Suzannie K Y Leung
Biographic Data
| ID | 6155602 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Suzannie K Y Leung |
| GIVEN NAMES | Suzannie K Y |
| FAMILY NAME | Leung |
| SIGNATURE | LEUNG S K Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9300-4830 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 22 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Balancing creativity and emotional health
The relationship between creativity and emotional health is multifaceted, with evidence suggesting both positive and negative associations. To better understand these complex patterns, this study considers openness, a key personality trait closely related to creativity, as an explanatory factor linking creative competence and emotional outcomes. Using data from the 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), this study examined po…
Applying Computational Thinking to Facilitate Children’s Mathematics Learning through Animation Making
This study investigates the application of computational thinking (CT) to facilitate early mathematics through digital visual arts, specifically animation making, in a Hong Kong kindergarten. Although the role of CT in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematic (STEAM) is well documented, the connection between CT, early mathematics, and digital visual arts has not been extensively explored in early childhood education. This research a…
Hong Kong Kindergarten Teachers’ Technology Acceptance in Visual Arts Integration in Early Childhood Classrooms
Recent research has indicated that digital technologies can offer young children valuable opportunities to create meaning through various forms of visual arts content. However, many teachers remain uncertain about how to effectively integrate digital technologies in kindergarten settings. This study aims to explore the attitudes and competencies of in-service kindergarten teachers regarding the role of digital technologies in visual arts integrat…
A micro-political exploration of the resignation of Hong Kong experienced kindergarten principals amidst preschool education coordinator turnover
The early childhood education system in Hong Kong operates within a corporate governance framework. However, there is a lack of research on the interaction between principalship and corporate governance in kindergartens and childcare centres. This study aims to address this gap by examining how a preschool education coordinator (PEC), working under corporate governance principles in a non-governmental organization (NGO), influenced the resignatio…
Positioning teachers in climate change education
This study examines how prospective teachers in Hong Kong ( N = 13) position themselves within climate change education through ‘Global Dialogue for Climate Change Education’, a cross‐institutional teacher education programme facilitating online global dialogues between Hong Kong and the UK. Emphasising a Global South perspective – characterised by a collective focus on equity, inclusivity and the impact of historical injustices – this study empl…
Facilitating Kindergarten Teachers’ Positive Education Through an Online Digital Storytelling Workshop
In early childhood education (ECE), positive education is important for children’s well-being and holistic development. However, there is little research on positive education in ECE, and kindergarten teachers lack the knowledge and training for its implementation. Digital storytelling is a novel and child-friendly teaching approach that can be applied in different learning domains. Our study aimed to design a digital storytelling workshop for ki…
Educational commons
Advancing movement and physical literacy earlier (AMPLE) program for promoting physical literacy and executive function among young children
The protocol has been registered at Chinese Clinical Trial Registry on August 27, 2025, under identifier ChiCTR2500108295
How Does Comprehensive Art Education Facilitate Children’s Creativity? A Mixed-Methods Study in China
Research Findings: Comprehensive art education (CAE) can be an effective way to develop children’s creativity development. However, little is known about how CAE is implemented in kindergarten classrooms in China. The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of CAE activity implementation. To assess the effectiveness of CAE in terms of early childhood creativity, 64 children in a Chinese kindergarten were assigned to experimental (n…
The medium of instruction policy in Hong Kong
Developing Talented Children’s Computational Thinking Through Multimodal Literacies in Pop-Up Storybooks
Computational thinking (CT) currently has been mainly explored using programming robots and conducted in K12 education. In early childhood education, arts have a significant place in children’s learning, expression and cognitive development. Specifically, creating pop-up storybooks is a child-friendly activity. Our study aimed to explore the combination of CT and art, and to develop talented children’s CT abilities through a multimodal literacies…
Teachers’ perceptions of technical affordances in early visual arts education
This study aimed at exploring kindergarten teachers’ perceptions and usage of digital devices in their classrooms. A multiple case study (n = 4) was conducted to investigate how in-service experienced (n = 22) and novice (n = 24) kindergarten teachers interpreted the functional significance of digital devices, including the needs and challenges faced when applying digital devices in visual arts activities in their classrooms. A non-randomised con…
Exploring Chinese kindergarten teachers’ identities and emotions
Listening to Hong Kong children's perspectives through pretend play
Quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) has become an increasing concern in recent years. The issue has been regularly discussed by different stakeholders. However, the rising concern regarding quality in ECEC has not seriously taken into account children's perspectives. Hong Kong, with its academic‐driven education system, is no exception. Children's perspectives have been neglected under the impact of neoliberalism on education in …
Unlocking Emotional Aspects of Kindergarten Teachers’ Professional Identity through Photovoice
The previous literature has strongly emphasized the professional aspects of teacher identity in terms of knowledge and pedagogical matters. However, teachers’ emotions have also been academically discussed in recent decades. The voices of kindergarten teachers are critical for reflecting on professional identities within the community of kindergarten teachers. Regrettably, in Hong Kong, kindergarten teachers have become an oppressed professional …
Swimming with crocodiles
The introduction of ‘differentiated’ instruction (DI), tailored to meet students’ individual needs, has influenced educational policies throughout the world, including Hong Kong. The impact of Toml
Explaining kindergarten teachers’ beliefs and practices regarding early visual arts education
Adopting the theory of planned behaviour (TPB), this sequential mixed-methods research investigates Hong Kong kindergarten teachers’ reported beliefs and practices regarding early visual arts education (EVAE). The qualitative part (Phase 1) is an interview study of 19 kindergarten teachers in two focus groups, aiming to develop a conceptual structure of teachers’ behavioural, normative and control beliefs. The quantitative part (Phase 2) is a sur…
An explanatory study of kindergarten teachers’ teaching behaviours in their visual arts classrooms
This study aimed at using a mixture of direct observations and interviews to investigate kindergarten teachers' knowledge and pedagogical approaches to visual arts. An adapted version of the Early Childhood Teacher Behaviour Observation (ECTBO) instrument was used to investigate the possible reasons for teachers' current behaviours in Hong Kong visual arts classrooms. In an observation study, a total of 18 classrooms with 76 children in two local…
Integrating phenomenography with discourse analysis to study Hong Kong prospective teachers’ conceptions of curriculum leadership
Curriculum leadership is commonly regarded as an essential element in supporting school development and facilitating curriculum change processes. The study identified the qualitative variation in conceptions of curriculum leadership in the development of curriculum leadership, and described these variations in terms of categories of description. Phenomenography, with the integrated use of discourse analysis, is applied to reveal the variations of…
Parental Play Beliefs in the Developing Areas of China
Existing studies have explored parental play beliefs in the developed coastal cities in mainland China, leaving parents in developing areas unstudied. This study aimed to understand how these understudied parents view and engage in their children’s play at home, using Bronfenbrenner’s process–person–context–time (PPCT) model. Eight families were interviewed and observed to explore parental beliefs and practices regarding young children’s play at …
Consolidating pre-service teachers’ metacognition of online dialogue through visual methods
Visual methods are effective in facilitating human learning while metacognition is a critical aspect of the learning process. In this context, the purpose of this study is to explore the metacognition of pre-service teachers in response to their participation in a series of visual reflections after an online dialogue on the topic of inclusive education. A global online platform was used to facilitate dialogue in three discussion sessions of real-…
Teachers’ belief-and-practice gap in implementing early visual arts curriculum in Hong Kong
Hong Kong, as a capitalist society, has an achievement-driven education system. Visual arts have become a marginalized learning area, especially in early childhood education. Although ‘art and creativity’ is one of the six learning domains for early childhood education in the kindergarten curriculum guide in Hong Kong, product-oriented and craft-based art activities are commonly practiced in kindergarten classrooms. This study observed 33 classro…
Consolidating pre-service teachers’ metacognition of online dialogue through visual methods
Visual methods are effective in facilitating human learning while metacognition is a critical aspect of the learning process. In this context, the purpose of this study is to explore the metacognition of pre-service teachers in response to their participation in a series of visual reflections after an online dialogue on the topic of inclusive education. A global online platform was used to facilitate dialogue in three discussion sessions of real-…
Teachers’ belief-and-practice gap in implementing early visual arts curriculum in Hong Kong
Hong Kong, as a capitalist society, has an achievement-driven education system. Visual arts have become a marginalized learning area, especially in early childhood education. Although ‘art and creativity’ is one of the six learning domains for early childhood education in the kindergarten curriculum guide in Hong Kong, product-oriented and craft-based art activities are commonly practiced in kindergarten classrooms. This study observed 33 classro…
Parental Play Beliefs in the Developing Areas of China
Existing studies have explored parental play beliefs in the developed coastal cities in mainland China, leaving parents in developing areas unstudied. This study aimed to understand how these understudied parents view and engage in their children’s play at home, using Bronfenbrenner’s process–person–context–time (PPCT) model. Eight families were interviewed and observed to explore parental beliefs and practices regarding young children’s play at …
Integrating phenomenography with discourse analysis to study Hong Kong prospective teachers’ conceptions of curriculum leadership
Curriculum leadership is commonly regarded as an essential element in supporting school development and facilitating curriculum change processes. The study identified the qualitative variation in conceptions of curriculum leadership in the development of curriculum leadership, and described these variations in terms of categories of description. Phenomenography, with the integrated use of discourse analysis, is applied to reveal the variations of…
Unlocking Emotional Aspects of Kindergarten Teachers’ Professional Identity through Photovoice
The previous literature has strongly emphasized the professional aspects of teacher identity in terms of knowledge and pedagogical matters. However, teachers’ emotions have also been academically discussed in recent decades. The voices of kindergarten teachers are critical for reflecting on professional identities within the community of kindergarten teachers. Regrettably, in Hong Kong, kindergarten teachers have become an oppressed professional …
Swimming with crocodiles
The introduction of ‘differentiated’ instruction (DI), tailored to meet students’ individual needs, has influenced educational policies throughout the world, including Hong Kong. The impact of Toml
Explaining kindergarten teachers’ beliefs and practices regarding early visual arts education
Adopting the theory of planned behaviour (TPB), this sequential mixed-methods research investigates Hong Kong kindergarten teachers’ reported beliefs and practices regarding early visual arts education (EVAE). The qualitative part (Phase 1) is an interview study of 19 kindergarten teachers in two focus groups, aiming to develop a conceptual structure of teachers’ behavioural, normative and control beliefs. The quantitative part (Phase 2) is a sur…
An explanatory study of kindergarten teachers’ teaching behaviours in their visual arts classrooms
This study aimed at using a mixture of direct observations and interviews to investigate kindergarten teachers' knowledge and pedagogical approaches to visual arts. An adapted version of the Early Childhood Teacher Behaviour Observation (ECTBO) instrument was used to investigate the possible reasons for teachers' current behaviours in Hong Kong visual arts classrooms. In an observation study, a total of 18 classrooms with 76 children in two local…
Developing Talented Children’s Computational Thinking Through Multimodal Literacies in Pop-Up Storybooks
Computational thinking (CT) currently has been mainly explored using programming robots and conducted in K12 education. In early childhood education, arts have a significant place in children’s learning, expression and cognitive development. Specifically, creating pop-up storybooks is a child-friendly activity. Our study aimed to explore the combination of CT and art, and to develop talented children’s CT abilities through a multimodal literacies…
Teachers’ perceptions of technical affordances in early visual arts education
This study aimed at exploring kindergarten teachers’ perceptions and usage of digital devices in their classrooms. A multiple case study (n = 4) was conducted to investigate how in-service experienced (n = 22) and novice (n = 24) kindergarten teachers interpreted the functional significance of digital devices, including the needs and challenges faced when applying digital devices in visual arts activities in their classrooms. A non-randomised con…
Exploring Chinese kindergarten teachers’ identities and emotions
Listening to Hong Kong children's perspectives through pretend play
Quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) has become an increasing concern in recent years. The issue has been regularly discussed by different stakeholders. However, the rising concern regarding quality in ECEC has not seriously taken into account children's perspectives. Hong Kong, with its academic‐driven education system, is no exception. Children's perspectives have been neglected under the impact of neoliberalism on education in …
Facilitating Kindergarten Teachers’ Positive Education Through an Online Digital Storytelling Workshop
In early childhood education (ECE), positive education is important for children’s well-being and holistic development. However, there is little research on positive education in ECE, and kindergarten teachers lack the knowledge and training for its implementation. Digital storytelling is a novel and child-friendly teaching approach that can be applied in different learning domains. Our study aimed to design a digital storytelling workshop for ki…
Educational commons
Advancing movement and physical literacy earlier (AMPLE) program for promoting physical literacy and executive function among young children
The protocol has been registered at Chinese Clinical Trial Registry on August 27, 2025, under identifier ChiCTR2500108295
How Does Comprehensive Art Education Facilitate Children’s Creativity? A Mixed-Methods Study in China
Research Findings: Comprehensive art education (CAE) can be an effective way to develop children’s creativity development. However, little is known about how CAE is implemented in kindergarten classrooms in China. The purpose of this study was to explore the effectiveness of CAE activity implementation. To assess the effectiveness of CAE in terms of early childhood creativity, 64 children in a Chinese kindergarten were assigned to experimental (n…
The medium of instruction policy in Hong Kong
Balancing creativity and emotional health
The relationship between creativity and emotional health is multifaceted, with evidence suggesting both positive and negative associations. To better understand these complex patterns, this study considers openness, a key personality trait closely related to creativity, as an explanatory factor linking creative competence and emotional outcomes. Using data from the 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), this study examined po…
Applying Computational Thinking to Facilitate Children’s Mathematics Learning through Animation Making
This study investigates the application of computational thinking (CT) to facilitate early mathematics through digital visual arts, specifically animation making, in a Hong Kong kindergarten. Although the role of CT in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematic (STEAM) is well documented, the connection between CT, early mathematics, and digital visual arts has not been extensively explored in early childhood education. This research a…
Hong Kong Kindergarten Teachers’ Technology Acceptance in Visual Arts Integration in Early Childhood Classrooms
Recent research has indicated that digital technologies can offer young children valuable opportunities to create meaning through various forms of visual arts content. However, many teachers remain uncertain about how to effectively integrate digital technologies in kindergarten settings. This study aims to explore the attitudes and competencies of in-service kindergarten teachers regarding the role of digital technologies in visual arts integrat…
A micro-political exploration of the resignation of Hong Kong experienced kindergarten principals amidst preschool education coordinator turnover
The early childhood education system in Hong Kong operates within a corporate governance framework. However, there is a lack of research on the interaction between principalship and corporate governance in kindergartens and childcare centres. This study aims to address this gap by examining how a preschool education coordinator (PEC), working under corporate governance principles in a non-governmental organization (NGO), influenced the resignatio…
Positioning teachers in climate change education
This study examines how prospective teachers in Hong Kong ( N = 13) position themselves within climate change education through ‘Global Dialogue for Climate Change Education’, a cross‐institutional teacher education programme facilitating online global dialogues between Hong Kong and the UK. Emphasising a Global South perspective – characterised by a collective focus on equity, inclusivity and the impact of historical injustices – this study empl…
Psychology (16 works) · Pedagogy (15 works) · Mathematics education (13 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Art Education and Development (7 works) · Early childhood education (6 works) · The arts (6 works) · Child Development and Digital Technology (5 works) · Curriculum (5 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works)