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Dr. Wong is an Associate Professor at the Department of Education Policy and Leadership, the Education University of Hong Kong. She earned her B.A. (communications) and M.Ed (educational leadership and foundations) from the Brigham Young University, Utah, USA, and Ph.D. (Education) from the Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong. Following her Ph.D., she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Education University of Hong Kong. Dr. Wong has participated in various research projects over the past ten years (such as Participatory Citizenship, Applied Learning, Curriculum Reform, Work-Based Learning, Hong Kong refugee, Teachers’ Perceptions of Citizenship Education, School Leadership for Civic Learning) and has been involved in international projects (such as research undertaken on a UNESCO project on out of school children, comparison of higher education study for Asia-Pacific region students, teacher preparation programs in Mainland, China). Her work has been recognized by EdUHK through publication awards. She has served as a reviewer of international and local academic journals, and she is the handling editor for Citizenship Teaching and Learning.
Research interests
- Diversity and Minority Education
- Refugee Education
- Teacher Education
- Citizenship Education
- Moral and Servant Leadership
- Teacher Leadership
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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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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A Comparative Study of School Leadership for Civic Learning in Secondary Schools in Hong Kong and Chinese Taipei
WONG, K. L. (PI), LEE, C. K. J. (CoI), KENNEDY, K. J. (CoI), CHIU, M. M. (CoI) & LIOU,, S.-M. (CoI)
01/01/23 → 31/12/25
Project: Research project
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Developing the Student Voice for Social Justice (SVSJ) Pedagogical Method: A Comparative Study across Disciplines and Regions
BRIFFETT AKTAS, C. M. (PI), LEUNG, W. T. (CoI), KRZYWO-RYNKIEWICZ, B. (CoI), HUI, L. (CoI) & WONG, K. L. (CoPI)
01/01/23 → 31/12/24
Project: Research project
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Determinants of Hong Kong Secondary Students’ Senses of Belonging to School, City, Country and the World 決定香港中學生對學校、城市、國家和世界的歸屬感之因素的調查
WONG, K. L. (CoI), WANG, H. (PI), KING, R. B. (CoI) & CHIU, M. M. (CoI)
12/05/22 → 11/08/23
Project: Research project
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Applying Social Justice Principles to the Pedagogical Planning Process in Higher Education (HE)
WONG, K. L. (CoI) & BRIFFETT AKTAS, C. M. (PI)
01/04/20 → 30/07/21
Project: Research project
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An Analysis of the Role of Hong Kong School Principals in Supporting the Teaching of Civic Education
WONG, K. L. (PI)
01/01/19 → 30/06/21
Project: Research project
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The student voice for social justice pedagogical method
BRIFFETT AKTAS, C. M., WONG, K. L., KONG, W. F. O. & HO, C. P., 2025, In: Teaching in Higher Education. 30, 1, p. 1-18Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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University students’ concepts of nation in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau: Patriotism or nationalism?
LI, H., LEONG, M. U., WONG, K. L., ZHU, J. & CHEN, C.-C., 2025, In: Higher Education. 89, p. 553-569Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Fostering student voice in higher education: Intellectual and cultural humility in socially just education
BRIFFETT AKTAS, C., YING, J. & WONG, K. L., Aug 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Papers
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Humility’s role in the student voice for social justice pedagogical method
BRIFFETT-AKTAŞ, C., YING, J. & WONG, K. L., 2024, In: Educational Philosophy and Theory. 56, 9, p. 899-909Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Is developing new approaches to education enough? Reflections on the student voice for social justice (SVSJ) pedagogical method
BRIFFETT-AKTAŞ, C. & WONG, K. L., 2024, In: Reflective Practice. 25, p. 605-618Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Excellent University ePortfolio Supervision Award
WONG, K. L. (Recipient), 01 May 2021
Prize: Prizes / Awards
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