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Assistant Professor

B.A., Dip. M. Phil., (CUHK); PhD (Syd)

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Office Address: Room 28, 1/F, Block D2

Tel: (852) 2948 8746
Fax: (852) 2948 7619
Email: jlnwong@ied.edu.hk

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Teaching Areas

Sociology of Education

Educational Policy and Reforms

Teacher Knowledge and Professional Development of Teachers

Qualitative Research Methodology

Education in Hong Kong

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Research Interests
Educational decentralization policy

School-based professional learning

Teacher professionalism within reform contexts

Education reforms

Curriculum reforms and implementation

Education in China

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Teaching Materials

Wong, Lai-Ngok. (2003). Practice of early childhood education: A sociological perspective. (In Chinese) Hong Kong: Teacher Education Division, School of Continuing Education, Baptist University of Hong Kong.

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International Referee Journal Articles and Book Chapters

Wong, Lai-Ngok. (2003). Changing roles and shifting authority of principals in China: A mixed role of manager and clan leader. Education and Society, Vol. 21, No.2. pp. 37-54.

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Wong, Jocelyn Lai-ngok. (2004). School autonomy in China: A comparison between government and private Schools within the context of decentralization. International Studies of Educational Administration. Vol. 32, No. 3. pp. 54-73.

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Wong, Jocelyn Lai-ngok. (2006). Control and professional development: Are teachers being deskilled or reskilled within the context of decentralization? Educational Studies, 32 (1), 1-21.

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Wong, Jocelyn Lai-ngok. (2006). Has teachers�� participation in decision making increased in China? Local responses to the implementation of educational decentralization in Guangdong Province. International Journal of Educational Reform, 15 (2), 234-254.

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Wong, Jocelyn Lai-ngok. (2006). The effects of local interpretation of decentralization policy on school autonomy in Guangdong Province of China. In Christopher Bjork (Ed.), Educational decentralization: Asian experiences and conceptual contributions (pp. 43-58). Dordrecht: Springer.

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Wong, Jocelyn Lai-ngok., & Tsui, Amy Bik-may. (2007). How do teachers view the effects of school-based in-service learning activities? A case study in China. Journal of Education for Teaching, 33 (4), 459-473.

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Tsui, Amy Bik-may., & Wong, Jocelyn Lai-ngok. (2007). (under review) In search of a Third Space: Teacher Development in China. In C. Chan, R. Nao, & D. Watkins (Eds). Revisiting Chinese Learners.

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Wong, Jocelyn Lai-ngok. (2007). (under review). How does the new emphasis on managerialism in education redefine teacher professionalism? A case study in Guangdong Province of China. Educational Review.

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Wong, Jocelyn Lai-ngok. (2007). (under review). Towards a learning profession: A case study comparing two subject-based professional learning communities in a secondary school of China Journal of Teacher Education.

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Non-refereed Journal

Jocelyn Lai-Ngok. (2006). Professional learning community: A way for school-based professional development of teachers. (in Chinese). Shanghai Yaoyu, 5B, 26-27.

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n Jan 2004 to Aug 2005	Professional growth of teachers through daily practice in Shanghai: A collaborative learning force within a community of practice (PI: Supported by Faculty Research Fund of the University of Hong Kong)
n Nov 2004 to Apr 2006	A pathway to grow: effects of school-based in-service learning and research activities on teachers�� professional development (PI: supported by Small Project Fund of the University of Hong Kong)

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