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The Professional Partnership
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Dear community partners and friends,
It is gratifying to see that the new academic year kicks off with a crowded campus, fresh faces, and exciting plans. Our department continues to thrive as a cohesive and influential community, this year with the ongoing support of valued, long-serving EPL colleagues transitioning from full-time affiliation to adjunct roles, and a new diverse, energetic and strong group of colleagues joining us.
In this newsletter, we aim to provide you with an overview of our recent endeavors and achievements over the past several months across our three strategic areas: 1) teacher learning and development; 2) educational leadership and school improvement, and 3) school diversity and inclusion. We are also excited that a new round of programme enrollment for the next academic year has begun, which covers the Aspiring Principals programme, three Masters degree programmes, all which feature innovative learning, professional networking, and flexible delivery. These efforts underscore our unwavering commitment to conducting relevant research and engaging in impactful teaching and development activities.'
We look forward to a fruitful academic year ahead, and invite you to be an integral part of our journey.
EPL team
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Upcoming Programmes and Events
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Aspiring Principal Programme in 2023/24 is Now Open for Applications
The EDB has authorised the Asia Pacific Centre for Leadership and Change (APCLC) at the EdUHK to run the Aspiring Principal Programme in 2023/24. This programme comprises the “Needs Analysis for Aspiring Principals” (NA) and “Preparation for Principalship Course for Aspiring Principals” (PFP). Applications are now being invited for participation in the NA exercise and the PFP course. Engagement in the NA and PFP will be valuable for leaders at all levels in schools, and particularly those who are aspiring to undertake a principalship role in the future.
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New Minor programme "Teaching and Learning in International Schools" for BEd students
Starting from the 2023/24 academic year, EPL will host the Minor in Teaching and Learning in International Schools (TIS) for Bachelor of Education (BEd) programmes. This Minor paves the way for BEd students to pursue teaching careers in international schools in Hong Kong and abroad, in local schools with internationalised curricula, in schools across Asia that are opening international sections, and in international schools globally. BEd students who successfully complete the Minor in Teaching and Learning in International Schools can earn the International Baccalaureate (IB) Certificate in Teaching and Learning.
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Workshop on “Fostering Resilience and Well-being in Teaching and Learning”
For frontline educators (principals and teachers), emotions and well-being are critical, not only for their personal and professional development, but also for facilitating holistic development of students. With increasing risks and uncertainties from sociopolitical changes and the global pandemic, they are facing tremendous stress which has affected their self-efficacy and well-being. Strengthening educators’ well-being could improve school effectiveness, efficacy, and enhance the all-round development of students. We would like to invite you to join our workshop on 21 October. This workshop focuses on enhancing the well-being of educators during turbulent times in an effort to promote effectiveness, efficacy, and student development in high stress situations.
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The Missing Link: Principal Well-being Literacy and Its Drivers and Outcomes
Project Investigator: Dr Junjun Chen
As school principals are the gatekeepers for all school initiatives, they need to be positioned firmly at the center of school well-being promotion research to strengthen their well-being literacy. This would help principals take care of themselves and model this for staff and students. It would also encourage principals to search for and deal with well-being-related information, including its use and decision-making to establish well-being promotion schools.
The study aims to develop and validate a Principal Well-Being Literacy Instrument, investigate the state of principal well-being literacy, identify influential individual, institutional, and contextual drivers of principal well-being literacy, and explore whether and how principal well-being literacy mediates the drivers and outcomes of principal well-being.
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“Social Justice Leadership for Learning”: A New Conceptualization of School Leadership
Project Investigator: Dr Sedat Gümüş
The literature provides compelling evidence that school leadership matters for improved student experiences and outcomes. It is evident that schools need an increased focus on planning, organising, and supervising curriculum and instruction, through leadership for learning, to ensure the learning of all students. At the same time, educational policymakers, researchers, and practitioners have a longstanding interest in improving the schooling experiences of disadvantaged and marginalised students, including students from low-socioeconomic status backgrounds, immigrant students, and students with special needs, etc. Accordingly, the concept of social justice leadership has become prominent in educational theory and research.
This study aims to ascertain specific leadership for learning practices enriched by the social justice perspective in three participating jurisdictions (Hong Kong, China; Israel; and Texas, USA), determine the role of contextual factors in the formation and implementation of such practices, and develop and validate a social justice leadership for learning scale (SOLE-S) for each jurisdiction, as well as a common scale for future comparative studies.
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New Staff, New Talent
EPL is thrilled to introduce our five new esteemed scholars joining as Research Assistant Professors and Assistant Professors. Please join us in extending a warm welcome to Dr Adam Poole, Dr Jess Luo, Dr Ji Ying, Dr Paul Campbell, and Dr Soobin Choi. Their impressive expertise spans a wide range of research interests, including educational leadership, school organization, policy analysis, diversity, equity and inclusion, educational change, learning-oriented assessment and feedback, international schools, professional development, and the sociology of education. Their invaluable contributions will further enhance our commitment to excellence in research and education. We are excited to have such exceptional talents on board!
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Collaboration between EPL@EdUHK and British Universities
A team from EPL recently embarked on a fruitful journey to the United Kingdom, where we had the incredible opportunity to connect with colleagues from the University of Southampton School of Education and the University of Strathclyde Institute of Education. Together, we explored and developed numerous collaboration ideas in research, teaching, and knowledge exchange.
To dive deeper into this enriching experience, check out the full story on our website.
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BSc(EM) internship Celebration and Strategic Networking Event
To celebrate the meaningful and successful internship placement, EPL organised an internship celebration and strategic networking event on 31 August. The event aims to celebrate the Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Executive Management (BSc(EM)) students' outstanding internship performance and recognise the strategic partners' support for providing precious internship placements and giving valuable advice to the students.
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BSc(EM) Visiting the Greater Bay Area to Understand the Latest Developments and Challenges Ahead in GBA
To enrich students’ global experience and enhance their exposure to the Greater Bay Area (GBA), BSc(EM) students from EPL visited the GBA on 25 August. The students visited Shenzhenbei Station Innovation and Entrepreneurship Service Centre for Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Youth (深圳北站港澳青年創新創業中心) and Meituan National Local Service Consumption Big Data Operation Center (美團大數據運營中心).
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Congratulations to our LILO Student Mr Chan Shiu Tung on Receiving the Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence
Congratulations to Mr. Chan Shiu Tung, a current student of the Master of Arts in Leading Innovative Learning Organizations (LILO), on receiving the Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence (2022/2023) by the Education Bureau of the HKSAR Government. Mr. Chan is the Vice-Principal of Yan Chai Hospital Chan Iu Seng Primary School. He collaborated with his colleagues in the General Studies subject to achieve this accolade.
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Experiential Learning and Experience Design: Professor Colin Beard’s Visit to EdUHK and EPL
EPL was grateful to have had Professor Colin Beard from Sheffield Hallam University visiting Hong Kong from 17 May to 31 May. Professor Beard is also an Honorary Professor of the Department. As an internationally recognised and renowned expert in the field of experiential learning and experience design, Professor Beard was invited to lead three major professional development workshops organised by EPL. These workshops targeted not only colleagues and students at EdUHK, but also front-line teachers and principals from the primary and secondary education sectors.
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Professional Learning Opportunities
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Executive Master of Arts in International Educational Leadership and Change (IELC)
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For leaders who want to make a difference in their own schools, in the region and beyond.
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Master of Arts in Leading Experiential Learning Activities (LELA)
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For leaders of educational programmes or courses that adopt Experiential Learning practices. Offered with the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.
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Master of Arts in Leading Innovative Learning Organizations (LILO)
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For team, middle, and aspiring leaders in schools and education organizations that value innovation.
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Doctor of Education (EdD) Specialisation in Leadership for Future Schools
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For school leaders who want are interested in education policy, educational leadership, as well as teacher and school development.
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In addition to direct Department work, EPL colleagues contribute significantly to the leadership, research and development activities through the Asia Pacific Centre for Leadership and Change (APCLC).
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Asia Pacific Centre for Leadership and Change (APCLC)
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The APCLC stresses the importance of leadership and leadership development for achieving sustainable change in school systems. It builds on a strong regional foundation of leadership development by contributing new research grounded in the region. It also creates and transforms knowledge gained from research into practical tools.
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EPL's Professional Partnership Network
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An opportunity to engage with peers from across the education community, and to stay up to date with the latest developments in research and professional practice on leadership, policy, school development and professional learning.
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Explore this part of our website to learn more about EPL's activities in the community and media.
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