Research

• Journal Articles

2020 Ko, P. C. and Kang, S. H. Singaporean Families’ Adaptation and Resilience During the COVID-19 Global Pandemic, Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 51 (3-4), 385-398. https://doi.org/10.3138/jcfs.51.3-4.013

2020· Ko, P. C. Investigating social networks of older Singaporean learners: a mixed methods approach, Educational Gerontology, 46 (4), 207-222. DOI: 10.1080/03601277.2020.1726595

2019 · Ko, P. C., and Yeung, W. J., Contextualizing productive aging in Asia: Definitions, determinants, and health implications, Social Science & Medicine. 229, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.01.016 [Impact Factor: 3.007]

2019· Ko, P. C. and Yeung, W. J., Childhood Conditions and Productive Aging in China, Social Science & Medicine. 229, 60-69. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0277953618305471 [Impact Factor: 3.007]

2018 · Ko, P. C. and Yeung, W. J., An ecological framework for active aging in China, Journal of Aging and Health. 30 (10), 1642-1676 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0898264318795564 [Impact Factor: 2.134]

2015 · Ko, P. C., Buskens, V., and Wu, C. C., The interplay between gender and structure: Dynamics of adolescent friendships in single-gender classes and mixed-gender classes, Journal of Research on Adolescence, 25(2), 387-401. [Impact Factor: 2.087]

2014 · Ko, P. C., and Hank, K., Grandparents caring for grandchildren in China and Korea: Findings from CHARLS and KLoSA, Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences, 69, 646-651. [Impact Factor: 3.213]

2012 · Ko, P. C., Hsung, R. M., and Lu, K. W., A network analysis of interjournal citations of sociology journals in Taiwan, Journal of Education Media and Library Sciences, 49, 533-561 (Full text in Chinese with an English summary)

• Book Chapter and others

2020· Ko P.C. Impairment. In: Gu D., Dupre M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Gerontology and Population Aging. Springer,.

2018 · Nakazawa, J., Hyun, J.-H., Ko, P. C. and Shwalb, D. W. Grandparents in Japan, Korea and China: From Filial Piety to Grandparenthood in D. W. Shwalb & Z. Hossain (Eds.) Grandparents in Cultural Context. New York: Routledge.

• Conference Proceedings

2011 · Ko, P. C. and Buskens, V. Dynamics of adolescent friendships: The interplay between structure and gender, Proceedings of Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining (ASONAM), 313-320

• GRANTS

2016 · Event Grant (about S$22,400) by Asia Research Institute (Convenor; with Wei-Jun Jean Yeung) · Research Cluster Conference “Contextualizing Productive Aging in Asia”

• The two-day conference is a showcase of the diversity of productive engagement in later life across East Asian, Southeast Asian and South Asian countries. The selected empirical papers will analyze the determinants of old-age employment, volunteering, and care giving as well as lifelong education attendance. More importantly, we hope to disentangle socio-structural, cultural and institutional settings behind productive aging through direct and indirect comparative perspectives.

2016 · Fieldwork Grant (about S$5,000) by Asia Research Institute (Principal Investigator) · Research Project: “Investigating Social Networks and Productive Engagement in Late Life in Singapore: The Case of National Silver Academy.”

• Does attending lifelong learning help older adults' social well-being? Does lifelong learning help productive engagement (in working, volunteering, caring etc.) in later life?

• I interviewed 30 older Singaporeans who took courses to document their learning experience and social support.

• I documented their ego-centric networks, spousal networks and position generated networks.

• Civic engagement- Newspapers and Other media

29 July 2020. Ko, P. C., Comments on the increase of inter-ethnic marriages in Singapore in 2019. The Straits Times. url: https://str.sg/JeCd

29 July 2020. Ko, P. C., Comments on the causes of mortality among older Singaporeans in 2019. The Straits Times. url: https://str.sg/JevT

27 July 2020. Ko, P. C. Tech Talk – Digital technologies and its impact during COVID-19 pandemic. Tech Talk- CNA938 Radio. (https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=751969122239481).

20 July 2020. Ko, P. C. COVID-19: TECHNOLOGY, SOCIAL CONNECTIONS, LONELINESS & LEISURE ACTIVITIES, Singapore Tonight, Channel News Asia (https://youtu.be/HKJtgtVrztA).

1 May 2020. Ko, P. C. 学人说 | 新冠病毒疫情之下老年人的社会与心理健康, 缪斯夫人 (click here)

25 September 2019. Ko, P.C. on Singapore Population Report. Channel 8 (Singaporean TV Channel).

25 January 2019 Ko, P. C. The Research on Productive Engagement among Older Adults in Asia. International Sociological Association RC06 (Family Research):

https://www.rc06-isa.org/2019/01/25/guest-blogger-overview-of-the-research-on-productive-engagement-among-older-adults-in-asia-by-pei-chun-ko/

30 November 2018 · Ko, P. C., Never too old to contribute. The Straits Times. https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/never-too-old-to-contribute?&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social-media&utm_campaign=addtoany

March 2018· Ko, P. C., Kopi with aunties and uncles: reflections on interviewing older learners in Singapore. ARI Newsletter No.41, 8-9. https://ari.nus.edu.sg/Assets/repository/files/publications/ARI-Newsletter41.pdf

1 October 2017· Ko, P. C., Active Aging in China: The Importance of Community Environment. Lianhe Zaobao: http://www.zaobao.com.sg/zopinions/opinions/story20171001-799550