Head of Department

Associate Professor

BSocSc HKU; DipEd, MA(Ed) CUHK; AdvDipEd, MEd, PhD HKU

Office Address:  Room 34, 1/F, Block D2
Tel:  (852) 2948 7637
Fax: (852) 2948 7619
Email:  pmwong@ied.edu.hk

Research Interests

School Management

Curriculum Studies

Dr. Ping-Man WONG is Head of the Department of Educational Policy and Administration of the Hong Kong Institute of Education. He is the co-ordinator of the Educational Management and Leadership specialization in the Master programme. Since 2003, Dr. Wong has assisted Macau University, supervising the thesis writing of M Ed students on its Educational Policy and Administration Programme.

Dr. Wong has also been a programme leader in various leadership training programmes for local principals, teachers and students. He has experiences in training principals and school inspectors in joint programmes with Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Xiaoguan, and other parts of Mainland China under the sponsorship of these governments or the World Bank.

Dr. Wong is a graduate of Hong Kong University and Chinese University of Hong Kong, and his areas of interest include school management and curriculum studies. Dr. Wong has been involved in research and projects in areas of teachers’ professional development, leadership training and principal preparation. He also works with local and oversea scholars in Management to develop the study of emotional intelligence (EI) on leadership training. His studies are published in local and international journals.

Dr. Wong is experienced in secondary education. Before joining the Institute, he was a secondary school principal. He had been the panel chairman of a subject department, a discipline master and a vice principal. He also served Education and Manpower Bureau, Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority, and The Teachers’ Centre as a committee or working party member. He is at present a school manager of local primary and secondary schools.

Selected Training and Research Projects (Leader or Co-leader)

Hong Kong primary school principals’ training programme, ninth cohort. (Education Bureau, 2007-8)

Hong Kong primary school principals’ training programme, first to eight cohorts. (Education Department, 2000-7)

Collaborative Education Research Project with the University of Hull, UK (Projects and Initiatives Fund, HKIEd, 2007-2009)

Understanding how Hong Kong secondary principals mediate external demands through personal visions and practices. ( Internal Research Grant, 2006)

Conducting Focus Group Interviews for the Survey on the Curriculum Reform (EMB, 2006)

Survey on the Curriculum Reform ( EMB, 2006)

Building an effective school-based assessment system through work-embedded learning. (Quality Education Fund, EMB, August 2004- August 2005, Project consultants of SKH St. James’ Primary School, PM)

A follow-up training programme for principals of Xiaoguan in Guangdong. ( Projects and Initiatives Fund, HKIEd, 2005)

Academic Exchange on Principal Training Programmes. (Projects and Initiatives Fund, HKIEd, June 2004)

Principal Training Programme for Principals of Xiaoguan Municipal District in Northern Guandong Province. (Project and Initiatives Fund, HKIEd, Dec. 2004)

Extended programme for newly-appointed principals (primary). (EMB, 2003-4)

Extended programme for newly-appointed principals (primary). (EMB, 2002-3)

Extended programme for newly-appointed principals (secondary and special schools) (EMB, 2002-3)

Sri Lanka Principals’ training programmes. (World Bank, 2003)

Development, validation and application of an EQ model in the workplace. ( Research Grants Council Earmarked Grant, 2000-03)

Lifewide learning workshop series for the lifewide learning professional enhancement consultancy scheme for local secondary schools. (Education Department, 2002)

Evaluating the impact of Government teacher education policy on programme options and new institutional directions. (Internal Research Grants, HKIEd, 2002)

Training programme on instructional leadership for newly-appointed principals. (Education Department, 2001-2)

Principals’ Development Programme. (Special Projects Fund, HKIEd, 2000)

The Cambodian secondary inspector training programs. (Ministry of Education, Cambodia and CAMSET II, 2000)

Development of Wong’s Career Interest Assessment Questionnaire (WCIAQ) for Hong Kong secondary students. (Labour Department, 2000)

Leadership training programme for teachers and pupils in primary schools. (Quality Education Fund, 1999)

Towards a collaborative interface between the schools: A Professional Development Unit for School Principals. (UGC Block Grant, 1998)

A feasibility study of a school-institute forum (Special Projects Fund, HKIEd, 1996)

Chapters in Books

Ping-Man Wong (2008 forthcoming). Teachers and Promotion: research evidence on the role of gender, career intentions, promotion criteria and teacher satisfaction. In Saha and Dworkin Eds. The New International Handbook of Teachers and Teaching. New York: Springer.

Chi-Sum WONG, Ping-Man WONG & Kenneth, S. Law (2005). The interaction effect of emotional intelligence and emotional labour on job satisfaction: a test of Holland’s classification of occupations in Hong Kong . In Hartel, C.E.J., Zerbe, W.J. & Ashkanasy, N.M. (Eds.) Emotions in Organizational Behavior. Mahwah, N.J.: Lawrence Eribaum Associations, Inc.

李榮安、麥肖玲、黃炳文 (2005)。《香港校本改革：前線的探索》 。香港：現代出版社。

黃炳文 (2005)。教育改革與特色學校的建立，載李榮安、麥肖玲、黃炳文 《香港校本改革：前線的探索》 。香港：現代出版社。

Paul Morris, Gerry MC Celland and Ping-Man Wong . Explaining curriculum change: social studies in Hong Kong In Stimpson and Morris eds. (1998). Curriculum and Assessment for Hong Kong: two components, one system. Hong Kong: Open University.

黃炳文 (1983)。（經公科課程炮製出怎麼樣的香港公民）載余樹德編(1986)。《公民教育文選第一 集》。香港：香港教育人員專業協會。

Research Reports

Ping-Man Wong, Alan Cheung and Others (2007). Survey on the curriculum reform 2006: evaluation report, Curriculum Development Institute, EDB and Department of Educational Policy and Administration, HKIEd.

Ping-Man Wong, Alan Cheung and Others (2007). Report on a Qualitative Study of the Curriculum Reform Survey: Focus Group Interviews, Curriculum Development Institute, EDB and Department of Educational Policy and Administration, HKIEd.

黃炳文、張志強等(2007)。2006年課程改革評估報告。教育局課程發展處，香港教育學院教育政策與行政學系。

黃炳文、張志強等(2007)。課程改革調查之質性研究報告：焦點小組訪談。教育局課程發展處，香港教育學院教育政策與行政學系。

Kwok-Chan Lai, Ping-Man Wong, Moon-Tong So and Wai-Sze Wong (2006). Research Report on Teachers’ Perceptions of the New Academic Structure for Senior Secondary Education, Hong Kong Institute of Education: Office of Strategic and Academic Planning , Department of Educational Policy and Administration.

Refereed International Journal Articles

Bottery, M.; Ngai, G.; Ping-Man Wong and Wong, P.H. (2008a forthcoming). Values, priorities, and responses: Comparing English headteachers’ and Hong Kong Principals’ perceptions of their work. International Studies in Educational Administration.

Bottery, M.; Ngai, G.; Ping-Man Wong and Wong, P.H. (2008b forthcoming). Pictures of Resilience: Headteachers in two different cultures. Education 3-13.

Luk, B.; Lin, A.; Choi, P.K. & Ping-Man Wong (2008). Education reforms and social mobility: rethinking the history of Hong Kong education. In Siu, H. (eds). Hong Kong Mobile: Making a global population, Hong Kong University Press.

Bottery, M.; Ngai, G.; Ping-Man Wong and Wong, P.H. (2007). Different contexts, different problems? Comparing the views of English headteachers and Hong Kong Principals. Management in Education Vol. 21(4):14-18.

Chi-Sum Wong, Ping-Man Wong and Kenneth, S. Law (2007). Evidence on the practical utility of Wong's emotional intelligence scale in Hong Kong and mainland China. Asia Pacific Journal of Management, vol.24, no.1, pp.43-60.

Chi-Sum Wong, Maw-Der Fo, Ching-En Wang, Ping-Man Wong (2007). The feasibility of training and development of Emotional Intelligence: an exploratory study in Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Intelligence, vo.35, pp.141-150.

Chi-Sum Wong and Ping-Man Wong (2006). Validation of the Wong’s career interest assessment questionnaire and the revised Holland’s hexagonal model of occupational interests in four Chinese societies. Journal of Career Development, vol. 32, no. 4.

Ping-Man Wong and Chi-Sum Wong (2005). Promotion Criteria and Satisfaction of School Teachers in Hong Kong. Educational Management, Administration and Leadership, Vol.33 (4) October, 2005.

Jess House, Ping-Man Wong and Michael, Chung-Chi Yuen. (2004). Western Management Theory in Hong Kong: Frames in the Preparation of Hong Kong Principals. International Studies in Educational Administration, Vol.31 (3).

Ping-Man Wong (2004). Professional Development of School Principals: Insights from Evaluating a Programme in Hong Kong. School Leadership and Management, Vol. 24:2 .

Chi-Sum Wong, Kenneth S. Law and Ping-Man Wong (2004). Development and Validation of a Forced Choice Emotional Intelligence Measure for Chinese Respondents in Hong Kong. Asia Pacific Journal of Management 21(4), pp.535-559.

Ping-Man Wong and Chi-Sum Wong (2003). The Evaluation of a Teacher Training Programme in School Management: The case of Hong Kong. Educational Management and Administration, Vol.31 (4).

Paul Morris, Gerry MC Celland and Ping-Man Wong (1997). Explaining curriculum change: social studies in Hong Kong, Comparative Education Review, 41(1), pp.27-43.

Refereed Local Journal Articles

黃炳文、陳毓祥。 (2002)。「家長參與校政決策：一個投訴個案的啟示」。《教育曙光》第45期，頁1-11。

Chi-Sum Wong and Ping-Man Wong (2002). Validation of the Measurement Scale and the Vocational Orientation Model developed in Hong Kong. Educational Research Journal, Vol. 17, no.2, pp. 235-252.

Chi-Sum Wong ,Ping-Man Wong and So-Ling Chau (2001). Emotional Intelligence, attitudes towards lives and attainment of educational goals: An exploratory study in Hong Kong. New Horizons in Education, Vol.44, pp.1-11.

Chi-Sum Wong and Ping-Man Wong (2001). Vocational Orientations for Secondary Students in Hong Kong. Educational Research Journal, a special issue on Education Reform in Hong Kong, Vol.16 No. (1), pp.13-29.

Ping-Man Wong and Chung-Kee Wong (2000). A preliminary study of the staff development programmes in Hong Kong schools. New Horizons in Education, Vol. 41, pp.18-29.

Ping-Man Wong, David, Ching Kwok and Ping-yan Chow (1999). Needs assessment for school development: a school-institute collaboration effort in Hong Kong. New Horizons in Education, Vol.40, pp.50-57.

Chi-sum Wong and Ping-Man Wong. (1997). Construct validation of head and heart qualities in business education: An empirical investigation in Hong Kong. Educational Research Journal, Vol.12, no.2., pp.199-204.

Ping-Man Wong and Chi-sum Wong. (1996). Job perception and attitudes of young graduate teachers: a comparison with other professions, Education Research Journal, Vol.11, pp.16-23.

Ping-Man Wong and others.(1994). Implementation of a new sixth form  curriculum (in Chinese), Curriculum Forum, 4(1), pp.92-99.

黃炳文 (1983)。 （經公科課程炮製出怎麼樣的香港公民）。《明報月刊》，18(12)，頁56-59。

Others

Others include at least 2 refereed conference proceedings, 10 non-refereed papers, 25 conference papers and more than 15 project or consultancy reports commissioned by EMB or Labour Department. The following are some selected examples.

胡少偉、徐慧旋、黃炳文等編(2004)。 《教學行動研究報告匯編 》。香港：香港教師中心。

高國威、葉建源、張國華、黃炳文、梁潔茵 (2004)。 《學校發展津貼的運用：研究報告 》 香港：優質教育基金、香港大學、香港教育學院。

Ping-Man Wong, Philip Kwok-Fai Hui and others (2003). The Report on Evaluating the Impact of Government Teacher Education Policy on Programme Options and New Institutional Directions of the Hong Kong Institute of Education (Phase I). Hong Kong Institute of Education: Department of Educational Policy and Administration.

Wing-On Lee, Ping-Man Wong and Pui-Kai Chan eds. (2003). Professional Development of School Principals in Hong Kong: Report of the Principal Training Programme 2000-2002, co-organized by Education and Manpower Branch, Subsidized Primary School Council, National Principal Training Centre at Beijing Normal University and Department of Educational Policy and Administration, School of Foundations in Education, Hong Kong Institute of Education, 2003, p.319. (In Chinese)

葉建源、張國華、黃炳文、高國威 (2002)。《學校經費運用初探：學校發展津貼資料集》。香 港：優質教育基金。

Ping-Man Wong and David, Ching Kwok (2001). A student leadership training programme for teachers and pupils in primary school : an EQ perspective. Hong Kong : Quality Education Fund (In Chinese)