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Dr Jiafang LU is Associate Professor in the Department of Education Policy and Leadership, The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK). She is also Acting Co-Director of the Joseph Lau Luen Hung Charitable Trust Asia Pacific Centre for Leadership and Change, a university-level strategic research and development centre established in 2010 at EdUHK.
She received her doctoral degree in Applied Psychology from Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. She is committed to applying organizational psychology and behavioral sciences into studying leadership development, school leadership teams, and innovation in educational settings. She shares her interest with similar enthusiasm for translating knowledge in these areas into leadership development and school improvement in Hong Kong and beyond.
Dr Lu's expertise has provided constructive insights and guidance for fostering effective teamwork and cultivating innovative practices within educational institutions. Since 2019, she has been directing, co-coordinating or coordinating the Aspiring Principals programme authorised by the Education Bureau at The Education University of Hong Kong. During 2020 and 2025, she contributes to the local implementation of the new policy on Enhanced Training Requirements for Promotion in Hong Kong by co-coordinating related training programmes or engaging in direct training for 7000+ teacher leaders. Under the supervision of Prof Allan Walker, she is leading a 51-month school leadership development programme (2024-2028), which is initiated by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, co-created with The Education University of Hong Kong and offered in collaboration with the Centre to Support Excellence in Teaching (CSET), Stanford Graduate School of Education. The programme provides school principals and leaders with broad exposure to global trends, Mainland foresight and local best practices while also building their adaptive leadership skills to tackle ever-changing challenges in schools.
Research interests
School leadership management teams; teacher innovation, teacher collaboration, simulation-based training; work-life role interaction
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External Appointments
Editorial Board (2024 onwards), Acta Psychologica Sinica 《心理學報》
Consulting editor (2020 onwards), International Journal of Stress Management
Editorial Review Board (2022 onwards), Asia Pacific Journal of Management
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Measurement, Dynamic Influence Mechanisms, and Interventions of Managerial Respect Behaviors in the Chinese Context
LU, J. (CoI), LI, C. (PI) & ZHAO, H. (CoI)
01/01/25 → 31/12/28
Project: Research project
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Professional Development Initiatives for Education Sector Leaders
LU, J. (PI), PERCHE,, J.-O. (Team Member), Song,, Z. (Team Member), GUMUS, S. (CoI), WANG, H. (CoI) & WALKER, A. D. (CoPI)
01/03/24 → 31/05/28
Project: Research project
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Production of e-Learning Packages for the Professional Development and Training of Principals and Teachers under the “T-excel@hk” Project
HO, C. S. M. (PI), SUN, D. (Team Member), CHAN, T. M. K. (PI), LU, J. (Team Member) & BRYANT, D. A. (Team Member)
01/06/20 → 30/09/21
Project: Research project
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Antecedents, Mediator, and Moderators of Teacher Innovation in Schools: Evidence from Hong Kong
LU, J. (PI), CHIU, C. S. (CoI), HUANG,, X. [. B. (CoI), LAM, B. H. (CoI), WALKER, A. D. (CoI) & KO, Y. O. J. (CoI)
01/01/20 → 30/06/22
Project: Research project
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Service Leadership 3Cs for Entrepreneurial Teacher Leaders
HO, C. S. M. (PI), LU, J. (CoI), WALKER, A. D. (CoI) & BRYANT, D. A. (CoI)
30/12/19 → 31/12/22
Project: Research project
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Developing future-ready school leaders
LU, J., May 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Papers
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Principal succession in China: A scale development and validation study
ZHENG, Y., TANG, J. J., QIAN, H., LU, J. & CRAVENS, X. C., Jul 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Educational Management Administration & Leadership.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Principal–teacher perceptual (in)congruence in instructional leadership, teacher collaboration, and organisational trust in Hong Kong schools
CHOI, S., GUMUS, S., CAMPBELL, P., LU, J. & HO, C. S. M., Oct 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Educational Management Administration & Leadership.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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The development trajectory of the sister school scheme between Hong Kong and Chinese Mainland schools: From the intertextuality perspective
QIAN, H., YANG, J., TANG, J., SEIDUMANOVA, M. & LU, J., May 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: ECNU Review of Education.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Transitivity between school principals’ instructional and administrative advice-seeking relations in a rural district: Friendship matters
BANOGLU, K., GUMUS, S., KARATAŞ, İ. H. & LU, J., Aug 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Professional Capital and Community.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
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Best Papers Award of Organizational Behavior Division
Oi-Ling, S. (Recipient), LU, J. (Recipient), Chang-Qin, L. (Recipient), Haijiang, W. (Recipient), Paula, B. (Recipient), Arnold, B. B. (Recipient), Thomas, K. (Recipient), Michael, O. (Recipient) & Carolyn, T. (Recipient), 01 Aug 2011
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Best Papers Awards
Zhu,, J. (Recipient), LU, J. (Recipient) & Song,, Z. (Recipient), Aug 2015
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FE Supervision Appreciation Scheme - Award for Excellent FE Supervision (Semester II, 2023/24)
LU, J. (Recipient), Dec 2024
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The President’s Award for Outstanding Performance 2016/17 in Teaching
BRYANT, D. A. (Recipient), WALKER, A. D. (Recipient), LU, J. (Recipient), QIAN, H. (Recipient) & SONG, X. B. (Recipient), 12 May 2017
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Activities
- 3 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Courses
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Provision of Services for the Re-run of e-Learning Programmes for the Professional Development and Training of Principals and Teachers
LU, J. (Contributor)
01 Sept 2022 → 31 Oct 2023Activity: Other activity types › Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Courses
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Core Programme under Enhanced Training for Promotion - "Professional Vision and Growth of School Leaders" (2022/23 s.y.)
QIAN, H. (Contributor) & LU, J. (Contributor)
23 Nov 2022 → 25 Jul 2023Activity: Other activity types › Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Courses
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Provision of Training Programme on "School Administration and Management”(2022/23 s.y.)
QIAN, H. (Contributor) & LU, J. (Contributor)
05 Oct 2022 → 31 Aug 2023Activity: Other activity types › Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Courses