We are pleased to announce that Professor Su Junyang and Associate Professor Zhang Yufeng from Beijing Normal University (BNU) will be visiting our university in June 2025, and you are cordially invited to attend the seminar organized by the Department of Education Policy and Leadership (EPL).
Date: Thursday, 19 June 2025
Time: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Venue: D4-G/F-01
We are pleased to announce that Professor Su Junyang and Associate Professor Zhang Yufeng will be available for one-on-one consultation sessions from June 18 to 20.
Professor Su, a distinguished scholar in education, serves as the Dean of the School of Educational Management at Beijing Normal University, Director of the Educational Supervision Research Center, and Vice Director of the Comprehensive Research Center for Primary Education Textbooks. He is also Vice Dean of the Education Academy, an influential institution within the university's education department. His research focuses on modernization of educational governance, educational supervision and evaluation, school-family-community collaboration, and educational equity.
Associate Professor Zhang, a specialist in educational leadership and management, holds a Ph.D. in Psychology from Tsinghua University and has conducted research at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and the University of Oregon. Her work centers on principal leadership, educational management decision-making, and career decision processes. She has led and contributed to numerous national and regional projects and published extensively in renowned SSCI journals such as The Journal of Positive Psychology, Journal of Happiness Studies, and Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.
Their expertise offers a valuable opportunity for faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students involved in education studies, educational policy analysis, and educational leadership research. If you are interested in a consultation with Professor Su or Associate Professor Zhang, we encourage you to reserve a session. Detailed time slots for the one-on-one meetings will be provided in a follow-up email, along with a registration link.
Details of the seminar on 19 June 2025 are as follows:
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Lecture Title: The Dual Exploration of Principals’ Moderation Thinking and Group-Based School Management
Session 1: Types and Management Challenges of Group-Based Schooling (Professor Su Junyang) Lecture Overview: Since the reform and opening-up policy, the widening economic gap, key school policies, elitist value orientations, and market mechanisms in public education have led to significant imbalances in the development of basic education in mainland China. These disparities exist not only between eastern and western regions but also among different localities and schools. To address these educational development gaps and imbalances, local governments have been actively promoting reforms in group-based schooling models. While different types of group-based schooling models have undoubtedly played a role in narrowing inter-school disparities, they also present various contradictions and challenges that require coordination. This lecture will discuss the background of group-based schooling reforms, the types of group-based schooling models, and the contradictions and coordination strategies involved in their implementation. Session 2: The Pathways and Boundaries of Principals’ Moderation Thinking in Influencing Teachers’ Career Adaptability (Associate Professor Zhang Yufeng) Lecture Overview: In recent years, scholars have increasingly focused on outstanding management philosophies within traditional Chinese culture. Moderation thinking, as a core value of Confucian tradition, embodies principles such as “balancing opposites” and “harmony in diversity,” which hold significant value for organizational management. However, empirical research exploring the mechanisms through which principals’ moderation thinking affects teachers remains scarce in the field of educational management. This study, based on career construction theory and self-determination theory, examines the impact and mechanisms of principals’ moderation thinking on teachers’ career adaptability using a sample of 613 primary and secondary school teachers. The findings indicate that principals’ moderation thinking positively predicts teachers’ career adaptability. Leadership-member exchange and basic psychological needs serve as mediating factors in the relationship between principals’ moderation thinking and teachers’ career adaptability. Additionally, collectivist orientation plays a positive moderating role—meaning that the stronger a teacher’s collectivist orientation, the greater the impact of principals’ moderation thinking on their career adaptability. This research expands the study of educational leadership based on indigenous Chinese cultural perspectives and provides valuable practical insights for school management and teachers’ professional development. |
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Date & Time: |
19 June 2025 (Thursday): 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
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Mode: |
Face-to-face Mode |
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Venue: |
D4-G/F-01, Tai Po Campus, The Education University of Hong Kong |
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Chinese supplemented by English |
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Applicable group: |
All staff and students |
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Speaker: |
Professor Su Junyang Ph.D. in Education, Professor at the Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, and Doctoral Supervisor. He currently serves as Dean of the School of Educational Management, Director of the Educational Supervision Research Center, Deputy Director of the Comprehensive Research Center for Primary Education Textbooks, and Vice Dean of the Education Academy at Beijing Normal University. Additionally, he holds key positions such as Chairman of the Home-School Collaboration Committee under the Chinese Society of Educational Development Strategy, Vice Chairman of the Educational Supervision Branch of the Chinese Society of Education, and Vice Chairman of the Beijing Educational Supervision Society. His primary research areas include modernization of educational governance, educational supervision and evaluation, school-family-community collaboration, and educational equity. Associate Professor Zhang Yufeng Ph.D., Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University. She earned her doctorate in Psychology from Tsinghua University, her master’s degree from Beijing Normal University’s School of Educational Management, and her bachelor’s degree in Engineering Physics from Tsinghua University. She has conducted visiting research and postdoctoral studies at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and the University of Oregon’s Department of Psychology. Her research focuses on educational leadership, decision-making in educational management, and career decision processes. She has led and participated in numerous national and provincial-level projects and has published extensively in renowned SSCI journals, including The Journal of Positive Psychology, Journal of Happiness Studies, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, and Motivation and Emotion. |
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Online Registration: |
Click HERE Registration starts now and ends on 15 June 2025. |