John Chi-Kin Lee
Biographic Data
| ID | 228267 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Chi-Kin Lee |
| GIVEN NAMES | John Chi-Kin |
| FAMILY NAME | Lee |
| SIGNATURE | LEE J C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Education University of Hong Kong |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3235-0967 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 72 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 134 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 69 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 3 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Developing TPACK for corpus technology: Collaboration between pre- and in-service L2 teachers in argumentative writing instruction
How teachers’ Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) impact student learning is an area that needs more attention in L2 instruction. This case study examined how a pre-service and in-service L2 teacher collaboratively developed TPACK for corpus technology in a design-based learning project focusing on argumentative writing with 73 students. This sub-domain of TPACK for corpus technology entails a newly established corpus-based langua…
Heritage preservation and sociocultural adaptation among South Asian immigrants in Hong Kong: A perspective through dynamic family language policy
Through the lens of family language policy (FLP), this qualitative study examines how South Asian immigrant families in Hong Kong navigate the dual imperatives of preserving their cultural and linguistic heritage while adapting to the sociocultural demands of the host society. Drawing on semi-structured individual interviews and recordings of their daily conversations, the findings reveal that FLP is a dynamic and adaptive framework that enables …
From building robots to cultivating robotics literacy? A systematic review of educational robotics research and its future directions
Emerging technologies are increasingly recognized for their transformative potential in education. Robotics, in particular, represents a growing frontier in teaching and learning, yet research trends, application characteristics, and educational outcomes remain insufficiently synthesized. Adhering to the PRISMA guidelines, this systematic review examines 373 empirical studies investigating educational robotics (ER) in Grades 1-12, published from …
Role models in policy learning: Establishing universities of applied sciences in Hong Kong
In Hong Kong’s higher education landscape, where traditional academic pathways prevail, recent reforms seek to address skills gaps and align vocational education with industry demands through the establishment of Universities of Applied Sciences (UASs). However, the adaptation of international UAS models to Hong Kong’s unique socio-economic context remains underexplored. While policy borrowing is widely discussed in the literature, there is a not…
Translanguaging and transknowledging practices among STEM teachers in EMI higher education
The study examines the classroom practices of four STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) teachers in an EMI higher education programme in China, investigating how they utilise diverse language resources to recalibrate epistemic frameworks in a knowledge (co)construction process. Drawing on class observations and interviews, the study moves beyond the flexibility of language use in EMI lessons to explore the intricate relationsh…
Spiritual well-being and mental health in Chinese college students: Validation of the revised SHALOM
Spiritual well-being (SWB) is an established protective factor for mental health, yet more systematic evidence from mainland Chinese university students is still needed. This study aimed to revise and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of Fisher’s Spiritual Health and Life-Orientation Measure (SHALOM), including its ideal Value and Lived Experience forms, in a sample of Chinese college students. A total of 1,091–1,306 stu…
Performing the ideal scholar-self: Interplay between digital trans-literacies and neoliberal academic identity in overseas Chinese PhD student vlogs
Translanguaging and Artificial Intelligence in Education Development: Implications for Leadership in Language Education in a Changing World
Today's multilingual world is characterized by exploration, (de‐)colonization, migration, and (de‐)globalization, giving rise to English as a global lingua franca with perceived opportunities and social mobility. Under such conditions, this article advocates for curricula, pedagogies, and methodologies that value different languages more equally and recognizes cultural identities, creating sufficient space for underrepresented voices and perspect…
A bibliometric review of research on digital leadership, 1991–2025: Implications for digital leadership in education
This study utilised bibliometric techniques to test the meta-data of literature on digital leadership published during 35 years from 1991 to 2025 with 557 documents. Two research databases were established, namely, database of digital leadership in general (415) (74.51%) and database of digital leadership in education (142) (25.49%). The bibliometric techniques allow for summarising the descriptive trends, uncovering the underlying intellectual s…
Neuroleadership is a miracle or a mirage: A bibliometric and comparative analysis between organisational neuroleadership and educational neuroleadership
This review utilised bibliometric methods to investigate the metadata of documents on neuroleadership published over a span of 26 years, from its inception in 2000 until 2025. The current study is based on a review of 128 documents, among which, 11 (8.59%) are from the education domain. Two databases were created, namely, database of neuroleadership in general and database of neuroleadership in education. The bibliometric techniques enable summar…
The tärbïe conundrum: Promoting social and national values through education in Kazakhstan
The primary purpose of this paper is to examine the development of values education in contemporary Kazakhstan. We investigated educators’ conceptualization of tärbïe, which broadly encompasses values and social education, in the context of political transition in the nation. While the dimension of tärbïe aims for holistic education, findings indicated the significance of teachers’ internalized beliefs and experiences and their responses to socio…
Looking back and ahead: A bibliometric review of research on principal well-being, 1962–2022
This systematic review employed bibliometric methods to examine the meta-data of 244 documents on principal well-being during 61 years starting from its birth in 1962 to 2022. This review aimed at summarising the descriptive trends, identifying the most influential and popular themes and uncovering its underlying intellectual structure on principal well-being. Citation and author co-citation analysis was also applied in this review. The combinati…
A systematic review of research on translanguaging in EMI and CLIL classrooms
A Systematic Review of Family Language Policy Studies From 2008 to 2024
As an interdisciplinary field involving language policy, language socialization, and literacy studies, family language policy (FLP) has received growing research attention. This study synthesized the major theoretical perspectives and methodological characteristics of FLP empirical research and the range of research foci and highlighted possible avenues for future research. An in‐depth analysis combining quantitative and qualitative approaches wa…
Digital trans-literacies on social media: The shaping effect on youth self-concept clarity and well-being
Previous studies have not investigated the mechanisms through which multilingual and multicultural practices on social media influence individuals’ self-concept clarity (SCC) and well-being. This mixed-method study examines the impact of youths’ translanguaging practices (flexible use of multiple languages and diverse semiotic resources) on social media on their online identity expression/exploration, SCC, and subjective well-being, which include…
The association between school climate, teacher emotions, and adaptive instruction
Introduction Although adaptive instruction has become increasingly important as a component of effective instruction, the mechanism of adaptive instruction remains underexplored. This study examined the potential associations between school climate and teacher emotions on adaptive instruction. Methods This study used cross-sectional approach with a sample included 2,880 primary school teachers from Chongqing, China. Results The results indicated …
“The Sum Is Greater Than the Parts?”—The Role of Student Covitality in Flourishing
Existing studies have revealed associations of positive psychological traits with human thriving and flourishing. However, how these traits co-occur—known as covitality—and how it relates to flourishing remain relatively unexplored. This study aimed to investigate how student covitality as a second-order construct of four school experience-grounded positive psychological traits, namely gratitude, optimism, zest and persistence, predicts flourishi…
Re-conceptualising teacher well-being: Drivers, measurements, and outcomes
As Nring et al. ( 2011) claimed, 'the work of teachers is being evaluated in more and more detail and this has also led to an increase in the emotional demands of teaching' (p.12).It is especially true that teacher professional life has been dramatically changed during and after the COVID-19 pandemic (Hargreaves & Fullan, 2020).A recent evidence released by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER, Worth & Faulkner-Ellis, 2021) in t…
Examining the relationships among teaching assistants’ self-efficacy, emotional well-being and job satisfaction
While teaching assistants (TAs) have experienced various employment challenges, little research has been done to examine factors affecting their well-being. Based on an extended Control-Value model in studying teachers' emotions and well-being, the present study examined the relationship between primary school TAs' Control-Value variables in the context of formative feedback practice (abbreviated as TFBCV), their emotional well-being, and other w…
The meaning of life in China’s civics curriculum: A comparative historical study on worldview construction
Although research conducted worldwide has pinpointed the importance of the cultivation of worldviews in citizenship education, little is known of how worldviews are constructed in the civics curriculum. In this study, we adopted a comparative historical approach to examine how China's civics curriculum has interpreted the meaning of life for young citizens during the transformation of the country from an empire into a nation-state. The data were …
Artificial intelligence education for young children: A case study of technology‐enhanced embodied learning
The Demographic Variation in Nutrition Knowledge and Relationship with Eating Attitudes among Chinese University Students
There is a noticeable absence of health education among college students. This study aimed to evaluate the extent of general nutrition knowledge among Chinese university students and explore its association with eating attitudes. Data were collected from a group of 273 students in Spring of 2023, using a valid and reliable research instrument consisting of three sections: demographic variables, the General Nutrition Knowledge Questionnaire (GNKQ)…
Learning and communication in online international higher education in Hong Kong: ICT-mediated translanguaging competence and virtually translocal identity
This qualitative study investigated the impact of online education on the learning and peer interaction experiences of students from eight universities in Hong Kong over the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. It employed an expansive and spatial notion of translanguaging to explore the process by which students drew on the affordance of virtual communication environments to communicate, study and develop new identities. The findings suggested (1) the stu…
Investigating university students’ digital citizenship development through the lens of digital literacy practice: A Translingual and transemiotizing perspective
This qualitative study has investigated how a group of bilingual university students in Hong Kong understand digital citizenship and construct it through digital literacy practices in social media. Drawing on interview data and examples of digital activity shared by the students, we adopt the theories of digital literacies and translanguaging and transsemiotizing to reveal how they construct digital citizenship through an complex interplay betwee…
Routledge International Handbook of Schools and Schooling in Asia
Education; Educational change; Sate; Asia
Be passionate, but be rational as well: Emotional rules for Chinese teachers’ work
A multilevel analysis of the impact of a professional learning community, faculty trust in colleagues and collective efficacy on teacher commitment to students
Choose your strategy wisely: Examining the relationships between emotional labor in teaching and teacher efficacy in Hong Kong primary schools
Exploring the relationship among teachers' emotional intelligence, emotional labor strategies and teaching satisfaction
Validation of the Chinese Version of the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS): Teacher Perspectives
This study applied the Centrality of Religiosity Scale (CRS) to the context of Hong Kong as a part of China with the focus on a specific target group of teachers in primary and secondary schools. For the validation of the scale in the Hong Kong context, the version of CRSi-20 was tested with data collected from local teachers (N = 671). For the validation of the scale, six versions were tested (CRSi-20, CRS-15, CRSi-14, CRS-10, CRSi-7, and CRS-5)…
Migrating capital and habitus: The Extended Space of Female Transnational Migrants
Adopting the Bourdieusian concept of capital, this study explores capital transformation and habitus recalibration among professional migrant women in Hong Kong. This study shows the fluidity and plurality of capital conversion within the interplay between gender, power relations, and broader social and neoliberal discourse. The findings indicate that the smooth conversion of different forms of capital requires the resources and capital acquired …
Learning and communication in online international higher education in Hong Kong: ICT-mediated translanguaging competence and virtually translocal identity
This qualitative study investigated the impact of online education on the learning and peer interaction experiences of students from eight universities in Hong Kong over the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. It employed an expansive and spatial notion of translanguaging to explore the process by which students drew on the affordance of virtual communication environments to communicate, study and develop new identities. The findings suggested (1) the stu…
Teachers' perceptions of in-service teacher training to support curriculum change in physical education: The Hong Kong experience
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an in-service training program and understand teachers' receptivity to curriculum change in physical education. A total of 183 primary school teachers were recruited as participants on a voluntary basis. They were asked to respond to a questionnaire about their receptivity to changes in the current physical education curriculum as well as their views on the effectiveness of a teacher …
Does human rights awareness spur environmental activism? Hong Kong’s ‘country park’ controversy
Academic and Career Aspiration and Destinations: A Hong Kong Perspective on Adolescent Transition
Understanding the academic and career aspirations of adolescents and their destinations could inform policy makers and educators about how best to provide support at society and school levels to facilitate adolescents transitioning from school to further education and work. The current qualitative study investigates seven senior secondary students from three schools with varying intakes of student ability under the "Secondary School Places Alloca…
Teachers’ informal workplace learning profiles: Outcomes and antecedents
Teacher Empowerment and Receptivity in Curriculum Reform in China
This study explores the relationships between teacher empowerment, teacher receptivity toward, and perceived outcomes of, a system-wide curriculum change, particularly national curriculum reform in basic education in China. The results of a survey of 1,646 teachers from six provinces indicate that teachers were positive in their receptivity and perception of reform outcomes in general. Female teachers reported that they were more empowered and mo…
Validation of a Chinese achievement goal orientation questionnaire
Background. The mixed findings of previous studies on the nature and effects of performance goals have led to a call for re-examination of the dichotomous framework of achievement goal orientation theory. While the call for a revised achievement goal orientation theory has received considerable discussion in Western studies, it is not clear whether the revised theory can also be applied in other ethnic and cultural contexts.Aims. Our aim was to v…
Neo-liberal paradox of teaching among ESL teachers of ethnic minority students in Hong Kong
This article reports on a qualitative study investigating the teaching experiences of ESL teachers of ethnic minority students from South Asian countries. Eight ESL teachers from two secondary schools in Hong Kong were interviewed. Informed by the concept of neoliberal governmentality, this study explores the shaping effect of neoliberal education on these teachers’ professional development, their negotiation with the current examination-oriented…
Education for Sustainable Development in China: Experiences of the Environmental Educators' Initiative (EEI)
This article discusses the evaluation results of the Environmental Educators' Initiative (EEI), a large-scale national environmental education (EE) project, that has generated extensive international and national visibility. One of the notable experiences of EEI is the successful tripartite management and partnership between the Ministry of education (MOE), the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) China, and British Petroleum (BP). Such a partnership model,…
Environmental Education in Schools in Hong Kong
Since 1989 the Hong Kong government has taken an active interest in environmental education. The Guidelines on Environmental Education in Schools was issued in 1992 and both government departments and non‐governmental environmental organisations made efforts to promote the implementation of this curriculum change. However, there has developed a gap between the rhetoric of the ‘Guidelines’ and actual practice. Environmental emphasis has been prima…
Environmental Education in Schools in Hong Kong
Since 1989 the Hong Kong government has taken an active interest in environmental education. The Guidelines on Environmental Education in Schools was issued in 1992 and both government departments and non‐governmental environmental organisations made efforts to promote the implementation of this curriculum change. However, there has developed a gap between the rhetoric of the ‘Guidelines’ and actual practice. Environmental emphasis has been prima…
Curriculum management in secondary schools during political transition: A Hong Kong perspective
This article first explores the distinctive experiences of Hong Kong's colonial status and change of sovereignty (decolonisation) process from both institutionalist and culturalist paradigms. It then analyses the current state of curriculum management at the micro-level in two academically oriented secondary schools. The findings suggest that the two case study schools, with regard to medium of instruction issues, tend to become agents of resista…
Teachers' perceptions of in-service teacher training to support curriculum change in physical education: The Hong Kong experience
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an in-service training program and understand teachers' receptivity to curriculum change in physical education. A total of 183 primary school teachers were recruited as participants on a voluntary basis. They were asked to respond to a questionnaire about their receptivity to changes in the current physical education curriculum as well as their views on the effectiveness of a teacher …
Accelerated Schools for Quality Education: A Hong Kong Perspective
Validation of a Chinese achievement goal orientation questionnaire
Background. The mixed findings of previous studies on the nature and effects of performance goals have led to a call for re-examination of the dichotomous framework of achievement goal orientation theory. While the call for a revised achievement goal orientation theory has received considerable discussion in Western studies, it is not clear whether the revised theory can also be applied in other ethnic and cultural contexts.Aims. Our aim was to v…
Schooling for Sustainable Development in Chinese Communities: Experience with Younger Children
Leading Curriculum Change for Education for Sustainable Development in Schools
Education for Sustainable Development in China: Experiences of the Environmental Educators' Initiative (EEI)
This article discusses the evaluation results of the Environmental Educators' Initiative (EEI), a large-scale national environmental education (EE) project, that has generated extensive international and national visibility. One of the notable experiences of EEI is the successful tripartite management and partnership between the Ministry of education (MOE), the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) China, and British Petroleum (BP). Such a partnership model,…
Teachers’ emotions and professional identity in curriculum reform: A Chinese perspective
Educational leadership in China: Contexts and issues
Emotions Matter: Teachers' Feelings About Their Interactions with Teacher Trainers During Curriculum Reform
Compared with the rich exploration of teachers' emotional geographies in the West, there have been only a small number of studies conducted in Chinese societies that have adopted Hargreaves's emotional geographies to analyze human interactions in education. This study explores the nature of emotions felt by teachers during their interactions with teacher trainers during the period of national curriculum reform in mainland China. Three kinds of em…
Teacher Empowerment and Receptivity in Curriculum Reform in China
This study explores the relationships between teacher empowerment, teacher receptivity toward, and perceived outcomes of, a system-wide curriculum change, particularly national curriculum reform in basic education in China. The results of a survey of 1,646 teachers from six provinces indicate that teachers were positive in their receptivity and perception of reform outcomes in general. Female teachers reported that they were more empowered and mo…
Be passionate, but be rational as well: Emotional rules for Chinese teachers’ work
A multilevel analysis of the impact of a professional learning community, faculty trust in colleagues and collective efficacy on teacher commitment to students
School-Based Teacher Development and Instructional Improvement in University—School Partnership Projects: Case Studies from Hong Kong
This article draws upon the experiences of a five-year government-funded university–school partnership project known as the Partnership for Improvement of Learning and Teaching (PILT) (2004–09), aimed at supporting teachers through improving their teaching quality and enhancing their professional growth in key learning areas – particularly mathematics, education and personal, social and humanities education – and initial experience of another com…
Exploring the relationship among teachers' emotional intelligence, emotional labor strategies and teaching satisfaction
Constructions of civic education: Hong Kong teachers’ perceptions of moral, civic and national education
Various terms have been used to define civic education (CE) in Hong Kong since the colonial era. This has been particularly true since 2011, when CE has been given many names, causing confusion among educators. Mixed methods were employed to examine teachers’ perceptions of different conceptions of CE expressed as moral, civic and national education. The findings indicate that some teachers might not be able to differentiate among moral education…
Choose your strategy wisely: Examining the relationships between emotional labor in teaching and teacher efficacy in Hong Kong primary schools
Routledge International Handbook of Schools and Schooling in Asia
Gifted education has the mission of providing a favorable learning environment and opportunities for the developmental trajectory of gifted students in quality education. In this chapter, researchers from four Asian societies share evidence on the policies, research and practices of gifted education in China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan. They examine current gaps and the potential for future development of gifted education by analyzing formal…
Transitions to Post-School Life
How does political orientation influence one’s environmental attitude and behaviour? Debate over country park conservation in Hong Kong
What really counts? Investigating the effects of creative role identity and self-efficacy on teachers’ attitudes towards the implementation of teaching for creativity
Does human rights awareness spur environmental activism? Hong Kong’s ‘country park’ controversy
Academic and Career Aspiration and Destinations: A Hong Kong Perspective on Adolescent Transition
Understanding the academic and career aspirations of adolescents and their destinations could inform policy makers and educators about how best to provide support at society and school levels to facilitate adolescents transitioning from school to further education and work. The current qualitative study investigates seven senior secondary students from three schools with varying intakes of student ability under the "Secondary School Places Alloca…
Moving beyond classroom teaching: A study of multidimensional teacher self-efficacy on job satisfaction and occupational commitment
Teacher self-efficacy is a key predictor of teacher attrition, but studies have primarily examined teacher self-efficacy via classroom teaching and overlooked other roles that teachers play in school. Accordingly, this study explores the relationships between, on the one hand, primary and secondary teachers’ job satisfaction and occupational commitment and, on the other, their self-efficacy in three domains: classroom teaching, teacher-student re…
Psychology (47 works) · Pedagogy (33 works) · Sociology (32 works) · Political science (27 works) · Social Psychology (22 works) · Mathematics education (14 works) · Social Psychology (14 works) · Geography (11 works) · Medicine (11 works) · China (10 works)