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The
Office of Planning and Academic Implementation has recetnly undertaken
a number of research projects to support the academic planning and strategic
planning of the Institute.
Impact
of the New Senior Secondary School System on the Teaching Career
of Serving Secondary School Teachers in Hong Kong New
By
Lai, K.C., KO, K.W.
The
recent review of secondary schooling proposed by the Government will bring
important structural changes in secondary education and probably transform
the career of many secondary school teachers. Hence, it is important for
the Institute to understand how principals and teachers plan to cope with
the changes, and contemplate how the Institute could better meet the needs
of teachers in their professional development. This
project is underway now and it attempts to:
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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; |
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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; and |
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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. |
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A
Study of Different Alternative Teacher Education Programmes:
Implications for the Institute Future Development New
By
Lai, K.C.
The
project was commenced in June 2004 and is planning to be completed at the
end of 2005. It aims to:
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investigate
different modes of alternative teacher education programmes offered
in Hong Kong and elsewhere; |
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investigate
stakeholders' views on the different modes of alternative teacher education
programmes; and |
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inform
the Institute's academic planning and development, and support the
senior management and relevant School/Offices in formulating possible
recruitment strategies for prospective students in light of alternative
teacher education programmes developed by the Institute and other teacher
education providers in 2005-08. |
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A
Study of Institutional Databases to Analyse the Profiles of BEd and PGDE
Students at Entry and Exit Stages and Understanding Factors Affecting Their
Choices of Programmes By
Lai, K.C., Chan, K.W. and Hong, J.
This
Institutional Research Project was initiated in early 2003 which aims to:
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analyse institutional databases to derive the intake and employment
characteristics of BEd and PGDE students at entry and exit stages respectively; |
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conduct an investigation of the factors influencing BEd and PGDE
students’ decisions to enroll in the respective programmes at different entry
points and their evaluation of their choices during graduation; and |
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inform
the Institute's academic planning and development, and support the
senior management and relevant School/offices in formulating recruitment
strategies for the Institute's pre-service programmes. |
While
the Projects aims to achieve the above objectives, it is hoped that the findings
will also support the Institute’s discourse with the Government, UGC and ACTEQ
on the relative strengths and preferred balance between the two types of
programmes.
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Small
Class Size Policy in Shanghai
By
Ip, K.Y. and Lai, K.C.
This
Project commenced in October 2002 which include two parts:
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Inviting
two experienced educators from Shanghai to visit Hong Kong and introduce the
small class size policy in Shanghai to the
Institute’s staff, other academics, government officials, school associations
and teaching professionals. Accordingly, a seminar entitled "From
Shanghai to Hong Kong: Policy and Implementation of Small Class Teaching"〈從上海到香港：小班教育的政策與實踐〉was held on 19 November 2002.
2.
Project leaders Mr KY Ip, Lecturer of Department of Educational Policy
and Administration, and Dr KC Lai, Head of PAI Office paid a visit to five
Shanghai primary schools implementing small class size policy from 10 to 14
March 2003. These schools included Xipinglu
No. 1 Primary School (四平路第一小學),
Jinzhou Primary School (金洲小學),
Shanghai Academy of Educational Science Experimental School (上海巿教育科學研究院實驗小學),
Yangpu Primary School (楊浦小學)
and Pinglianglu No. 3 Primary School (平涼路第三小學).
During the visit, there were classroom
observations, discussions with the school heads and teachers as well as district
education officials in charge of curriculum development and research.
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Upon
return to Hong Kong, the project leaders will share with the Institute’s
colleagues, the Government officials, the teaching professionals and the media
on the implications of the Shanghai experience for Hong Kong. Also, a feature
article entitled "Small class teaching in Shanghai and its implications for
Hong Kong" has recently been published in the HKIEd's publication Joy of
Learning. For details, please click on the image on the right. |
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Teaching
as a Career in Hong Kong: Understanding Secondary Seven Students' Perceptions
By Lai,
K.C., Chan, K.W., So, K.S. and Ko, K.W.
This
Study commenced from December 2001 onwards. As informed by the findings of a pilot
study on Secondary 6 students
conducted
in 1999, it focuses on exploring Secondary 7 students’
interest in teaching as a career through questionnaire survey and focus group
interviews. It is hoped that the findings will help generate new theoretical
perspectives applicable to the local context and inform recruitment of
prospective teachers to pre-service teacher education programmes. At a press
conference held on 1 October 2002, the research team presented a summary report
on the findings (English version / 中文版),
which have received wide coverage in the local media.
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How
Attractive are Bachelor of Education Programmes? - An Analysis of the
Profile
of JUPAS Admittees as Represented in the JUPAS Database
By So,
K.S., Lai, K.C., Hong, J. and Li, C.
This
Project was initiated in February 2002. It primarily aims to study the
profile
of the applicants to the BEd programmes, including their education backgrounds,
HKCEE results and preferences for other JUPAS programmes. It is hoped
that the
findings will inform the Institute's academic planning and development of
effective recruitment strategies in attracting good quality students
to its BEd
programmes.
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Consultancy
Project for SECE on Development of Policies and Methodology for Workload
Allocation
By
Lai, K.C. and So, K.S.
This
Study commenced in December 2001 and it aimed to:
1.
review the existing policies and methodology for workload allocation in
the School of Early Childhood Education; and
2.
make recommendation on future policies and methodology in workload
allocation which will be widely accepted by the management and staff in SECE.
A
final report was submitted to SECE in early May 2002.
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A
Study on the Attractiveness of Bachelor of Education Programmes and Other JUPAS
Programmes
By
Lai, K. C., Ko, K. W and Li, C.
This
Study was funded by the Special Projects Fund
of The Hong Kong Institute of Education (HKIEd) and commenced from February 2001
onwards. It aims to develop a set of consistent and reliable
indicators for:
1.
measuring the academic standards of students admitted to the
Institute’s undergraduate programmes and their comparison with other BEd programmes and
JUPAS programmes; and
2.
analysing the relative attractiveness of the above JUPAS programmes in the past few
years.
It
is hoped that the Study will support the senior management in monitoring the
attractiveness of the Institute’s undergraduate programmes and facilitate
their communication with external stakeholders and the media, and ultimately help the Institute attract
quality students to its BEd programmes.
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Consultancy
Study on the Effectiveness of Graduate Teachers in Public-Sector Primary Schools
By Lai,
K.C., Chan, P.K., Ko, K.W., Wong, P.M. and Yu,H.
This
consultancy study was commissioned by the Education
Department (ED) to a consultancy team from the Hong Kong
Institute of Education between November 2000 and February 2001. The Study is
aimed to assess the effectiveness of graduate teachers in public-sector primary
schools, particularly with the following three objectives:
1.
Identify indicators or constructs used to describe the effectiveness of
graduate teachers
2.
Evaluate the effectiveness of graduate teachers as perceived by the key
stakeholders
3.
Make recommendations concerning the proportion and salary structures of
graduate teachers in public-sector primary schools
A final report
was submitted to the Education Department
on 28 February 2001.
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Last updated:
3 May 2005
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