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The Transformation of Identity of Secondary School Teachers: Professional Development and English Language Education Strategies in "Hong Kong" during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Lo, Noble Po Kan; To, Bryan Ka Ho – Cogent Education, 2023
The disruptive effects of this pandemic are predicted to redefine the priorities of continuing professional development (CPD) in the educational sector and reconstruct the identity and role of educators in future educational systems. Accordingly, the primary aim of the proposed research is to critically assess the factors shaping post-COVID-19…
Descriptors: Professional Identity, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Foreign Countries
Gender Identities and Career Aspirations of Middle Leaders: Cases in Hong Kong Secondary Schools
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Choi, Pik Lin – International Journal of Educational Management, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine gender identities of Chinese male and female middle leaders in secondary schools and how gender dynamics play in the leadership process and impact on career aspirations and career development. Design/methodology/approach: This paper draws on the data of a larger qualitative study conducted using the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sexual Identity, Occupational Aspiration, Middle Management
Vice-Principalship: Their Responsibility Roles and Career Aspirations
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Lee, John Chi-Kin; Kwan, Paula; Walker, Allan – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2009
A discrepancy exists between the ideal and the actual roles played by vice-principals (VPs). This gap between roles influences the level of job satisfaction, which, in turn, affects their desire for a principalship. This study used a questionnaire survey of about 300 Hong Kong VPs to examine the core responsibility dimensions pertaining to their…
Descriptors: Job Satisfaction, Foreign Countries, Occupational Aspiration, Administrator Responsibility
Facing the Knowledge Society: Reforming Secondary Education in Hong Kong and Shanghai. Education Working Paper Series. Number 5
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Cheng, Kai Ming; Yip, Hak Kwong – Human Development Network Education, 2006
This paper attempts to describe and analyze the development and reforms of secondary education in Hong Kong and Shanghai over the past 25 years. Comparing the two cities is useful in constructing a spectrum of possibilities on the one hand, and identifying some common themes in the development of secondary education on the other. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary Education, Educational Change, Comparative Education