Walter King Yan HO , PhD
ADDRESS: 4-1-1, Tokyo Gakugei University, Nukui-Kita Koganei, Tokyo, 184-8501, Japan
Walter Ho received his Master and Ph.D. (in physical education, (PE)) from Sydney University, Australia. His research interests focused on Quality Physical Education (QPE), sports sociology, health development in children, curriculum and pedagogical studies, physical activities, exercise psychology, and gender issues. Walter joined the University of Macau (UM) (Faculty of Education) in 2003 as Assistant Professor and finished his 20 years’ service at UM in 2023. He served as invited Research Fellow at Tokyo Gakugei University (TGU) from 2023 to early 2026. During the time in TGU, he continued to manage the international study of Quality Physical Education, coordinated to develop the Global Metaverse Lab, and participated in various research activities that had the relationship with the use of the latest technology in physical education. After the contract ends in TGU, he accepted adjunct positions to serve as assistant professor and professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León in early 2026.
When he served in the University of Macau, he was appointed as program coordinator (2003 to 2008), to coordinate the development of the Bachelor Program for Primary and Pre-Primary Education, and the Postgraduate Program in PE and Sport Studies in 2005. In addition, he also served as Associate and Interim College Master (Choi Kai Yau College) from 2016 to 2019. Furthermore, Walter’s work has the association with several international sports organizations. He was the President of the International Society for Comparative Physical Education and Sports (ISCPES) and Vice-President (Education) of the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE) from 2009 to 2016. The ICSSPE has partnerships with UNESCO, WHO, and Olympic Organization. Before he was elected as President of ISCPES, he served as the secretary for the 16th Biennial Conference of ISCPES in 2008. Due to his link to sports promotion, he served as the secretary of the 7th National University Rock Climbing Championship in 2009 in Macau SAR.
Walter is an active researcher and has successfully conducted several global projects. Currently, he is the principal investigator of the global research work in Quality Physical Education (QPE). This QPE project stated from 2010 and went through different phases from dimensional development to structural analysis of countries’ performances in QPE. The project has the partnership with members span over >50 countries/regions from five continents. He has published >90 research papers/articles/chapters, presented papers or conducted public lectures in >100 conferences/seminars, supervised >60 thesis research, and author/editor in 5 books (English – “Social Perspectives in PE”, “Current Issues in Contemporary Comparative PE and Sport”, and “Quality Physical Education – Global Perspectives”; Chinese – “Research Methodology in Sport and Exercise Science”, and “Sport Climbing – Opportunities and Challenges”). The book ‘Quality Physical Education – Global Perspective’ is now released and ready for researchers and administrators to conduct improving works or studies in QPE development.