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Conference Presentations


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Month & Year Speaker/Author Conference/Arena Topic
December 2019 Dr QIAN Haiyan
Philosophy for China and School Change Forum, Institute of Schooling Reform and Development, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China Keynote Address:
Children Philosophy and Value Based School Leadership
(兒童哲學與價值為本的學校領導)
December 2019 Prof. Allan WALKER &
Dr QIAN Haiyan
Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, China Invited Presentation:
Reform Disconnections – The Leadership Challenge
December 2019 Dr TANG Hei Hang Hayes Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Annual Conference,
Brisbane, Australia
Unraveling the Meanings of ‘Impact’:
Perspectives from Academic Profession
and Good Practices of Knowledge Exchange
November 2019 Dr Ewan WRIGHT Hong Kong Sociological Association Annual Conference,
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
International Schooling in East Asia:
Forming Globally-engaged and Locally-disconnected Identities?
November 2019 Dr CHOI Tae Hee Global HR Forum, Seoul, Korea Equitable Education Reforms in the Context of Glocalisation
November 2019 Dr Darren BRYANT The East Asia Principalship International Conference, National Taipei University of Education, Taipei, Taiwan Invited Presentation:
School Designs that Develop Middle Leadership
November 2019 Dr Ewan WRIGHT Faculty of Education, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea Invited Special Lecture:
International Schooling and the Formation of a New Cosmopolitan Class
in East Asia
November 2019 Dr QIAN Haiyan The 2019 Greater Bay Area School Principal Forum, Shenzhen, China Invited Presentation:
Tale of Leading School in China (講述“如何領導學校”的中國故事)
November 2019 Dr LU Jiafang The 2019 Greater Bay Area School Principal Forum, Shenzhen, China Invited Presentation:
Teacher Innovation: Strategic School Management Process
(引領教師創新:有意而為之的學校管理過程)
November 2019 Dr LU Jiafang The 3rd International Conference of Educational Governance and School Change,
East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
Keynote Address:
Lead Teacher Innovation: A Potential Approach for Meeting Conflicting Expectations
November 2019 Ms HE Pan Study of Early Education and Development Conference 2019, Beijing, China. Insights of western theories for the design of China kindergarten curriculum (西方課程理論對中國情境下的幼稚園課程設計的啟示)
November 2019 Dr SZETO Sing Ying Elson The 33rd Annual UCEA Convention, Hilton New Orleans Riverside in
New Orleans, Louisiana
Student Career Development: What Are Middle Leaders’ Roles
in Diverse Contexts of Hong Kong Schools?
November 2019 Dr SZETO Sing Ying Elson The 33rd Annual UCEA Convention, Hilton New Orleans Riverside in
New Orleans, Louisiana
Challenge and Opportunity: Principal Leadership for Whole-school Participation in Career Education in Diverse School Contexts of Hong Kong
November 2019 Prof. Allan WALKER Training Workshop on Ideal University and Research, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Keynote Address:
University for the Future
Novemberr 2019 Prof. CHENG Yin Cheong The 5th International Conference entitled Drivers of the future of education, organized by the Regional Center for Educational Planning (RCEP) of United Arab Emirates (UAE) and UNESCO Keynote Address:
Paradigm Shift Towards the 3rd Wave Learning.
October 2019 Prof. CHENG Yin Cheong 華東七省一市田家中學年會。江西景德鎮。 Keynote Address:
品德學習的效能。
September 2019 Dr CHOI Tae Hee &
Prof. Bob ADAMSON
11th Symposium on Multilingualism and Multilingual Education in China, Nanning, P.R. China. Adopting English as the Medium of Instruction: Lessons from Hong Kong.
September 2019 Dr QIAN Haiyan &
Prof. Allan WALKER
World Education Leadership Symposium, PH Zug, Switzerland Understanding System Reform and System Leadership in Shanghai, China
August 2019 Dr KO Yue On James,
Dr Jin SUN
& Dr Rong KAN
The 18th Biennial EARLI Conference, RWTH Aachen, Germany. The Distinctive Roles of Individual- and School-level Self Regulation
in Early Development Gaps
August 2019 Dr KO Yue On James &
Prof. Pam SAMMONS
The 18th Biennial EARLI Conference, RWTH Aachen, Germany. Effective Teaching and Its Effects on Early Childhood Development:
Theories and Methods
August 2019 Dr Jyrki REUNAMO
& Dr KO Yue On James
The 18th Biennial EARLI Conference, RWTH Aachen, Germany. Findings from Pilots on Teaching Effects through Observing Children
in Finland and Hong Kong
August 2019 Dr KO Yue On James,
Miss Yasmin FONG
& Mr. Aaron XIE
World Education Research Association 2019 Conference, Tokyo, Japan Effective and Inspiring Teaching in Math and Science Classrooms:
Evidence from Systematic Classroom Observation and Implications
on STEM Education
August 2019 Dr Ewan WRIGHT &
Prof. LEE Moosung
World Education Research Association 2019 Conference, Tokyo, Japan “I’m a Local but I’m not a Real Local”: Paradoxes of Cosmopolitan Sensibilities
Among International Baccalaureate Alumni in Hong Kong.
August 2019 Dr SZETO Sing Ying Elson &
Prof SIN Kuen Fung
World Education Research Association 2019 Conference, Tokyo, Japan Global Policy for All in Education: Principal Leadership for Inclusion in Response
to Students’ Voices in diverse school settings?
August 2019 Miss TANG Jianjing Janice World Education Research Association 2019 Conference, Tokyo, Japan West and East Meet at the Crossroads:
School Middle Leadership Model in Mainland China
August 2019 Mr YU Jiashun Kartsion World Education Research Association 2019 Conference, Tokyo, Japan Can Markets Provide Sustainable and Quality Kindergarten Education
in Hong Kong?
August 2019 Miss ZHENG Meng Mona World Education Research Association 2019 Conference, Tokyo, Japan An Exploration of Teacher Leadership in Distinguished Teacher Studio
in Mainland China
August 2019 Dr LAM B. O. Y. &
Dr TANG Hei Hang Hayes
World Education Research Association 2019 Conference, Tokyo, Japan The Limit of Broadened Horizons:
Inquiring into Youth ‘Employability’ in the Global Knowledge Economy
July 2019 Dr SZETO Sing Ying Elson
The British Educational Leadership, Management and Administration Society (BELMAS) Annual Conference 2019, Hinckley Island, Leicestershire, UK.
Is Principal Leadership for Social Change Through Career Education Possible?
A Case Study of Three Secondary Schools in Hong Kong
July 2019 Miss TANG Jianjing Janice The International Postgraduate Roundtable and Research Forum cum Summer School 2019, Hong Kong Riding the Waves:
Exploring Subject Leaders' Instructional Leadership at Chinese Primary Schools
July 2019 Dr TANG Hei Hang Hayes 2019 International Conference on Open and Innovative Education (ICOIE 2019), Hong Kong Engaging Students for Global Citizenship:
Diverse Conceptions and Cohesive Vision.
June 2019 Dr K.M.E CHONG,
Dr Y.W LEUNG,
Dr I DAVIES,
Dr W.W.T YUEN,
Dr C.K.E CHENG,
Dr TANG Hei Hang Hayes &
Dr C.F.S. HUNG
Leverhulme Youth Activism International Network, Budapest, Hungary How to Facilitate Students Understand Their National Identity and Concern about the National Affairs? – Hong Kong Civic Education Teachers’ Perceptions on National Education
June 2019 Prof. Allan WALKER &
Dr QIAN Haiyan
Southwest University, Guizhou Normal College and Yunnan Normal University, China Invited Presentations:
Leading for the Future: The Challenge of Diversity and Inclusion
June 2019 Dr LU Jiafang The Inaugrual meeting of the International Professional Development Association (IPDA) Hong Kong Regional Association, Hong Kong Keynote Address:
Harnessing Creativity in Chnaging Times:
Risk, Resilence and Professional Learning
May 2019 Dr SZETO Sing Ying Elson Asia Pacific Career Development Association 2019 Annual Conference,
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Career and Life Planning Education Policy: What Challenges Do Teachers Face in Support of Students’ Career Development in Secondary Education
May 2019 Mr YU Jiashun Kartsion The Student Workshop of the International Outreach Study Programme (IOSP) 2019, Växjö, Sweden Hong Kong Early Childhood Education:
The “Cinderella” still?
May 2019 Dr CHOI Tae Hee &
Prof. Bob ADAMSON
CfP – BAAL Language Policy SIG 2nd Annual Conference,
University of Edinburgh, UK
China’s Belt and Road Initiative:
Opportunities and Linguistic Challenges for Hong Kong
May 2019 Mr Prem Prasad POUDEL CfP – BAAL Language Policy SIG 2nd Annual Conference,
University of Edinburgh, UK
Medium of Instruction Policy:
Its Driving Forces and Impacts
in Multilingual School Context of Nepal
May 2019 Dr KO Yue On James 10th International Week of Professors: Internationalisation and Culture, University of Latvia, Torņakalns, Latvia Does Hong Kong Have a Successful Education System?
Reflections Beyond PISA Results
May 2019 Dr KO Yue On James 10th International Week of Professors: Internationalisation and Culture, University of Latvia, Torņakalns, Latvia Teacher Effectiveness in Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Guangzhou
April 2019 Dr TANG Hei Hang Hayes &
Mr CHUN Wai Sun Derek
International Conference on Applied Education, Technology and Innovation, Hong Kong Constructing Aspirations for Graduate Entrepreneurship
in the Age of Deepening Global Inequalities:
A Social Class Paradox in Hong Kong?
April 2019 Mr Prem Prasad POUDEL Multilingualism, Democracy and Diversity (MUDD-2019) Research Conference, Jönköping, Sweden Democracy, Diversity and Shifts
in Medium of Instruction Policies in Nepal:
A Lesson to Learn
April 2019 Dr KO Yue On James,
Prof. Pamela SAMMONS,
Dr Ridwan MAULANA,
Miss LI Wanlu &
Prof. Leonidas KYRIAKIDES
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting 2019,
Toronto, Canada
Identifying Inspiring Versus Effective Teaching:
How do They Link and Differ?
April 2019 Mr HO Chun Sing Maxwell
& Dr LU Jifang
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting 2019,
Toronto, Canada
School Competition in Hong Kong: A Battle of Lifting School Academic Performance
April 2019 Dr TANG Hei Hang Hayes &
Dr DANG Y Y Beatrice
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting 2019,
Toronto, Canada
Democratizing Higher Education through Community College:
Some Qualitative Evidences from an East Asian Entrepreneurial City
April 2019 Mr Anthony ADAMES,
Dr Darren BRYANT &
Mr WONG Yiu Lun Leo
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting 2019,
Toronto, Canada
How Subject and Curriculum Leaders Support In-Service Teachers On-Site Professional Learning in China
April 2019 Dr SZETO Sing Ying Elson &
Prof. SIN Kuen Fung Kenneth
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting 2019,
Toronto, Canada
School Improvement Toward Inclusion:
How Do Principals Enact Leadership of Equalizing Learning Opportunity for All Students?
April 2019 Dr Ridwan MAULANA,
Dr Michelle Helms-LORENZ,
Dr KO Yue On James,
Prof. CHUN Seyeoung,
Prof. LEE Okhwa,
Dr Yulia IRNIDAYANTI,
Dr Thelma DE JAGER,
Dr Thys COETZEE
Dr Rekha Bhan KOUL &
Dr Abid SHAHZAD
American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting 2019,
Toronto, Canada
Can We Compare Teaching Behavior Across National Contexts?
Rasch Modeling and Differential Item Functioning Approach
March 2019 Prof. CHENG Yin Cheong 香港教育評議會週年大會。香港。 Keynote Address:
香港教育的前路:  化矛盾為動力
March 2019 Prof. CHENG Yin Cheong The International Conference of Reflection and Outlook on Asian Education Reforms, Taipei, Taiwan Keynote Address:
21st Century Education Reforms:
Global Perspectives and Local Lessons
March 2019 Dr KO Yue On James,
Prof. Pamela SAMMONS &
Dr Jyrki REUNAMO
International Conference on Business and Social Science, Kyoto, Japan Developing a Theoretical Model
for Computing Effective Teaching Practices
and Their Effects on Early Childhood Development
March 2019 Dr QIAN Haiyan The 1st Innovative Chinese Teaching Conference, Hong Kong Keynote Address:
Teacher Learning in China and Its Implications:
Is It Time to Reverse the Flow?
March 2019 Dr Darren BRYANT IB Global Conference 2019, Hong Kong How IB World Schools Build Middle Leadership Capacity
March 2019 Mr Anthony ADAMES IB Global Conference 2019, Hong Kong Can Middle Leader-led Comunities
of Practice Improve Student Achievement?
March 2019 Prof. Kerry KENNEDY Asia Leadership Roundtable 2019, Guilin, China Keynote Address:
Future Leadership Research:
A View from Beyond Leadership Practice
March 2019 Dr TRUONG Dinh Thang Asia Leadership Roundtable 2019, Guilin, China Keynote Address:
Using Qualitative Research to Gain an Indigenous Perspective
on School Leadership Practice
March 2019 Prof. Raj MESTRY Asia Leadership Roundtable 2019, Guilin, China Keynote Address:
African Research on School Leadership in the Global Context
March 2019 Dr LIU Shengnan Asia Leadership Roundtable 2019, Guilin, China Keynote Address:
Chinese Research on School Leadership in the Global Context
March 2019 Prof. Philip HALLINGER Asia Leadership Roundtable 2019, Guilin, China Keynote Address:
Review of Educational Development, Leadership and Management:
Research from Emerging Regions
March 2019 Prof. SUN Jieyuan Asia Leadership Roundtable 2019, Guilin, China Keynote Address:
Cultural Disruption:
The Mission of Education
March 2019 Dr QIAN Haiyan &
Prof. Allan WALKER
Asia Leadership Roundtable 2019, Guilin, China Invited Presentation:
Reconciling Top-Down Policy Intent with Internal Accountability:
The Role of Chinese School Principals
March 2019 Dr Darren BRYANT Asia Leadership Roundtable 2019, Guilin, China Invited Presentation:
How Schools Support the Development of Leadership Capacity
March 2019 Dr CHEN Junjun Asia Leadership Roundtable 2019, Guilin, China Invited Presentation:
Teacher Emotions in Their Professional Lives:
Implications for Teacher Development
March 2019 Dr KO Yue On James Asia Leadership Roundtable 2019, Guilin, China Invited Presentation:
Professionalism and Neoliberalism?:
Two Decades of Effort to Professionalise School Leadership
and Governance in Hong Kong
March 2019 Dr SZETO Sing Ying Elson Asia Leadership Roundtable 2019, Guilin, China Invited Presentation:
Learning Needs in Diverse School Settings:
School Leaders’ Responses
March 2019 Dr CHOI Tae Hee Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong Annual Conference 2019, Hong Kong Keynote Address:
Public-private Partnerships in Education for Sustainability:
Its Risks and New Questions
March 2019 Dr CHOI Tae Hee &
Dr Yoko YAMATO
Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong Annual Conference 2019, Hong Kong Public Private Partnership in English Education
in Hong Kong and Japan:
The Governance and Its Shaping Factors
February 2019 Prof. CHENG Yin Cheong Invited plenary lecture for school leaders in Moscow at the Moscow School of Management SKOLKOVO, Russia Global Trends and Paradigm Shift in Education:
The Case of Hong Kong Education Reform
February 2019 Dr CHOI Tae Hee School of Education Seminar, The University of Queensland, Australia Path-dependency for Policy Enactment:
Outsourcing of Teaching in Public Schools
in South Korea and Hong Kong
February 2019 Dr Dora HO 2019 AJEC Research Symposium Multiplicity: Exploring Multiple Perspectives, Agendas and Methodologies in Early Childhood Research, Melbourne, Australia Power, Authority and Middle Leadership
January 2019 Ms HE Pan &
Dr YANG Deyun
International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement 2019, Stavanger, Norway Principal Leadership to Reduce Teacher Turnover Rate
in Kindergartens in China:
Practices to Improve Teacher Commitment
January 2019 Ms HE Pan &
Dr Dora HO
International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement 2019, Stavanger, Norway Exploring Effective Middle Leadership for Curriculum Development:
Case Studies in Early Childhood Education in China