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Associate Professor Minkang Kim
BSc(SNU), MA(SNU), PhD(SNU)
Associate Professor of Human Development and Educational Neuroscience
Address
A35 - Education Building
The University of Sydney
Over the past decade, I have worked within the field of human development and neuroscience, particularly as these disciplines apply to educational theory and practice. I am especially interested in the role of emotion, empathy and value in human development, learning and wellbeing, as evidenced in social/educational contexts and the functioning brain. In line with developmental science, generally, over the past decade my research has progressively been underpinned by Dynamic Systems Theory (DST). My empirical research methods include Electroencephalogram (EEG), eye-tracking, micro- genetic observation and State Space Grids (SSGs) together with more traditional research methods.
External Academic Organisations
- Member (2010 - Present), International Mind, Brain, and Education Society (IMBES)
- Member (2014 - Present), Association for Psychological Science (APS)
- Member (2013 - Present), European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) SIG 22 Neuroscience and Education
- Consulting Editor (2013 - Present), Australian Journal of Teacher Education (AJTE)
- Guest Editor, The Journal of Moral Education (Volume 46, No 1)
- Expert Fellow (2022 - Present), UNESCO Inclusive Policy Lab (IPL)
- Assistant Editor (2024 - Present), New Perspectives on Learning and Instruction, Book series of EARLI published by Routledge [Video introduction]
The University of Sydney
- Member of the Management Committee, The Centre for Research on Learning and Innovation (CRLI)
- Convenor, Neuroscience and Education SIG ofThe Centre for Research on Learning and Innovation (CRLI)
- Member, North-East Asia Region Advisory Group Committee
- Member, Sydney Neuroscience Network
- 2011 Scholarship awarded by The Association for Moral Education & Journal of Moral Education Trust
- 2016 Supervisor of the Year Finalist Nominee by The Sydney University Postgraduate Representative Association (SUPRA)
- 2017 Supervisor of the Year Award byThe Sydney University Postgraduate Representative Association (SUPRA)
- 2017 Fellow selected for the Vice Chancellor's Sponsorship Program by the University of Sydney
- 2018 Runner-Up Poster Award at the Centre for Research on Learning and Innovation (CRLI) Research Fest
United States | (Prof. Jean Decety, Child Neurosuite, The University of Chicago) Development of Interpersonal Understanding in Early years |
| Project title | Research student |
|---|---|
| Children’s Wellbeing and Learning: Emotional Dynamics of Social Exclusion in Primary School | Li LI |
| A neural investigation into adolescents’ third-party intervention decision-making in response to cyberbullying | Juliette ORREY |
Selected publications
The science of learning and development in education
(Cambridge University Press, 2022)
Publications
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Books
- Kim, M., Sankey, D. (2022). The science of learning and development in education. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Book Chapters
- Kim, M. (2023). Embrained, embodied values: Pedagogical insights from developmental neuroscience. In T. Lovat, R. Toomey, N. Clement & K. Dally (Eds.), Second international research handbook on values education and student wellbeing. Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
- Stevenson, M., James, B., Harvey, A., Kim, M., Szenes, E. (2018). Reflective writing: A transitional space between theory and practice. In Kristyan Spelman Miller, Marie Stevenson (Eds.), Transitions in Writing, (pp. 264-300). Leiden: Brill. [More Information]
- Kim, M. (2018). The dynamics of moral development: Rethinking what develops and how. In K. J. Kennedy, J. Chi-Kin Lee (Eds.), Routledge international handbook of schools and schooling in Asia, (pp. 591-599). Oxon: Routledge. [More Information]
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Journals
- Duncan, C., Kim, M., Baek, S., Wu, K., Sankey, D. (2022). The limits of motivation theory in education and the dynamics of value-embedded learning (VEL). Educational Philosophy and Theory, 54(5), 618-629. [More Information]
- Kim, M., Decety, J., Wu, L., Baek, S., Sankey, D. (2021). Neural computations in children's third-party interventions are modulated by their parents' moral values. npj Science of Learning, 6(1), 38-1-38-13. [More Information]
- Wu, L., Kim, M., Markauskaite, L. (2020). Developing young children's empathic perception through digitally mediated interpersonal experience: Principles for a hybrid design of empathy games. British Journal of Educational Technology, 51(4), 1168-1187. [More Information]
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Edited Journals
- Kim, M., Taylor, M. (2017). Cultivating morality: The Asia-Pacific experience. Journal of Moral Education, 46(1).
Conferences
- Wu, L., Kim, M., Markauskaite, L. (2020). Developing young children's empathic perception through digitally mediated interpersonal experience. 46th Annual Conference of the Association of Moral Education, Online.
- Kim, M., Decety, J., Wu, L., Baek, S., Sankey, D. (2020). Spontaneous normative evaluation predicts pre-schooler's moral behaviour in real-life contexts. 46th Annual Conference of the Association of Moral Education, Online.
- Kim, M. (2020). Under the microscope: The dynamics of moral & empathic development and learning (Symposium presentation). 46th Annual Conference of the Association of Moral Education, Online.
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Other
- Kim, M. (2021), The moral brain in early childhood and the role parents play in moral development (blog post). [More Information]
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2023
- Kim, M. (2023). Embrained, embodied values: Pedagogical insights from developmental neuroscience. In T. Lovat, R. Toomey, N. Clement & K. Dally (Eds.), Second international research handbook on values education and student wellbeing. Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
2022
- Duncan, C., Kim, M., Baek, S., Wu, K., Sankey, D. (2022). The limits of motivation theory in education and the dynamics of value-embedded learning (VEL). Educational Philosophy and Theory, 54(5), 618-629. [More Information]
- Kim, M., Sankey, D. (2022). The science of learning and development in education. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
2021
- Kim, M., Decety, J., Wu, L., Baek, S., Sankey, D. (2021). Neural computations in children's third-party interventions are modulated by their parents' moral values. npj Science of Learning, 6(1), 38-1-38-13. [More Information]
- Kim, M. (2021), The moral brain in early childhood and the role parents play in moral development (blog post). [More Information]
2020
- Wu, L., Kim, M., Markauskaite, L. (2020). Developing young children's empathic perception through digitally mediated interpersonal experience. 46th Annual Conference of the Association of Moral Education, Online.
- Wu, L., Kim, M., Markauskaite, L. (2020). Developing young children's empathic perception through digitally mediated interpersonal experience: Principles for a hybrid design of empathy games. British Journal of Educational Technology, 51(4), 1168-1187. [More Information]
- Kim, M., Decety, J., Wu, L., Baek, S., Sankey, D. (2020). Spontaneous normative evaluation predicts pre-schooler's moral behaviour in real-life contexts. 46th Annual Conference of the Association of Moral Education, Online.
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2019
- Wu, L., Kim, M. (2019). Facilitating empathy development in pre-school children: A longitudinal study combining tablet game based microgenetic method and EEG (poster presentation). International Convention of Psychological Science (ICPS) 2019, Paris, France.
- Kim, M., Wu, L. (2019). Neural and social modulation of young children's responses to adults' transgressions (poster presentation). International Convention of Psychological Science (ICPS) 2019, Paris, France.
- Wu, L., Kim, M. (2019). See, touch, and feel: Enhancing young children's empathy learning through a tablet game. Mind, Brain, and Education, 13(4), 341-351. [More Information]
2018
- Kim, M., Sankey, D. (2018). Philosophy, neuroscience and pre-service teachers' beliefs in neuromyths: A call for remedial action. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 50(13), 1214-1227. [More Information]
- Stevenson, M., James, B., Harvey, A., Kim, M., Szenes, E. (2018). Reflective writing: A transitional space between theory and practice. In Kristyan Spelman Miller, Marie Stevenson (Eds.), Transitions in Writing, (pp. 264-300). Leiden: Brill. [More Information]
- Kim, M. (2018). The dynamics of moral development: Rethinking what develops and how. In K. J. Kennedy, J. Chi-Kin Lee (Eds.), Routledge international handbook of schools and schooling in Asia, (pp. 591-599). Oxon: Routledge. [More Information]
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2017
- Kim, M., Taylor, M. (2017). Cultivating morality in the Asia-Pacific: Influences, issues, challenges and change. Journal of Moral Education, 46(1), 1-11. [More Information]
- Kim, M., Taylor, M. (2017). Cultivating morality: The Asia-Pacific experience. Journal of Moral Education, 46(1).
2016
- Sankey, D., Kim, M. (2016). Cultivating moral values in an age of neuroscience. In C. W. Joldersma (Eds.), Neuroscience and education: A philosophical appraisal, (pp. 111-127). New York: Routledge. [More Information]
2015
- Kim, M. (2015). Cultural Difference and Shared Values: A Critical Perspective on Being a Good Citizen, East and West. In Murray Print, Chuanbao Tan (Eds.), Educating "Good" Citizens in a Globalising World for the Twenty-First Century, (pp. 65-79). Rotterdam: Sense Publishers. [More Information]
- Wu, L., Kim, M. (2015). Enhancing young children's empathy: Could digital games help? The 10th Anniversary Conference of the Asia-Pacific Network for Moral Education (APNME), Sydney, Australia: Asia-Pacific Network for Moral Education (APNME).
- Kim, M. (2015). Neuromyths and pre-service teachers in Australia: Prevalence and origins (poster). International Convention of Psychological Science (ICPS) 2015, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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2014
- Kim, M., Chang, H. (2014). An investigation of Korean children's prejudicial attitudes toward a national tragedy in Japan. Journal of Moral Education, 43(3), 282-301. [More Information]
- Kim, M., Stevenson, M., Harvey, A., James, B., Szenes, E. (2014). Assessment rubrics and assignment models - student interpretations: curriculum implications. Sydney Teaching Colloquium: Is Our Assessment Up to Standard?.
- Kim, M., Stevenson, M., Simpson, A., Chan, A., Johnson, R., Pollard, N., Raymond, J., Shirley, D., Harvey, A., James, B., Szenes, E. (2014). Assessment: Engaging with communication standards. Sydney Teaching Colloquium: Is Our Assessment Up to Standard?.
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2013
- Sankey, D., Kim, M. (2013). A dynamic systems approach to moral and spiritual development. In James Arthur, Terence Lovat (Eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of Education, Religion and Values, (pp. 182-193). Abingdon, UK: Routledge. [More Information]
- Kim, M. (2013). Book review: Handbook of Moral Motivation: Theories, Models, Applications. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 39(1). [More Information]
- Kim, M. (2013). Cultivating Teachers' Morality and the Pedagogy of Emotional Rationality. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 38(1), 12-26. [More Information]
2012
- Townsend, G., Kim, M., Sankey, D. (2012). Dynamic Systems (Complexity) theory as a new conceptual model for researching PBL in dental education. European Journal of Dental Education, 16(1), 43-51. [More Information]
- Kim, M., Sankey, D. (2012). Rethinking moral development: Dynamic Systems Theory and the soft-assembly of moral behaviour. 42nd Annual Meeting of the Jean Piaget Society (JPS) 2012 - Rethinking Cognitive Development.
- Kim, M. (2012). Universality and Cultural Diversity in Professional Ethical Development: From Kohlberg to Dynamic Systems Theory. 2012 Joint International Conference of the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) and the Asia Pacific Educational Research Association (APERA), Sydney: Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE).
2011
- Kim, M. (2011). Reframing the Pedagogy of Moral Education: A Dynamic Systems Approach. Cultivating Morality: International Conference on Moral Education. International Conference on Moral Education: Cultivating Morality: Human Beings, Nature and the World, Nanjing, China.
2010
- Ji, Y., Kim, M., Lee, J. (2010). Impacts of Problem-Based Professionalism Course in Dental Education. Korean Journal of Medical Education, 22(4), 275-281. [More Information]
- Kim, M. (2010). Teaching moral philosophy in schools: Dynamic systems theory, teacher education & the issue of universality versus cultural diversity. 40th Conference of the Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia Inc /PESA 2010 : Philosophy and Schools, Western Australia: Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia Inc.
- Kim, M., Sankey, D. (2010). The Dynamics of Emergent Self-Organisation: Reconceptualising Child Development in Teacher Education. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 35(4), 79-98. [More Information]
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2009
- Sankey, D., Kim, M. (2009). The dynamics of emergent self-organisation: Reconceptualising the notion of child development within teacher education. 38th Annual Conference of Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia (PESA 2009): Dialogue and Difference. Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia.
- Kim, M., Sankey, D. (2009). Towards a dynamic systems approach to moral development and moral education: a response to the JME Special Issue, September 2008. Journal of Moral Education, 38(3), 283-298. [More Information]
2008
- Kim, M. (2008). Development of Moral Reasoning in Korea: A Thirteen-Year Comparison. Korean Journal of Educational Psychology, 22(1), 281-299.
- Moon, Y., Kim, M., Lee, J. (2008). Justifications and patterns of everyday lies by Korean people. The Korean Journal of the Human Development, 15(3), 191-205.
- Kim, M. (2008). The notion of moral person: Changes of definition and the role of educators. 34th Annual Meeting of the Association for Moral Education. Faith, democracy and values: the challenge of moral formation in families, schools and societies.
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2007
- Kim, M. (2007). A Study on the Development of Professionalism of Dental Students based on Moral Psychology. Korean Journal of Educational Psychology, 21, 69-88.
- Kim, M., Kang, J. (2007). Comparison of Career Choice Motivation and Moral Reasoning Ability between Students in Baccalaureate and Graduate-entry Programs. Korean Journal of Medical Education, 19(2), 91-99.
- Moon, Y., Kim, M., Won, H., Lee, J. (2007). Standardization of the Korean Version of DIT. The 32nd annual meeting of the Association for Moral Education 2007 - Civic Education, Moral Education, and Democracy in a Global Society.
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2005
- Kim, M., Han, S. (2005). Perceived Stressors among Dental Students: a Scale Development. Korean Journal of Medical Education.
Selected Grants
2017
- Investigating the social and neurobiological comodulators of learning and wellbeing, Kim M, Poronnik P, Hickie I, Guastella A, DVC Education/Small Educational Innovation Grant
- Moral minds: Insights from neuroscience and Chinese philosophy, Kim M, China Studies Centre/Research Grant
- The development of justice sensitivity: A research approach through educational neuroscience, Kim M, Faculty of Arts, University of Sydney/FARSS (Faculty of Arts Research Support Scheme)
2015
- The dynamics of moral and citizenship education in China at a time of social change, Kim M, University of Sydney/China Studies Centre Small Grants Research Scheme
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In the media
- Neuroscience and Educaton SIG video
- New Assistant Book Editor for the EARLI Book Series
- Brain science and the teacher's professional toolkit
- The moral brain in early childhood and the role parents play in moral development
- Using video games to teach preschool children empathy
- Could video games be the secret to teaching children empathy?
- Brain study shows children bounce back better from encouraging feedback