IEMA

Conference Presentations



Month & Year Speaker/Author Conference/Arena Topic
December 2016 Dr Dora HO International Forum on Early Childhood Education, Shenzhen, China Keynote Address:
Indigenization in Principal Leadership and
Future Development of Early Childhood Education
in Chinese Societies
December 2016 Dr Annie CHENG Hong Kong & Macao SAR Youth: Identity, Citizenship Education and Civic Participation 2016 Conference, Hong Kong Hong Kong Youths’ National Identity:
Exploring the Influences of Exchange Programmes
December 2016 Prof. CHENG Yin Cheong 9th Asian Chinese Experiential Education Conference, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Keynote Address:
Contextualized Multiple Intelligence
and Experiential Learning:
Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
November 2016 Dr CHOI Taehee Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong Autumn Forum, Hong Kong. Hong Kong in comparative perspectives:
Theoretical and practical implications
November 2016 Prof. Allan WALKER Asia Development Bank and the HEAD Foundation, Singapore Leadership for Tomorrow’s Schools
November 2016 Prof. Edmond LAW Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, Melbourne, Australia Development and Validation of
Distributed Leadership Questionnaire
for the Primary Schools in Hong Kong
November 2016 Prof. Edmond LAW Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, Melbourne, Australia Distributed Leadership in Hong Kong Schools:
A Review of Literature
November 2016 Prof. Edmond LAW Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, Melbourne, Australia Teachers’ Perception of Distributed Leadership
in Hong Kong Primary Schools
November 2016 Dr James KO &
Dr LI Xiaojun Tiffany
First International Annual Meeting of the ICALT 3 project (International Comparative Analysis of Learning and Teaching), Groningen, Netherlands Teacher Effectiveness
in Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou
November 2016 Dr XIU Cravens,
Prof. Ellen GOLDRING,
Dr QIAN Haiyan &
Prof. WANG Jianjun
University Council for Educational Administration Convention 2016, Detroit, USA The Role of Teacher Leadership in
Building Communities of Practice
for Instructional Improvement
November 2016 Dr Elson SZETO &
Dr Annie CHENG
University Council for Educational Administration Convention 2016, Detroit, USA Factors that Help and
Hinder Social Justice Leaders around the World:
A Hong Kong Perspective
November 2016 Dr Elson SZETO &
Dr Annie CHENG
University Council for Educational Administration Convention 2016, Detroit, USA Preparing Principals:
What Is Still Missing in Perceived Principal Leadership
in Diverse School Contexts?
November 2016 Dr Annie CHENG &
Dr Elson SZETO
University Council for Educational Administration Convention 2016, Detroit, USA School Leaders’ Changing Work in Complex Settings
during the 10-Year Education Reform
October 2016 Dr Theresa ALVIAR Visiting Scholar Brown Bag Seminar, National Institute of Education, Singapore Issues-centered Global Citizenship Education in Asia:
Examining Theories, Considering Practice
October 2016 Dr Elson SZETO &
Prof. Allan WALKER
21st Annual CSLEE Values and Leadership Conference, Ontario, Canada In Time of Threat: What Principal Leadership Actions are Taken to Enact Moral Practices in the School at Stake?
September 2016 Dr Darren BRYANT Hong Kong International Baccalaureate Educator Workshops, Hong Kong Keynote Address:
Approaches to Leadership Practice in IB Schools
September 2016 Dr TAM Chung Hong 17th European Conference on Knowledge Management (ECKM), Belfast, UK. The Heuristic Uses of Four ‘Knows’
for Managing Knowledge in Education
August 2016 Prof. Allan WALKER,
Dr Darren BRYANT &
Dr James KO
European Educational Research Association Conference 2016, Dublin, UK. How do School Leaders in Hong Kong
Shape Policy Enactment?
August 2016 Dr CHOI Taehee European Educational Research Association Conference 2016, Dublin, UK. Practice and Issues of Outsourcing of Education:
Cases from South Korea and Hong Kong
August 2016 Dr Theresa ALVIAR Ateneo Centre for Asian Studies International Conference, Manila, Philippines Keynote address:
Global Citizenship Education in Asia:
Considerations for Issues-centered Curriculum Development
July 2016 Dr LU Jiafang &
Dr Darren BRYANT
The 31st International Congress of Psychology, Yokohama, Japan Assessment Design for Corporate Training Programs
July 2016 Dr James KO The Third International Conference on Open and Flexible Education, Open University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Supporting Pre-service Teachers in Preparing
for Their Teaching Practicum:
A Blended Learning Approach
June 2016 Prof. Allan WALKER The Annual Meeting of Academy of
International School Heads, Bavaria, Germany
Keynote Address:
Harvesting Pollen:
Leading Successful Intercultural Schools
June 2016 Dr Darren BRYANT Understand Leadership IB Continuum Workshop, Singapore Keynote Address:
Approaches to Leadership Practices in IB Schools
June 2016 Dr CHOI Taehee The International Symposium on Trilingualism and Trilingual Education in China, Xi'an, China Keynote Address:
Multilingual Education, Identity,
and Educational Reforms
June 2016 Mr ZHU Jinlong,
Dr LU Jiafang &
Dr SONG Zhaoli
The 2016 Biannual IACMR Conference,
Hangzhou, China
The Role of Formal Team Leader
in the Development of Shared Leadership
June 2016 Dr QIAN Haiyan The Education Renovation in Vietnam and the
Asian Region conference, Hanoi, Vietnam
Keynote Address:
Experiences and Lessons
of Successful Educational Reform in China and Shanghai
May 2016 Dr Darren BRYANT,
Prof. Allan WALKER &
Prof. LEE Moosung
The 2016 IBEC University Conference,
Ohio, USA.
How does Participation in the IB Continuum
Relate to Student Learning Outcomes?
April 2016 Dr Elson SZETO NZEALS conference 2016, Dunedin,
New Zealand.
Social Justice Leadership in Education:
What do Principals Practise
in a Context of Chinese Schools?
April 2016 Dr Annie CHENG Annual Conference of New Zealand Educational Administration and Leadership Society 2016,
New Zealand.
Social Justice for Re(shaping) Multicultural Education
in a Chinese Context
April 2016 Dr Elson SZETO Annual Conference of New Zealand Educational Administration and Leadership Society 2016,
New Zealand.
Voice of Social Justice Leadership in Education:
What Do Principals Practise
in a Context of Chinese Schools?
April 2016 Dr Theresa ALVIAR &
Dr Mark BAILDON
American Educational Research Association
Annual Meeting 2016, Washington, USA.
Discourses of Citizenship in Two Global Cities:
Comparing Official Curricula in Hong Kong and Singapore
April 2016 Dr Theodore LEE,
Prof. CHENG Yin Cheong &
Dr James KO
American Educational Research Association
Annual Meeting 2016, Washington, USA.
Curriculum Reform with a School Based Approach in Hong Kong: Intellectual, Structural and
Cultural Challenges
April 2016 Prof. Stephan HUBER,
Dr. Guri SKEDSMO &
Prof. Allan WALKER
American Educational Research Association
Annual Meeting 2016, Washington, USA.
World School Leadership Study: Concepts and Design
April 2016 Dr Tiffany LI,
Prof. Allan WALKER &
Dr QIAN Haiyan
American Educational Research Association
Annual Meeting 2016, Washington, USA.
A Contextualized Instructional Model in China: Perceptions in Shenzhen and Guangzhou
April 2016 Prof. Allan WALKER,
Dr Darren BRYANT &
Prof. LEE Moosung
American Educational Research Association
Annual Meeting 2016, Washington, USA.
Exploring the Link Between Student Participation in the International Baccalaureate Continuum
and Student Learning Outcomes
March 2016 Prof. Allan WALKER The Council of International Schools (CIS) Symposium on Intercultural Learning,
Hong Kong.
Keynote Address:
All Things to All People?
Ongoing Tension around Intercultural School Leadership
March 2016 Dr Darren BRYANT University of Bristol & City University of Hong Kong Conference, Hong Kong. Keynote Address:
Geographies of Educational Leadership:
Challenges and Opportunities for
Research, Policy and Practice in East Asia
March 2016 Prof. Allan WALKER &
Dr QIAN Haiyan
Asia Leadership Roundtable 2016, Singapore. Promoting School-based Research to Turn around a School: An Exploration of the Role of School Leadership.
March 2016 Dr Darren BRYANT Asia Leadership Roundtable 2016, Singapore. Reviewing the Multi-Layered Work of Middle Leaders:
A Hong Kong Study
March 2016 Prof. Philip HALLINGER &
Dr LU Jiafang
Asia Leadership Roundtable 2016, Singapore. A Mirroring Process: From School Management Team Cooperation to Teacher Collaboration
March 2016 Dr CHEN Junjun Asia Leadership Roundtable 2016, Singapore. Understanding Teacher Emotions:
Implications for Teacher Education
March 2016 Dr Elson SZETO Asia Leadership Roundtable 2016, Singapore. Voices of School Leaders for Social Justice:
A Hong Kong Case
March 2016 Dr LEE Tai Hoi Theodore Asia Leadership Roundtable 2016, Singapore. A Synergy of Formal Position and Personal Power of Middle Leaders in Hong Kong Primary Schools
March 2016 Dr CHENG Yan Ni Annie Asia Leadership Roundtable 2016, Singapore. Principals’ Changing Work in a Time of
Education Reform: Challenges and Opportunities
March 2016 Dr James KO Asia Leadership Roundtable 2016, Singapore. How Successful Principals Working in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Contexts Make Use of Autonomy for School Improvement: Evidence from Different Research Projects in Hong Kong
March 2016 Dr ZHENG Yulian &
Dr QIAN Haiyan
Asia Leadership Roundtable 2016, Singapore. Developing Teachers as Individuals and
Professionals: Strategies Adopted by Chinese Principals
January 2016 Prof. Allan WALKER Council of International School Symposium on Intercultural Learning, London, UK. Keynote Address:
Dimensions of
Effective Intercultural School Leadership.
January 2016 Prof. Allan WALKER International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI) 2016, Glasgow, Scotland. Keynote Address:
Two Buckets in a Well:
Searching for Conditions of Success in Chinese Schools.
January 2016 Prof. Allan WALKER &
Dr. James KO
International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement (ICSEI) 2016, Glasgow, Scotland. Principal Efficacy and Strategic Direction Mediating between Values and School Improvement.