Department of Educational Policy and Administration 教育政策與行政學系
15-hour Pilot Mentoring Training Programme for School Principals
The Programme is offered to all principals from Hong Kong primary and secondary schools. The Programme enhances the professional leadership of participating principals in taking forward school-based mentoring work; and facilitates experience sharing among principals in different mentoring practices. 7 cohorts were held involving 159 principals from primary, secondary and special schools in 2005/06.
Source of Funding:	EMB Commissioned
Commencement Date:	2005.03.
Chief Investigator(s):	LO Mun Ling [CLASP]
Co-Investigator(s):	TANG Yee Fan, Sylvia [EPA] LO-FU Yin Wah, Priscilla [CLASP] CHOI Pik Lin, Jocelyn [EPA] LO Yin Kue* CHENG Nga Yee, Irene [MSST] SANKEY Derek* KO Po Yuk [CLASP]
30-hour Mentoring Support Development Programme for Primary Schools
The Programme prepares primary school teachers to assume the role of mentors in supporting beginning teachers in their day-to-day work, professional skills and subject knowledge, as well as in building up a professional development portfolio for the beginning teachers' self-reflection. The Programme also provides participants with the necessary conceptual understanding, knowledge and skills expected of an effective mentor in promoting whole school mentoring support in the primary school environment. 5 cohorts involving 89 primary teachers were held in 2004/05.
Source of Funding:	EMB Commissioned
Commencement Date:	2004.12.
Chief Investigator(s):	LO Mun Ling [CLASP] WONG King Por, Edwin [DCPE]
Co-Investigator(s):	CHOI Pik Lin, Jocelyn [EPA]
30-hour Mentoring Support Development Programme for Secondary Schools
The Programme prepares secondary school teachers to assume the role of mentors in supporting beginning teachers in their day-to-day work, professional skills and subject knowledge, as well as in building up a professional development portfolio for the beginning teachers' self-reflection. The Programme also provides participants with the necessary conceptual understanding, knowledge and skills expected of an effective mentor in promoting whole school mentoring support in the secondary school environment. 8 cohorts involving 160 secondary teachers were conducted in 2004/05.
Source of Funding:	EMB Commissioned
Commencement Date:	2005.01.
Chief Investigator(s):	LO Mun Ling [CLASP] WONG King Por, Edwin [DCPE]
Co-Investigator(s):	TANG Yee Fan, Sylvia [EPA]
60-hour Mentoring Support Development Programme for Secondary Schools
The Programme is targeted at secondary school teachers of the middle and senior management levels. The Programme provides the participants with the necessary conceptual understanding, knowledge and skills about mentoring; equips the participants with the skills and knowledge to empower their colleagues for the role of a mentor and to develop a mentoring system in their schools. Two cohorts involving 51 participants were conducted in 2004/05.
Source of Funding:	EMB Commissioned
Commencement Date:	2005.03.
Chief Investigator(s):	LO Mun Ling [CLASP]
Co-Investigator(s):	TANG Yee Fan, Sylvia [EPA]
A Case Study on Parent's Involvement in School Management
The Education bill about parental participation in Incorporated School Management Committee was passed in 1994. This project aims to collect data from parents so as to explore their views on the managerial roles in Schools in the hope that their relationship with school management can be conceptualized.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Departmental Small Scale Research Fund
Commencement Date:	2006.02.
Chief Investigator(s):	NG Shun Wing [EPA]
A Comparative Study of Experiential Learnings in Civic Education
The experiential learning in two schools was compared with reference to the aims, objectives, style of teacher leadership, involvement of NGOs and effectiveness on students. The study aims to identify factors contributing to the effectiveness of experiential learning.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Departmental Small Scale Research Fund
Commencement Date:	2006.03.
Chief Investigator(s):	LEUNG Yan Wing [EPA]
A Follow-up Revisit & Training Programme for Principals of Xiaoguan in Guangdong
This was a follow-up training programme for principals of Xian-guan in December 2005. Apart from providing training to principals, it also attempted to evaluate the effectiveness of the previous training programme held in December 2004.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Special Project Funds
Commencement Date:	2005.12.
Chief Investigator(s):	WONG Ping Man [EPA] NG Shun Wing [EPA]
Co-Investigator(s):	CHAN Tsan Ming, Kenneth [EPA] CHOI Pik Lin, Jocelyn [EPA] TANG Yee Fan, Sylvia [EPA] HUI Ming Fai, Margaret [C&I]
A Study of the HKIEd Male Students' Perceptions on Gender Issues
This project tries to understand the perceptions of the HKIEd male students on gender issues. As the majority of students are girls in the campus, the male students appear to be "minorities". Four Bed (primary) Year 3 male students have been interviewed to see how they perceive their academic strengths in comparison with their female counterparts, the role of primary school male teachers, views on primary school boys and girl, and the general views on gender equity in Hong Kong as a whole.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Departmental Small Scale Research Fund
Commencement Date:	2006.01.
Chief Investigator(s):	NGAI Siu Keung, George [EPA]
A Study on the Disruptive Behaviours Faced by Student Teachers during TP in Secondary Schools
This project aims at exploring our student teachers' experiences of dealing with pupils' disruptive behaviours in the classroom during their teaching practice. Through answering open-ended questions, 220 student teachers' description on types of disruptive behaviours coming across in the TP classroom and ways to deal with them are categotized. The findings will help construct theories and provide us with implications for development on teacher training programmes.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Departmental Small Scale Research Fund
Commencement Date:	2004.04.
Chief Investigator(s):	NG Shun Wing [EPA]
Academic Exchange Programme on School Development between Beijing and Hong Kong
Professor Meng Fanhua, Dean of college in Capital Normal University and his colleague will come to HKIEd, participating this academic exchange in 2006. The theme of this project is school development between Beijing and Hong Kong.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Special Project Funds
Commencement Date:	2006.05.
Chief Investigator(s):	WU Siu Wai [EPA]
An Exploratory Survey on Village Schools in Hong Kong (2006-2007)
The aim of the project is to explore the significance features of the village school development within the historical-social context in Hong Kong. A school profile will be compiled and interviews will be conducted in the survey. It is expected that the project will gather the basic information with an overview, from which a village school database will be set up and to be accessed by the public at the Resource Centre of the Hong Kong Museum of History.
Source of Funding:	HKSAR Government
Commencement Date:	2006.04.
Chief Investigator(s):	LO Wai Yin [EPA]
Co-Investigator(s):	WONG Ping Man [EPA] YU Wai Bing [EPA]
An Intercultural Future: A Comparative Study of the Intercultural Sensitivity of Student Teachers in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore
1) To develop intercultural sensitivity programme for HKIEd staff and students; 2) to analyze the IDI project findings; 3) to conduct workshop for HKIEd colleagues on intercultural communications as part of staff development; 4) to hold a public seminar entitled "Making HK school culturally relevant to diverse learners', participants will be representatives from the project partner schools, the other interested schools, and the Education and Manpower; 5) to advise individual colleagues on the concepts, methods, strategies methods and resistance in teacher training related to intercultural/multicultural education; and 6) to advise how to make the IDI research findings publishable.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Special Project Funds
Commencement Date:	2006.01.
Chief Investigator(s):	YUEN Yuet Mui, Celeste [EPA]
An Intercultural Future: A Comparative Study of the Intercultural Sensitivity of Student Teachers in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore
1) To develop intercultural sensitivity programme for HKIEd staff and students; 2) to analyze the IDI project findings; 3) to conduct workshop for HKIEd colleagues on intercultural communications as part of staff development; 4) to hold a public seminar entitled "Making HK school culturally relevant to diverse learners', participants will be representatives from the project partner schools, the other interested schools, and the Education and Manpower; 5) to advise individual colleagues on the concepts, methods, strategies methods and resistance in teacher training related to intercultural/multicultural education; and 6) to advise how to make the IDI research findings publishable.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Academic Exchange Fund
Commencement Date:	2006.01.
Chief Investigator(s):	YUEN Yuet Mui, Celeste [EPA]
An Intercultural Future? A Comparative Study of the Intercultural Sensitivity of Student Teachers in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore
This project aims to: 1) determine the level of intercultural sensitivity of the student teachers in the three chosen cities; 2) compare and contrast the development of this in each location; and 3) seek to ascertain any implications for the future of teacher education in Hong Kong. In so doing, this study employs the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) Instrument (both in English and Chinese versions) to assess the intercultural sensitivity of the student teachers in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore. The sample size of each city will be 120 participants.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Committee on Research and Development
Commencement Date:	2005.02.
Chief Investigator(s):	YUEN Yuet Mui, Celeste [EPA]
Co-Investigator(s):	GROSSMAN David [FLAS]
An International Collaboration in a Comparative Study of Teacher Stress
This is an international collaboration in research which looks into the relationships between teachers and the students/parents with behvioral problems. It aims to find out which emotional or behavioral aspects of students and parents create stress in teachers. The principal investigator of this Project is Prof. Kees van der Wolf of Utrecht University of Professional Education. This study should help one to understand, for example, (i) how behaviorally challenging students have made impact on teachers, and (ii) how the teacher stress is related to the perceived well-being and working environment of teachers. Another purpose of this project is to develop an nstrument whihc can be used to assist "stress-out teachers" to reduce their stress level with the help of counselor and computer analysis of the questionnaire they filled.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - President's Development Fund
Commencement Date:	2006.02.
Chief Investigator(s):	PANG I Wah [EPA]
Building an Effective School-based Assessment System through Work-embedded Learning
This is a QEF project commissioned to the Department of EPA by St. James Primary Schoool (SKH). The main objective of the project is to enhance teaching quality of 7 schools subjects of the school through the establishment of an effective school-based assessment system.
Source of Funding:	Quality Education Fund
Commencement Date:	2004.08.
Chief Investigator(s):	WONG Ping Man [EPA] NG Shun Wing [EPA]
Civic Education for Social Justice: A Case Study for a Poverty Camp
In Hong Kong secondary schools, 'service' has been traditionally considered as some kind of extra-curricular activities and as charity or voluntary work to the unprivileged people. It is seldom linked to learning and used to enhance students' awareness of the issue at the policy and political level. Based on the concept of 'service learning: from charity to social justice', this project use case study approach to study a Poverty Camp for secondary schools with an intention to explore: (1) the perspective transformation of the students' understanding of the causes of poverty; and (2) the learning of or the impact on the students in the cognitive, affective and behavioral domains.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Committee on Research and Development
Commencement Date:	2003.05.
Chief Investigator(s):	LEUNG Yan Wing [EPA]
Co-Investigator(s):	NG Shun Wing [EPA] HO Wing Hon*
Couple Stories
This study attempts to explore the marriage stories of 52 couples published in a catholic newsletter for a period of 10 years. A kind of narrative research methodology was employed. The concerns of the couples in their marriage lives were examined. Seven themes were identified: understanding the spouse, accepting the spouse, self-understanding, supporting oneself and the spouse, commitment towards marriage, improving communication and developing relationship with the members of the extended families. This research tends to suggest that marriage quality is improved by couple’s religious belief, joining marriage enhancement program and the availability of supportive friends.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Departmental Small Scale Research Fund
Commencement Date:	2003.07.
Chief Investigator(s):	PANG I Wah [EPA]
Crossing the Boundaries for a New Horizon on Module Teaching
The teaching development project consists of three components: 1) Assessment for Learning - We intend to form a team by crossing the boundary of individual modules aiming at revisiting the ways and methods of assessment being used in different modules offered by the EPA Department, and exemplars will be identified for further discussion and appropriation; 2) New modules development - To meet the diverse needs of the students, several new modules, and teaching modes, such as the lecture-tutorial mode, have been proposed. A variety of innovative teaching strategies will be designed with the support of teaching assistants who help produce aids and undertake content research; and 3) Dialogue with paraprofessionals - We plan to arrange a variety of forums and seminars where professionals from different sectors will be invited to have dialogue with us.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd – Teaching Development Grants
Commencement Date:	2006.06.
Chief Investigator(s):	PANG I Wah [EPA]
Co-Investigator(s):	WONG Ping Man [EPA] TANG Wai Yan [EPA] TANG Yee Fan, Sylvia [EPA] WU Siu Wai [EPA]
Developing Interactive Teaching Resources for Four Core Modules in the Bachelor of Education Programmes
This project aims to develop interactive teaching materials for four core modules identified to be jointly offered among SFE Department for the pre-service teachers of the Bachelor of Education Programmes. (Dr Tsui, start 24.12.2004, Dr Hui, 8-12.2004)
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Teaching Development Grants
Commencement Date:	2004.08.
Chief Investigator(s):	TSUI Kwok Tung [C&I] HUI Ming Fai, Margaret [C&I]
Co-Investigator(s):	LI Wai Shing [C&I] AU Mei Lan [C&I] HUE Ming Tak [EPCL] SIN Kuen Fung [EPCL] SO Wing Mui, Winnie [MSST] YUEN Yuet Mui, Celeste [EPA] CHENG Nga Yee, Irene [MSST]
Development and Evaluation of a Technology-enhanced Success for All Reading Program
The study is to evaluate practical applications of technology information, including embedded multimedia and computer-assisted tutoring in beginning reading instruction. Three are randomized field experiments evaluating technology infusion strategies and one is a companion study of time use and affective responses to the computer-assisted tutoring model.
Source of Funding:	Non-HK
Commencement Date:	2002.01.
Chief Investigator(s):	SLAVIN Robert E*
Co-Investigator(s):	CHAMBERS Bette* MADDEN Nancy A* CHEUNG Chi Keung, Alan [EPA]
Dimensions of Difference: A Pilot Study of Intercultural Sensitivity in Two Case Schools in Hong Kong
The purpose of this pilot study was first to trail run the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) (Hammer and Bennett 1998) and second, to assess and validate its effectiveness in discerning intercultural sensitvity in a Hong Kong context; and third, to determine the degree and form of this intercultural insensitivity within two case secondary schools in Hong Kong. The investigation methods included questionnaire surveys and structured individual interviews. About 70-80 teachers of 2 case secondary schools, each with not less than 30% immigrant student population participated in this study.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Committee on Research and Development
Commencement Date:	2004.01.
Chief Investigator(s):	YUEN Yuet Mui, Celeste [EPA]
Co-Investigator(s):	GROSSMAN David [FLAS]
Education Opportunities of Children with Special Educational Needs: Parental Expectations and Preferences in the Senior Secondary Curriculum
Following the change of the education system for senior secondary education, more students with disability have the opportunity to receive senior secondary education. This research intends to study the education opportunities of children with intellectual disabilities and multiple disabilities after the 9-year basic education; the parent expectations and preferences of school programs in the process of developing the new senior secondary curriculum and assessment; and the implications to the teacher education in relation to the education of SEN children at senior secondary level. The results will address the issues of equal educational opportunities and strategies in meeting the special needs of children with disabilities.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Committee on Research and Development
Commencement Date:	2004.12.
Chief Investigator(s):	SIN Kuen Fung [EPCL]
Co-Investigator(s):	HO Fuk Chuen [EPCL] LEUNG Yan Wing [EPA]
Effects of Transitional Bilingual Education, Two-way Bilingual, and Structured English Immersion Programs on the Literacy and Oracy of Spanish-dominant Children
The study is to examine the effectiveness of three ESL approaches: transitional bilingual education, two-way bilingual and structured English immersion program. This is a four-year longitudinal study, following a group of children from kindergarten to third grade. Approximately 800 children will be in the sample.
Source of Funding:	Non-HK
Commencement Date:	2003.01.
Chief Investigator(s):	SLAVIN Robert E*
Co-Investigator(s):	MADDEN Nancy A* CALDERON Magarita* CHEUNG Chi Keung, Alan [EPA]
Enhancement of Teaching and Learning through Online Medium for the Modules Offered by the EPA
The project aims at enabling at least 20% of the departmental modules to make use of on-line strategy as part of the module teaching and learning activities. Blackboard is the target platform to be started with. With the roll out of the deliverables, it is hoped to arouse the attention of all academic staff in the department and then expand the coverage to each and every modules offered by the department. With the financial and manpower support from the project, it is also expected to provide enhancement to the existing departmental web pages to include the addition of the Chinese version and forum for some modules in the web page. With the generous help of ITSC in 2001, Web cams and video conferencing software were installed to the PC of each academic staff within the Department. However, since all the temporary instructors and lecturers are not equipped with such hardware, it is intended to provide additional set of equipment to all the teaching staff in the Department.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Information Technology Development Grant
Commencement Date:	2004.06.
Chief Investigator(s):	CHAN Tsan Ming, Kenneth [EPA] LEE Wing On*
Co-Investigator(s):	YEUNG Shin Kam, Arthur* YUEN Chung Chi*
提升中層領導能力，加速學校效能發展 Enhancing School Leadership Capacity for Accelerated School Improvement in the Primary Schools
The project is designed to provide a learning experience for about 240 senior teachers from a wide range of Hong Kong primary schools to enable them to assume a more effective leadership role in support of their school improvement effort. The project purposes to run a leadership training program for these senior teachers in three separate cohorts, each with a participant number of 80, over a period of 12 months. The project is funded by QEF.
Source of Funding:	Quality Education Fund
Commencement Date:	2005.07.
Chief Investigator(s):	YU Huen [EPA]
Co-Investigator(s):	CHAN Tsan Ming, Kenneth [EPA]
Evaluating the Quality and Effectiveness of Module Teaching in Department of Educational Policy and Administration
Evaluating the quality and effectiveness of module teaching is crucial to enhancing the practice of quality teaching and learning in the department. In addition to scrutinizing the standard data and information collected at the Institute level for module teaching, this project aims at exploring avenues for compiling and interpreting manifold information and feedback from the student and module perspectives with regard to module assessment.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Teaching Development Grants
Commencement Date:	2004.01.
Chief Investigator(s):	YUEN Chung Chi*
Co-Investigator(s):	NG Shun Wing [EPA] WU Siu Wai [EPA]
Field Experience Assessment: The Professional Development Progress Map
A Professional Development Progress Map, with a set of descriptors and a Field Experience Feedback Form, was developed. Stakeholders' views on the Progress Map were collected in two rounds of consultation meetings. An action research on the trial use of the Progress Map was conducted. Insights were generated around the following themes: 1) The conceptualization of Field Experience assessment; 2) The design of the Progress Map; 3) Concerns about domain "Involvement in education community"; 4) The use of the Progress Map to support teacher professional development; 5) The use of the Progress Map as an instrument of summative assessment; 6) Issues concerning the articulation of the Progress Map with other components of the field experience assessment scheme; 7) Involvement of supervisors and student teachers in change process; 8) The conditions under which the Progress Map can be used to support student teachers' professional learning; and 9) learning-oriented assessment supervisory practices.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Special Project Funds
Commencement Date:	2004.02.
Chief Investigator(s):	TANG Yee Fan, Sylvia [EPA] CHOW Wai Kwan, Alice [ENG] SO Wing Mui, Winnie [MSST]
Co-Investigator(s):	CHENG May Hung, May [MSST] NG Shun Wing [EPA]
Global Identity: Comparing the Perceptions of Student Teachers in Hong Kong and Sichuan
Teaching globally has been one important task of teachers in Hong Kong and mainland China. This study examine how future teachers perceive the globalization in its local and national contexts. The commonality and differences about the global identity of student teachers will he assessed through informal and non-structured interviews and field visits.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Departmental Small Scale Research Fund
Commencement Date:	2005.03.
Chief Investigator(s):	LAI Pak Sang*
Co-Investigator(s):	WU Siu Wai [EPA]
Impact of the New Senior Secondary School System on the Teaching Career of Serving Secondary School Teachers in Hong Kong
The project attempts to investigate the impact of the new senior secondary school reform on the teaching career and professional development of secondary school teachers in Hong Kong. Specifically, it will: 1) Investigate the reactions of secondary school teachers to the changes in the senior secondary school curriculum, the strategies they adopt to meet the challenges, and understand the factors affecting their choices of actions. 2) Study the possible plans to be adopted by the school management in staff recruitment, deployment and professional development, and how this may affect demand of teachers. 3. Inform the Institute's planning and development of professional development programmes aimed to meet the needs of serving secondary school teachers amidst the education reform.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Special Project Funds
Commencement Date:	2006.01.
Chief Investigator(s):	LAI Kwok Chan [SAAP] WONG Ping Man [EPA]
Inservice Teacher Education and Development in Pearl River Delta Region 珠三角地區在職教師的專業培訓與其發展方向
The objective of the project: 1) to understand more the changes in the teaching occupation in Pearl River Delta (PRD) and the developmental needs of teachers recruited from elsewhere in China to teach in schools in these rapidly expanding economic zones; 2) to exchange and collaborative with the inservice teacher education centers in PRD (Dong Guan, Zhu Hui and Guang Zhou) in the provision of inservice teacher education; and 3) to explore the possibilities of providing services to teachers in school or offering regional teacher development programmes.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Special Project Funds
Commencement Date:	2005.01.
Chief Investigator(s):	KO Kwok Wai* WU Siu Wai [EPA]
Co-Investigator(s):	LAI Kwok Chan [SAAP] KOO Ding Yee, Ramsey*
Interactive Homework: Teachers involve Parents in Children's Learning
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of weekly interactive homework on student achievement and homework attitudes, and family involvement. Grade 3-4 students will participate in a 15-week study. A total of 6-8 classes of students will complete Interactive Homework in General Studies with directions for family involvement, while 4-6 classes will complete non-interactive Homework. The experimental group and the control group of students and parents will be compared in the following areas: (1) students' General Studies report card grade, (2) homework completion rate, (3) homework accuracy (homework grade), (3) student's and parent's report of the time on homework and the frequency of parent involvement, and (4) student's and parent's perceptions of the design of homework, the usefulness of homework, parent-child interactions and student's efforts. T-test and multiple regressions will be employed to analyze the result. Focus group discussions will also be arranged for various participants.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Committee on Research and Development
Commencement Date:	2005.12.
Chief Investigator(s):	PANG I Wah [EPA]
Co-Investigator(s):	YEUNG Sze Yin, Shirley [C&I]
Investigating the Psychometric Property of the Woodcock Mastery Reading Tests- Revised (WRMT-R) and its Appropriateness for Use with Primary School Students in Hong Kong
The purpose of this study is to investigate the psychometic property of the WRMT-R with primary school students in Hong Kong, and the extent to which WRMT-R can be validly used to measure the reading level of primary students in Hong Kong.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Committee on Research and Development
Commencement Date:	2006.05.
Chief Investigator(s):	CHEUNG Chi Keung, Alan [EPA]
Co-Investigator(s):	SIU Yuen Mei, Ina [ENG] BOND Trevor Grahame [EPCL] MOK Mo Ching, Magdalena [CARD]
Invited Seminar on Pedagogies of Moral and Civic Education for Democratic Citizenship
This small scale regional conference bring forth Chinese scholars in moral and civic education from Guangzhou, Taiwan, Macau and Hong Kong, USA and Australia scholars together to explore the meaning of democratic citizenship and how we could prepare democratic citizens pedagogically in Chinese cultural contexts. Important modules in our current programmes e.g. liberal studies, civic, political, moral and values education, all aim at preparing critical, participatory, democratic citizens with multiple identities and all share similar pedagogies. This conference will definitely contribute to the advancement of research and practice of the above specializations.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Special Project Funds
Commencement Date:	2006.02.
Chief Investigator(s):	LEUNG Yan Wing [EPA]
Parent Participation in School Management - A Case Study of Incorporated Management Committee in Hong Kong
It is a study on the parent participation in school management.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Departmental Small Scale Research Fund
Commencement Date:	2004.12.
Chief Investigator(s):	PANG I Wah [EPA]
Partnership Relationship between Parent and School: The Recent Development of Hong Kong
This project being an extended research of the former work aims at exploring parent-school relationship after the announcement of Consultation of Revised Education Ordinance (2002) on School Based Management. Though interviewing parents and teachers using interpretative research approach, it is hoped that conceptualization of relationships between parents and teachers in three primary schools will be achieved.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Departmental Small Scale Research Fund
Commencement Date:	2005.03.
Chief Investigator(s):	NG Shun Wing [EPA]
Pilot Study of "Success for All" with Hong Kong Primary Students
The Success for All (SFA) programme is a research-based reform model developed by Robert Slavin and his associates at Johns Hopkins University. The SFA is based on the premise that all students can and must succeed in the early grades (Slavin, Madden, Dolan, & Wasik, 1996). The premise of the SFA suggests that this programme is supportive of current Education reform initiatives in Hong Kong - particularly to those initiatives that seek to support early success in the foundation years of learning English.
Source of Funding:	The Baptist University Research Committee
Commencement Date:	2005.08.
Chief Investigator(s):	FUNG Alex*
Co-Investigator(s):	SLAVIN Robert E* CHEUNG Chi Keung, Alan [EPA] CHAN Jenny* FORRESTER Victor* LAI Kwok Hung*
Political Socialization of Democratic Citizenship in Hong Kong Secondary Schools
The civic education in Hong Kong has always been criticized as "de-politicized" and cannot match with the democratic development of Hong Kong. Since the return of the sovereignty in 1997, there are signs that civic education in Hong Kong has been "re-depoliticized". However, contradictory phenomenon was observed. The second IEA study indicated that Hong Kong students fare well in citizenship knowledge as compared internationally. In the two July 1 demonstrations in 2003 and 2004, many students and youth participated very actively and several youth political organizations were formed. This implies that some students have become very politically active and well prepared for democratic citizenship. How do the contextual factors influence students' active participation in democratic citizenship in Hong Kong?
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Committee on Research and Development
Commencement Date:	2005.05.
Chief Investigator(s):	LEUNG Yan Wing [EPA]
Co-Investigator(s):	NG Shun Wing [EPA] YUEN Wai Wa, Timothy [EPA]
Principal Training Programme for Principals of Xiaoguan Municipal District in Northern Guandong Province
The programme was to provide leadership training to principals of Xiaoguan Minicipal District in Northern Guangdong Province. The programme was organized in Xiaoguan and it last for 4 days. A term of colleagues from the Department of EPA and C&I was involved. Serving principals were also invited to join as guest speakers.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Special Project Funds
Commencement Date:	2004.12.
Chief Investigator(s):	WONG Ping Man [EPA] NG Shun Wing [EPA]
Professional Training for Middle Managers in Primary Schools 小學中層人員的專業培訓
為幫助小學中層人員得到適切的在職培訓，香港初等教育研究學會在此計劃中以系統培訓課程或校本培訓的模式，向50名小學中層人員及八間小學中層人員進行培訓，計劃成果將以四場分享會、資料冊、光碟及計劃專集作推廣。
Source of Funding:	Quality Education Fund
Commencement Date:	2004.08.
Chief Investigator(s):	鄧兆鴻* 李少鶴*
Co-Investigator(s):	WU Siu Wai [EPA] 李傑江* YU Huen [EPA] 陳茂釗* 張志鴻* TSUI Kwok Tung [C&I] 蘇碧婷*
Promoting Intercultural Capabilities of Students
The project aims at studying how, particularly in the Hong Kong context, attempts can be made by schools to enhance the intercultural communication competence of students.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Departmental Small Scale Research Fund
Commencement Date:	2005.03.
Chief Investigator(s):	YUEN Wai Wa, Timothy [EPA]
RSC C31795-REG: Pacific Education Strategy
The objective of the strategy paper is to identify where and how Asian Development Bank, with its limited resources, can make the greatest impact on or contribution toward improving the performance of the education sectors of the Pacific developing member countries. The author will review and evaluate the status and performance in the education sectors of selected member countries; identify strategic interventions that would improve sector performance and benefit from external assistance; assess the interest and interventions, and recommend what ADB's catalytic role should be in the education sectors of the countries.
Source of Funding:	Non-HK
Commencement Date:	2004.01.
Chief Investigator(s):	MAK Chiu Ling, Grace [EPA] CHOWDHURY Kowsar*
Re-thinking Hong Kong's History of Education 1945-2004
This project builds upon previous work done by the investigators as well as other local and international colleagues on educational development in Hong Kong since 1945, to examine in depth such major issues as (i) sociolinguistic development and education; (ii) Hong Kong's core values and schooling; and (iii) hidden curriculum in Hong Kong schools.
Source of Funding:	HK Private Fund - Charities/Foundations
Commencement Date:	2004.06.
Chief Investigator(s):	LUK Hung Kay, Bernard [VP(AC)]
Co-Investigator(s):	LIN Angel* CHOI Po King* WONG Ping Man [EPA]
Richard Coates School (U.K.) Intercultural Citizenship Project
The project aims at linking up the school in U.K. with a partner school in H.K. in matters related to excahnge of views over selective issues. Its aims at decentering of both H.K. and U.K.'s students and cultivation of international perspectives.
Source of Funding:	Non-HK
Commencement Date:	2005.05.
Chief Investigator(s):	BYRAM Michael*
Co-Investigator(s):	Prof FLEMING* YUEN Wai Wa, Timothy [EPA] Dr FANG* Mr Daniels*
School Governing in Selected Countries
It aims to study the school governing in selected countries.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Departmental Small Scale Research Fund
Commencement Date:	2006.01.
Chief Investigator(s):	PANG I Wah [EPA]
School-based Middle Management Leadership Training 校本中層管理領導培訓
循道�徽z聯合教會小學校監校長會在香港教育學院教育政策與行政系參與下，成功申請優質教育基金贊助，進行《校本中層管理領導培訓計劃》，並於2004年8月至2005年8月期間舉行。屬校12間小學之110中層人員參加。目的擬透過此計劃培訓中層人員的管理技巧及領導策略，促進各屬校的行政管理效能及提升學校的優質教育。
Source of Funding:	Quality Education Fund
Commencement Date:	2004.08.
Chief Investigator(s):	YU Huen [EPA] YEUNG Shin Kam, Arthur* CHAN Tsan Ming, Kenneth [EPA]
School-based Teacher Development 〈港珠校本教師培訓學術交流〉
為了解內地校本教師培訓的發展及促進學院與北京師範大學珠海分校的學術交流，在05年4月至7月期間進行雙方兩地交流參觀和發表文章。
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Special Project Funds
Commencement Date:	2005.04.
Chief Investigator(s):	WU Siu Wai [EPA]
Student Constructions of Knowledge and Beliefs about Globalization and Their Relationship to the School Curriculum
This proposal represents the first phase of a larger project. The broad purpose is to study Hong Kong students' understanding of and attitudes towards globalization. It seeks to address two key issues: criticisms that have been leveled at the nature and purpose of global education and recent research in the area of political socialization that points to the limited effects of schooling, and in particular the curriculum, on political attitudes. The study will identify the conceptual issues relating to the nature of globalization, analyse the extent to which these issues are embedded in the school curriculum and solicit the views of a sample of recently graduated high school students about their current understandings of and attitudes towards globalization and the sources of those understandings and their attitudes.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Committee on Research and Development
Commencement Date:	2003.05.
Chief Investigator(s):	KENNEDY Kerry John [FPECE]
Co-Investigator(s):	LEUNG Yan Wing [EPA] MA Kwai Heung* HUANG Wei*
Student-teachers' Views on Caring in Teaching and Learning （教院學生看教學關顧）
此小型研究旨在了解教院學生對教學關顧的看法，透過小型質性問卷及小組焦點訪談，了解教院學生所理解的教學關顧，尤其是在教學實習中如何體現教學的關顧。
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Departmental Small Scale Research Fund
Commencement Date:	2004.04.
Chief Investigator(s):	WU Siu Wai [EPA] KOO Ding Yee, Ramsey*
Summer Writing Workshop for Teenagers in Tin Shui Wai, 2005
This project aims to provide summer activities to secondary students of Yin Shui Wai, broader their scope of social contact, enhance their abilities in communication and writing, develop and strengthen the commitment of student teachers in helping youths are children in their future career and provide an opportunity for deep collaboration between the HKIEd and the Chinese University of Hong Kong through a joint programme initiated and managed by colleagues from both the two institutions.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Special Project Funds
Commencement Date:	2005.07.
Chief Investigator(s):	WONG Ping Man [EPA]
Co-Investigator(s):	CHOI Po King*
Support Services on School and Professional Development of the HKSAR Government 香港政府在支援學校與專業發展的服務
在廿一世紀，香港政府推動教育改革，不出幾年間，在支援學校和教師等等的發展兩方面推出了不少的建議和新服務，此小型研究的目的是搜集政府在這幾年間的工作及考慮此兩方面的改革和服務的初步回應。
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Departmental Small Scale Research Fund
Commencement Date:	2006.01.
Chief Investigator(s):	WU Siu Wai [EPA]
Teachers Work on Developing Healthy Diet of Young Children: An Exploratory Study
The project is a pilot study to investigate the teachers' work on developing healthy diet habit of young children in kindergartens. Data collected by class observations, interviews and questionnaires, will be used to develop learning activities on the topic, conclusion and recommendations are expected to contribute to teacher training programmes.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Departmental Small Scale Research Fund
Commencement Date:	2006.01.
Chief Investigator(s):	YU Wai Bing [EPA]
Co-Investigator(s):	LAI Fung Suen*
Teachers' Professional Lives: Managing Professional Roles (Phase 2 )
The study aims at understanding the relationship between teacher commitment and teacher identity in the changing contexts of school organization, education policy, teacher policy and the wider social historical environments in Hong Kong. An in-depth study of teachers' professional lives and the strategies they adopted to manage their roles in their career courses illuminates the types of commitment and identity teachers hold. Knowledge and insight gained from the study can inform teacher policy and the planning of teachers' initial and continuing professional education.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Committee on Research and Development
Commencement Date:	2006.03.
Chief Investigator(s):	CHOI Pik Lin, Jocelyn [EPA]
Co-Investigator(s):	TANG Yee Fan, Sylvia [EPA]
Teachers' Professional Lives: Managing Professional Roles (Phase I)
The longitudinal study aims at developing an in-depth understanding of teachers' continuous professional development as reflected in the ways they manage their professional roles in the workplace. Seven primary school teachers with one to ten year teaching experience are sampled for the study. The interrogation of teachers' strategies to manage their professional roles will contribute to the understanding of teachers' professional developmental needs specifically in the induction and stabilization phases. Knowledge and insights gained from the study can inform the policy and planning for teachers' continuous professional education.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Committee on Research and Development
Commencement Date:	2003.11.
Chief Investigator(s):	CHOI Pik Lin, Jocelyn [EPA]
Co-Investigator(s):	TANG Yee Fan, Sylvia [EPA]
The Development & Exchange on the Childhood Education in Zhujiang Region (珠三角)
ACEI-HKM has been awarded a project grant through the Subject-Related Organizations Scheme offered by The Hong Kong Teacher Centre under the EMB of the Hong Kong Government for purpose of educational exchange and visits to the Pearl River Delta Region (PRD). The project is consist of three parts: (1) educational and visits to Macao and Zhuhai, (2) educational visits to Dunguan and Kwungchow, and (3) Special conference on education development in Pearl River Delta Region to be held in October 2004 at the Hong Kong Teachers' Centre.
Source of Funding:	HKSAR Government
Commencement Date:	2004.06.
Chief Investigator(s):	KOO Ding Yee, Ramsey*
Co-Investigator(s):	WU Siu Wai [EPA] KAM Chi Keung* LAI Pak Sang* YUNG Man Sing, Andy*
The Integration of Students, Content and Pedagogy Knowledge for Effective Teaching and Learning
This project aims at exploring factors that promote the actualization of effective teaching and learning for modules offered by EPA department. It includes a study focusing on three major interlocking components of students, content and pedagogy for good teaching (Kolis and Dunlap, 2004), suggesting an integrative and interaction approach to realizing effective teaching. In general, this departure will lead to a generation of better teacher education practice, and provide insights to stimulate more effective teaching and better promote student learning in particular, as Perry and Smart (1997) articulate. This study examines the interaction of these elements on research and practices that teaching members of the department have been experiencing and demonstrating. A multiple data collection strategy includes surveys, questionnaires, observation from departmental seminars and workshops, professional presentations, focused group and individual interviews. Information concerning student and staff perceptions collected on student needs and learning, professional studies content and instruction theories will help us reflect more on effective and high-performing teaching in term of promoting student learning.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Teaching Development Grants
Commencement Date:	2004.12.
Chief Investigator(s):	YUEN Chung Chi*
Co-Investigator(s):	CHOI Pik Lin, Jocelyn [EPA] WONG Ping Man [EPA] WU Siu Wai [EPA]
The Leadership and Difficulties of School Middle Managers of Hong Kong Primary Schools
The implementation of school-based management and other school reforms in Hong Kong has increased the need of school middle managers' leadership in schools. This study aims to collect data from primary schools in Hong Kong. Questionnaires collected will be analysed and discussed. A report will be prepared for this study.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Departmental Small Scale Research Fund
Commencement Date:	2004.04.
Chief Investigator(s):	YU Huen [EPA]
The Other Report on Hong Kong Education: Collection of Relevant Writings from Local Chinese Newspapers (1874 - 1954)
The project aims to collect all the newspaper writings (reports and commentaries) related to Hong Kong Education from local Chinese newspapers during the 1874 - 1954 period and to produce collected materials in accordance with date and theme which can be published as a primary source book on early HK education.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Special Project Funds
Commencement Date:	2003.09.
Chief Investigator(s):	FANG Jun [MSST]
Co-Investigator(s):	MAK Chiu Ling, Grace [EPA]
The Role of NGOs in the Building of Civil Society through Civic Education in Schools
This research will study a few local NGOs actively involved in building civic society through civic education such as the Hong Kong Christian Institute, The Human Rights Monitor. Their rationale, missions, strategies will be examined in detail. This research is composed of documentary analysis of relevant documents, and interviews with policy makers and front line workers of the NGOs.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Departmental Small Scale Research Fund
Commencement Date:	2005.03.
Chief Investigator(s):	LEUNG Yan Wing [EPA]
The Story of a School Struggling for Survival: The Principal's Perspectives
The research aims at understanding how the principal of a primary school makes sense of the current education reform resulting in school and improvement. Narrative methodology approach is used and a semi-structured questionnaire is designed to allow more flexibility for the interviewee to express himself.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Departmental Small Scale Research Fund
Commencement Date:	2006.02.
Chief Investigator(s):	TANG Wai Yan [EPA]
Training Programme for Serving Primary School Principals (Fifth Cohort) （第五期香港小學校長研修班）
It is a programme jointly organized by HKIEd, EMB, SPSC and Beijing Normal University to provide training to experienced primary school principals in Hong Kong. Activities include lectures, school visits and action learning in Hong Kong and Beijing.
Source of Funding:	EMB Commissioned
Commencement Date:	2004.02.
Chief Investigator(s):	LEE Wing On* WONG Ping Man [EPA]
Training Programme for Serving Primary School Principals (Seventh Cohort)
This is a programme sponsored by EMB for experienced primary school principals. The programme is a joint effort of Subsidized Primary Schools Council, Beijing normal university and the Department of Educational Policy and Administration, HKIEd. It is a contract project in nature, but findings are used to generate academic output.
Source of Funding:	ED Commissioned
Commencement Date:	2006.01.
Chief Investigator(s):	WONG Ping Man [EPA]
Training Programme for Serving Primary School Principals (Sixth Cohort)
It is a programme jointly organized by HKIEd, EMB, SPSC and Beijing Normal University to provide training to experienced primary school principals in Hong Kong. Activities include lectures, school visits and action learning in Hong Kong and Beijing.
Source of Funding:	EMB Commissioned
Commencement Date:	2005.02.
Chief Investigator(s):	LEE Wing On* WONG Ping Man [EPA]
Values and Practice of Principals: A Comparison of Hong Kong SAR, Mainland China and the United Kingdom
This project is a continuation and extension of a research project initiated by Prof. Mike Bottery of the University of Hull. Prof. Bottery served as a visiting scholar to the Dept. of EPA, the HKIEd (Jan. 2006 to May 2006). The project tries to understand the stresses and strains of the principalship and to investigate whether and how the geographical and cultural situation affects the principal. Twelve primary school principals in Hong Kong and four primary school principals in the mainland have been interviewed.
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Special Project Funds
Commencement Date:	2006.01.
Chief Investigator(s):	NGAI Siu Keung, George [EPA]
Co-Investigator(s):	WONG Ping Man [EPA] WONG Ping Ho [EPCL] BOTTERY Mike*
Village School Project
1) video taping, camera photo taking, kept as documentary records at HKIEd; 2) categoring the school document; 3) salvage of village school document, artifacts & others. The project proposed to keep the salvage of closing-down village schools and it will be continued to 2006-2007.
Source of Funding:	VP(AC)'s Discretionary Fund
Commencement Date:	2004.09.
Chief Investigator(s):	LO Wai Yin [EPA] IP Kin Yuen*
Village Schools Research Project
1) conducted a survey and has written up a research paper which was published in Nov, 2006 2) conducted a P.C. meeting in August, 2006.
Source of Funding:	Matching Grants
Commencement Date:	2004.07.
Chief Investigator(s):	LO Wai Yin [EPA] IP Kin Yuen*
Web-based Learning Platform for Professional Development Course for Primary School Teachers (Educational Innovation)
The project aims at developing IT resource for the teaching and learning of the Professional Development Course (Education Innovation). The objectives are as follows: 1) To set up a learning platform for the participants of PDC (EI) 2) To promote the teaching quality of the teaching team through electronic means 3) To enhance the action research skills of the participants of PDC (EI) 4) To build up electronic links and resources for the PDC (EI) program 5) To disseminate the project outcome of the participants of PDC (EI)
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Teaching Development Grants
Commencement Date:	2003.09.
Chief Investigator(s):	SIN Kuen Fung [EPCL] PANG I Wah [EPA] NG Heung Sang, Anita [CAPE]
「香港中小學校規演變」的歷史研究
了解香港教育、學校發展和學生成長
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Others
Commencement Date:	2005.09.
Chief Investigator(s):	LUK Hung Kay, Bernard [VP(AC)] WONG Ping Man [EPA]
天主教香港教區小學「學校中層管理人員培訓課程」(Middle-Manager Training Course for the Catholic Diocesan Primary)
天主教香港教區小學中層管理人員 培訓關注小組委託香港教育學院教育政策與行政系主辦課程。日期由2004年7月14日至20日，一連五日天在香港教育學院進行，參加學員共89人，來自35所天主教香港教區小學。課程包括講座及工作坊等，本課程的目的主要提升學校中層管理人員的管理及領導能力，能使學校辦理得更臻完善。
Source of Funding:	HK Private Fund - Charities/Foundations
Commencement Date:	2004.07.
Chief Investigator(s):	YU Huen [EPA]
Co-Investigator(s):	YEUNG Shin Kam, Arthur*
比較港珠師資生的教育觀
此小型研究以人類誌方式去了解學院的學生與珠海師資生教育觀的異同，了解他們對全球化與教育的看法，並於零五年八月，在北京師範大學的第二屆世界比較教育論壇中，發表了"港珠大學生眼中的全球化與教育的異同"。
Source of Funding:	HKIEd - Departmental Small Scale Research Fund
Commencement Date:	2005.03.
Chief Investigator(s):	WU Siu Wai [EPA]
Co-Investigator(s):	LAI Pak Sang*
促進中學生創意教學的發展 Facilitating the Development on Learning and Teaching in Creative Education of Secondary Pupils
為促進中學生認識創意教育及讓中學教師和家長了解中學生的創意學習，香港創新教育學會舉辦此計劃， 製作一套中學生創意學習自學套，然後以工作坊和網站向中學教師和家長推廣，以推動中學生創意教學的發展。
Source of Funding:	Hong Kong Teachers' Centre
Commencement Date:	2004.06.
Chief Investigator(s):	詹華軍*
Co-Investigator(s):	WU Siu Wai [EPA] 齊忠森* 韓湛恩*
慶祝中華人民共和國成立五十五周年國慶── 學校推廣國民教育 Celebration on the 55th National Day - Schools Promotion on Nation Education
為推廣學校的國民教育，香港學科教育研究學會申辦此計劃；藉慶祝國家五十五周年國慶。透過徽集教材，舉辦國慶表演晚會和國民教育研討會等三個項目，推動學校舉行國民教育活動。
Source of Funding:	Hong Kong Teachers' Centre
Commencement Date:	2004.05.
Chief Investigator(s):	李怡*
Co-Investigator(s):	WU Siu Wai [EPA] 李傑江*
澳門青少年對休閒的認識及價值觀之研究
1) 瞭解青少年對休閒的價值觀念及相關之生活活動模式； 2) 瞭解青少年對休閒教育和活動的期望； 3) 瞭解青少年對休閒的認知程度；及 4) 根據調查結果作為策劃青少年休閒教育和活動的依據，以提升青少年休閒生活品質。
Source of Funding:	Non-HK
Commencement Date:	2005.05.
Chief Investigator(s):	KOO Ding Yee, Ramsey*
Co-Investigator(s):	WU Siu Wai [EPA] LAI Pak Sang* YUEN Wai Wa, Timothy [EPA] LO Yiu Chun [C&I] YUNG, Man Shing*
融合教育在香港推行的情況
融合教育在香港推行迄今已有幾年的時間，為更清楚瞭解情況，遂進行深入探究。內容包括探討融合教育在小學的推行現況；小學是否準備好作全面推行融合教育；探討各持份者對此政策的意見；推行融合教育對學校的學與教及行政管理的影響。
Source of Funding:	HK Private Fund - Others
Commencement Date:	2004.04.
Chief Investigator(s):	TSUI Kwok Tung [C&I]
Co-Investigator(s):	YU Huen [EPA] 容家駒* SIN Kuen Fung [EPCL] 黃婉冰* 謝宗義*
*Investigator from an outside institution/organization