The Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education and Development (APJTED)is an international refereed journal dedicated to theory development, empirical research, policy formulation, and practical improvement in teacher education, staff development, and teaching. It is published biannually with articles in English or Chinese.

The Journal is a major publication of The Hong Kong Institute of Education, contributing to the education development in the Asia-Pacific Region.

TOPIC AREAS

The Journal publishes manuscripts on major aspects of teacher education, staff development, and teaching improvement as follows:

¡P Initial, Induction, and In-service Teacher Education;

¡P School-based Staff Development;

¡P Contextual Factors in Teacher Education and Staff Development;

¡P Teacher Study and Personal Determinants of Teaching Effectiveness;

¡P Theoretical and Methodological Developments for Teacher Education Research;

¡P Teacher Education and Teaching Effectiveness in the Subject Areas;

¡P Teaching Development in Higher Education; and

¡P Other topics on Teacher Education, Staff Development, and Teaching Improvement.

EDITORIAL BOARD

Chief Editor : Prof. Yin Cheong CHENG

Executive Editors : Dr. King Wai CHOW

Dr. Magdalena MOK

Dr. Kwok Tung TSUI

CONTRIBUTIONS

Contributions are welcome. The total length of submitted article including illustrations, tables, figures, and references should be between 4,000 and 6,000 words, while book reviews should be no more than 2,000 words. Electronic submission in MS-Word format should be addressed to the Chief Editor of APJTED (apjted@ied.edu.hk). For details, please visit the Journal's website at http://www.ied.edu.hk/ cric/apjted/apjted.htm.

SUBSCRIPTIONS

The subscription rates of APJTED for individual subscribers are HK$100 (Hong Kong) and US$34 (overseas), respectively, while the rates for institutional subscribers are HK$400 (Hong Kong) and US$72 (overseas), respectively. Payment may be made by cheque, money order, or bank draft made payable to "The Hong Kong Institute of Education" and sent along with details of the subscription order to: