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Personal profile
Vivienne Leung joined the Institute in 1996. For many years, she has coordinated the Pre-service Certificate in Early Childhood Education (ECE) and the B.Ed ECE (Hons) part-time programs. Her research focuses on the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in learning and teaching, particularly in preschool settings. She has also explored portfolio assessment for young children, teachers’ perceptions of using portfolios to support learning, picturebooks and young children, Early STEM/STEAM education, and global childhoods.
Research interests
External Appointments
External appointments:
- Consultant with EVI Education Service since 1999.
- School board manager of The Eduhk Early Childhood Learning Centre.
- Member of the conference committee for the Seventh International OMEP conference held in Hong Kong in 2008 and is currently on the conference committee for the Seventeen International Conference on Learning to be held in Hong Kong in July of 2010.
- Co-organizer of the Montessori Conference 2017.
- Curriculum Consultant, SKH St Christopher Nursery (Kwai Chung) since 2018.
- Development committee memember, SKH Kiddie Square 2020.
Professional information
Teaching Interests
Vivienne Leung' s teaching areas include 'Learning and Teaching in Early Childhood Education', 'Early Childhood Curriculum: Theory and Practice' and 'Information and Communication Technologies in Early Childhood Curriculum. She has been a Practicum Supervisor and Field Experience Coordinator of both in-service and pre-service students of Early Childhood programs.
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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SDG 4 Quality Education
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Projects
- 16 Finished
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Connecting STEAM Education with Picture Books in Early Childhood Education (RMG)
LEUNG, W. M. V. (PI) & HU, X. (CoI)
01/03/23 → 31/08/25
Project: Research project
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Connecting STEAM Education with Picture Books in Early Childhood Education
LEUNG, W. M. V. (PI) & HU, X. (CoI)
01/03/23 → 31/08/24
Project: Research project
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Using Picture Book to Promote Positive Education in Pre-School Through Home-School-Community Collaboration
CHENG, Y. L. (CoI), WOO, Y. S. (CoI), HAU, W. Y. J. (Team Member), LAI, N. H. E. (Team Member), LEUNG, T. Y. I. (Team Member), TAM, P. C. P. (Team Member), WU, D. (Team Member), LAW, K. Y. (Team Member), LEUNG, W. M. V. (CoI) & WONG, K. S. T. (PI)
01/09/22 → 31/01/24
Project: Research project
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ECE STEAM: Inquiry-based Learning Professional Development Programme
LEUNG, W. M. V. (PI) & HU, X. (CoI)
01/02/22 → 31/12/24
Project: Other project
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帶領幼兒走向社區 家校攜手愉快學習
LEUNG, W. M. V. (PI), WONG, K. S. T. (CoI), HO, J. (CoI) & LAI, Y. C. (CoI)
01/03/19 → 28/02/20
Project: Research project
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Nature and living in Hong Kong kindergartens: Involving local context towards glocalization in early STEM education
HU, X., LIANG, Y., GAO, M., LEE, C. K. J. & LEUNG, W. M. V., 2026, Culturally situated pedagogies in Hong Kong kindergartens: Towards glocalization. BAUTISTA, A. (ed.). Singapore: Springer, p. 155-179Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapters
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Belonging, student identity and school activity preferences: Views from Year 4 in the global cities of Hong Kong, Singapore and Melbourne
YELLAND, N., BARTHOLOMAEUS, C., MUSPRATT, S., CHAN, K. W. A., LEUNG, W. M. V., SOO, L. M. J. & LIM, K. M., Jan 2024, In: Policy Futures in Education. 22, 1, p. 146-167Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Integrating digital technologies during COVID-19 kindergarten suspension period in Hong Kong
HU, X., YELLAND, N., LEUNG, W. M. V., SUN, C. & GRAHAM, C. R., 2024, Digital technologies and early childhood in China : Policy and practice. BERSON, I. R., LUO, W., BERSON, M. J. & DONG, C. (eds.). United States of America: Information Age Publishing Inc, p. 61-80Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapters
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Everyday learning looks like this: Classroom ethnographies in three global cities
LEE, I.-F., LEUNG, W. M. V., LIM, K. M., SOO, L. M. J., KARTHIKEYAN, N., BARTHOLOMAEUS, C. & YELLAND, N., 2023, Childhood, learning & everyday life in three Asia-Pacific cities: Experiences from Melbourne, Hong Kong and Singapore. LEE, I.-F., SALTMARSH, S. & YELLAND, N. (eds.). Singapore: Springer, p. 81-105Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapters
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STEM education in early years: Challenges and opportunities in changing teachers’ pedagogical strategies
LEUNG, W. M. V., May 2023, In: Education Sciences. 13, 5, 490.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
Open Access37 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)