教育叢書系列(1)
二十一世紀是全球化高科技世紀，而發展高科技則有賴高端人才的培養。為此世界各國政府不惜為國民的教育投放大量資源。這場教育競賽早在上世紀末由美英兩國掀起戰幔，其後歐盟、中國、俄羅斯等紛紛加入，互相爭逐。
本世紀初，英國正展開翻天覆地的教育改革；美國在奧巴馬上台後主張提升教育水平，強調要與中國競爭；歐盟則要面對歐洲一體化帶來人流、學生流、公平原則等衝擊。芬蘭在《學生能力國際評估計劃》(PISA)中遙遙領先，與亞洲的新加坡、南韓、香港、上海等地互相競逐。
本書分析二十一世紀初的全球教育演進，並指出在全球化下教育理念和體制面臨的挑戰。
