Empowering teacher leaders in the Chinese school context

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Dr CHAN Tsan Ming Kenneth	Dr. Chan received his Doctorate Degree in Educational Policy. He had over ten years teaching experience at primary and secondary school levels since his graduation from Grantham College of Education in 1981. He was an Assistant Inspector of the Special Education Section, Education Department before joining the teacher education profession in 1993. In the teacher training institutions, he has been involved in various teacher education programmes to teach middle management, classroom management, and the organisation of extra-curricular activities. He was also an Auxiliary Police Officer since 1983 and a Chief Superintendent of Police (Auxiliary). And had since retired from these positions in 2016. He is currently volunteering in Hong Kong St. John Ambulance Association, Hospital Authority, and Scout Association in various capacities (e.g., First Aid trainer and AED lecturer). He has rich experiences in school review and consultancies, and teaching courses related to the legal system of Hong Kong. More details
Dr BRYANT Darren	Dr. Darren BRYANT is the Head of Department of Education Policy and Leadership at The Education University of Hong Kong. He holds concurrent positions as Associate Director of the Asia Pacific Centre for Leadership and Change, Managing Editor of the Journal of Educational Administration, and Programme Coordinator of the Executive Master of Arts in International Educational Leadership and Change—an online programme. Prior to completing his PhD in The University of Hong Kong’s Policy, Administration and Social Sciences Education department, he served for 12 years as a social sciences teacher and middle leader, holding positions of head of department and curriculum leader. This work provided practical experience in leading teams involved in school-based curriculum development, program design and evaluation, and social sciences education. More details
Prof TANG Yee Fan Sylvia	Prof. Sylvia Yee-fan TANG is an Associate Professor at the Department of Education Policy and Leadership, and the Associate Dean (Learning and Teaching) of the Faculty of Education and Human Development of the Education University of Hong Kong. Before working in teacher education, she was a secondary school teacher in Hong Kong. Prof Tang holds a doctorate from the University of Wales, Cardiff. Her research interests cover various aspects of teacher education and development, including initial teacher education, student teachers’ professional learning and competence, teachers’ continuing professional development, and mentoring. Prof Tang has published over 40 journal articles and book chapters internationally and regionally. She was a Visiting Scholar at the Department of Education of the University of Oxford in fall 2008. Prof Tang teaches a range of courses related to the area teacher education and development as well as qualitative approaches to educational research, including undergraduate and PGDE programmes, Master and Doctor of Education programmes, professional development programmes for teachers and school principals. More details