Assistant Professor

BA(Ed) Hull; MEd Syd; PGDStudent Guidance HKPolyU; PhD East Anglia

Office Address: Room 31, 1/F, Block D2
Tel:  (852) 2948 7591
Fax: (852) 2948 7619
Email:  plchoi@ied.edu.hk

Teaching Areas
Teacher Professionalism

Qualitative Inquiry in Education

Building Positive Organizational Environment in Schools

Work, Leisure and Meaning of Life

Research Interests
Teachers’ Lives and Career

Teacher Induction

Teacher Professional Development

Book Chapters
Choi, P.L. (2001). Prospective primary school teachers' conception of a professional teacher. In Cheng, Y.C.; Mok, M.M.C. & Tsui, K.T. (Eds.)(2001). Teaching effectiveness and teacher development. Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Institute of Education & Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Refereed Journal Articles

Choi, P.L. & Tang, S.Y.F. (forthcoming). Teacher commitment trends: Cases of Hong Kong teachers from 1997 to 2007. Teaching and Teacher Education.

Tang, S.Y.F. & Choi, P.L. (forthcoming). Teachers' professional lives and continuing professional development in changing times. Educational Review.

Goodson, I. F., & Choi, P.L. (2008). Life history and collective memory as methodological strategies: studying teacher professionalism. Teacher Education Quarterly, 35(2), 5-28.

Choi , P. L., & Tang, S. Y. F. (2005). Role management strategies of beginning teachers in Hong Kong. Teacher Development, 9 (3), 309-327.

Tang, S. Y. F., & Choi, P. L. (2005). Connecting theory and practice in mentor preparation: Mentoring for the improvement of teaching and learning. Mentoring and Tutoring, 13(3), 383-401.

Tang, S. Y. F., & Choi, P. L. (2004). The development of personal, intercultural and professional competence in international field experience in initial teacher education. Asia Pacific Education Review, 5(1), 50-63.

鄧怡勳、蔡碧蓮 (2004)：教學實習中的專業學習，《教育學報》，第32卷，第2 期，頁61-86。

Non-refereed Articles

蔡碧蓮(2005) 。〈專業學習社群中的教學啟導〉。載《院校協作與課堂學習研究中心電子通訊》第二期。http://www.ied.edu.hk/cdspfe/e_newsletter2/e_newsletter_issue02_cover.htm

蔡碧蓮(2004) 。〈學習社群的開拓〉。載《院校協作與教學發展實踐中心通訊專輯》。

Videos

盧敏玲、蔡碧蓮、鄧怡勳、賴明珠 (2005) 。專業學習社群的建立：沙田崇真中學[電腦光碟]，香港，香港教育學院。

盧敏玲、蔡碧蓮、鄧怡勳、馬雪真 (2005) 。專業學習社群的建立：聖愛德華天主教小學 [電腦光碟]，香港，香港教育學院。

盧敏玲、鄧怡勳、蔡碧蓮、馬雪真 (2005) 。教學啟導與教師專業發展：聖羅撒書院 [電腦光碟]，香港，香港教育學院。

Conference Papers

Choi, P.L. & Tang, S.Y.F. (2006, November). Strategies of studying subjective experiences in the genealogies of context. Paper presentation in the symposium “Life history and memory work as methodological approaches to the understanding of teachers and teaching” at Asia-Pacific Education Research Association Conference 2006, 28 – 30 November 2006 in HKSAR.  

Tang, S.Y.F. & Choi, P.L. (2006, November). Teachers’ continuing professional development and teacher commitment. Paper presentation in the symposium” Life history and memory work as methodological approaches to the understanding of teachers and teaching” at Asia-Pacific Education Research Association Conference 2006, 28 – 30 November 2006 in HKSAR.

Choi, P.L., & Tang, S.Y . F. (2005, July). Teacher education policies: Reactive or proactive to globalization?  Paper presented at the 2005 Annual Conference of the Pacific Circle Consortium, 27 -30 July in Sydney, Australia.

Choi, P.L. & Tang, S. Y. F. (2005, April). Professional identity at risk: Teacher professional life cycle in an era of excellence and accountability. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, 11-15 April in Montreal, Canada.

Tang, S. Y. F., & Choi, P. L. (2004, July). Putting mentoring into practice. Paper presented at the ICET World Assembly 2004, Hong Kong.

Choi, P. L., & Tang, S. Y. F. (2004, July). Understanding the tension of beginning teachers' professional lives: Stories of action within theories of contexts. Paper presented at the ICET World Assembly 2004, Hong Kong.

Choi, P.L. (2003, June). Professional learning of beginning teachers in the communities of practice. Paper presented at the 11th Biennial International Conference of the International Study Association on Teachers and Teaching, Leiden, Netherlands.

Tang, S. Y. F., & Choi, P. L. (2003, June). Professional learning in international field experience in initial teacher education. Paper presented at the 11th Biennial International Conference of the International Study Association on Teachers and Teaching, Leiden, Netherlands.

Choi, P. L. (2001, September). Understanding beginning teachers' development as teaching professionals: Essential components for teacher induction. Paper presented at the European Conference on Educational Research, Lille, France.

Choi, P. L. (2000, September). The first year teachers' conceptions of a professional teacher: Cases of Hong Kong primary school teachers. Paper presented at the British Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Cardiff, UK.

Choi, P.L. (2000, January). Performance appraisal for the first year teachers and the implications to the professionalization of teaching. Paper presented at the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement, Hong Kong.

Reports
蔡碧蓮、鄧怡勳 (2005) ：《教師生涯及專業發展個案研討集》，香港，香港教育學院。

Lo, M.L., Tang, S.Y.F., & Choi, P.L. (2004).  A Research Report on Mentoring in Teacher Induction in Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Hong Kong Institute of Education.

Contemporary Chinese Teachers’ Experiences of Changing Gender Identities: A Case Study of Secondary school Teachers in Hong Kong, HKD 200,000. HKIEd Internal Research Grant Jan 2008-July 2009) [Co-investigator]

Promoting Hong Kong’s higher education services to markets outside the Chinese Mainland (Consultancy research commissioned by the Trade Development Council of Hong Kong, 2007-8) [Co-investigator]
　

Teachers’ professional lives: Managing professional roles (Phase 2) HK$200,000, (HKIEd Internal Research Grant, 2005-2008). Principal Investigator.

Teachers’ professional lives: Managing professional roles (Phase 1).HK$124,400, (HKIEd Internal Research Grant, 2003-2005). Principal Investigator.

The Integration of students, content and pedagogy knowledge for effective teaching and learning. HK$65,400. (Teaching Development Grant, 2004-2005). Co-supervisor.

Resource Kit for School-based Induction Programme for New Teachers. HK$782,000 (EMB, 2003). Project Team Member.

Teacher learning (Phase I): Embarking on the learning-to-teach journey. $200,000. (HKIEd Internal Research Grant, 2002-2003). Co-Investigator.

Beginning Teacher Support Scheme. HK$26,646. (HKIEd Special Project Fund, 2000- 2001). Principal Supervisor.

Upgrading teacher professionalism---The induction provision for the beginning teachers in Hong Kong primary schools. HK$72,060. (HKIEd Internal Research Grant, 1999-2000). Principal Investigator.

Upgrading teacher professionalism---But where do the beginning teacher stand? HK$85,598. (HKIEd Internal Research Grant, 1998-1999). Principal Investigator.

School Management

School Manager, Sheung Shui Alliance Primary School (1999-2009)

School Manager, Christian Alliance SW Chan Memorial College (2005-2008).

Collaborative with Educational & Professional Institution

Joint consultancy with Dr H.C. Li and Ms L. H.Mak to a Learning Study project on Chinese Language in Kwok Tak Seng St. Catholic Secondary School , 2004.

Consultant, QEF Project "Dynamic IT Zone, Sheung Shui Alliance Primary School" (2000-2002).

Staff Development Seminars/Programmes

Course tutor in Sri Lanka Principal Professional Development Course (2003)

Course tutor in Xiaguan Principal Professional Development Programme (2004-2005)

Staff development seminars/workshops conducted for primary schools on topics: Teaching as a profession; Teacher Appraisal; Team Building (1998-2001).

Seminar conducted for the Advisory Inspectorate Division, Education Department on 'Quality of school education in Hong Kong: Implication from comparative study' (1999).

Reviews

Journal paper, Journal of Education Policy, 2005.

Newsletter Special Issue, Centre for the Development of School Partnership and Field Experience. March Issue, 2004.

E-Newsletter, Centre for Learning-Study and School Partnership, 1^st Issue, 2005.