Year 2002
Dr Kathleen Ng
graduated in Year 2002
Dissertation Title :
"Globalization & Higher Education Reform: The Dialectic of Global and Local Forces in Shaping Hong Kong's Higher Education Policy, 1989-2000"
Supervisor :
Dr Leon Tikly
Dr Josephine Lau
passed her viva on 6 September 2002
Dissertation Title :
"Cognitive and Metacognitive Strategies of English as Second Language Readers in HK Primary Schools"
Supervisor :
Dr David Johnson
Internal Examiner :
Dr Peter John
External Examiner :
Dr Law Hau Fai, Edmond (Deputy Head of Department of Curriculum and Instruction, HKIEd)
Dr Johanna Vogel
passed her viva on 11 September 2002
Dissertation Title :
"Factors affecting the use of IT in university teaching"
Supervisor :
Dr Sally Barnes
Internal Examiner :
Mr Tim Hill
External Examiner :
Prof Carmel McNaught (Centre for Learning Enhancement and Research, CUHK)
Self Introduction
Dr Johanna Vogel (nee Klassen) has taught English and German in university and colleges for more than twenty years. Her primary interests are in pedagogical support for faculty in using technology in teaching. From 1997 to 2001 she worked full-time in developing a large-scale interactive multimedia program, Virtual Language University, at City University of Hong Kong. She has also developed business simulations for autonomous learning. From 1992 to 1997 she was the Manager of the Self-Access Language Learning Centre. Currently, Johanna is Director of Transformational Education Company and also Director of a web-site for editing academic journal papers at www.doctor-edit.com. A fuller resume is available on the site under The Director's Affairs.
Sharing
"On a personal note, I would like to add a few comments on my experience with Bristol University. I expected only hard work, which was there, but I had the pleasant surprise of enjoying first of all the coursework, but also the dissertation. Although most of the work was done via distance, the support I received was very good. For my dissertation I usually received feedback (most often even with Track Changes) within two to three weeks. However, I believe one needs to be more motivated than the average doctoral student if one wants to finish the programme on time."
Johanna Vogel
Johanna Vogel
Dr Brian Yau
passed his viva on 11 September 2002
Dissertation Title :
"Teachers' and Headteachers' perceptions of annual school planning in aided secondary schools in HK"
Supervisor :
Ms Agnes McMahon
Internal Examiner :
Dr Leon Tikly
External Examiner :
Prof Allan Walker (Department of Educational Administration & Policy, CUHK)
Self Introduction
Dr. Brian Yau is the principal of a secondary school in Hong Kong SAR. He has a concern for the quality of education provided by schools and believes that school-based management could be a way to improve schools. His school volunteered to join as a pilot school for the implementation of School Management Initiative (SMI) in 1991. He was appointed as a member of the Advisory Committee for the SMI, the Advisory Committee on Teacher Education and Qualifications and the Hong Kong Examination Authority. Despite the involvement of public services, he cared much about his own professional development. He enrolled in a doctoral degree course with the University of Bristol in 1997. The area of interest in his study was school effectiveness and school improvement. He was able to complete the course successfully in 2002. At the same time, his school was invited to join the School Development Through School Self Evaluation Project by the Education and Manpower Bureau for the development of a planned approach to school self-evaluation. After the completion of the External School Review pilot programme, he was a speaker in seminars on School Development and Accountability Through School Self-evaluation and External School Review in July, 2003 attended by school heads from all primary and secondary schools in Hong Kong SAR.
Sharing
"I think completing a doctoral degree course is a major achievement in my life. Studying a part-time high degree course with a full-time job was not very easy for me. To conduct a research project to a certain depth while paying full attention to the daytime job was difficult to juggle. It is just like somebody who has to wear a tight jacket to swim across the Victoria Harbour. I am glad that I was one of those who were able to reach the destination. I can remember clearly the joy I had on the day I passed the viva. This success brought me the greatest satisfaction that nothing can compare because I knew that I had made it and studying this course with the Bristol University is a very valuable experience for me. Now, I am more confident in conducting professional development programmes for my colleagues."
Brian Yau
Brian Yau
Dr Robert Au
passed his viva on 10 December 2002
Dissertation Title :
"Lifelong Learning in Hong Kong - A case study of six adult learners"
Supervisor :
Prof Marilyn Osborn
Internal Examiner :
Dr Michael Crossley
External Examiner :
Prof Cheng Kai Ming (Chair of Education, HKU)
Self Introduction
Dr Robert Au was a science teacher and a school inspector for a number of years before he took up his current position as school principal in a not-for-profit organisation. He is actively involved with the provision of full-time and part-time continuing education courses for students at post-secondary level and for working adults. He also works closely with course providers of other institutes through the Hong Kong Association for Lifelong Learning for the promotion of the idea and practice of lifelong learning.
Sharing
"My learning experience with the Bristol doctoral programme has been most enjoyable. The programme contents and the mode of delivery are highly appropriate for practitioners who are employed full-time. I am most impressed with the teaching staff for their international experience and reputation for teaching and research, particularly for their global vision of education. Through the Bristol programme, I have been able to upgrade my qualifications and, above all, to improve my understanding of the processes of educational management as well as my research and inquiry skills, all resulting in the development of a new insight into theory, practice and policy implications in education."
Robert Au
Robert Au
Dr Paul C. Corrigan
passed his viva in 2002
Dissertation Title :
"A Matter of Degree: Research Ethics in TESOL"
Supervisor :
Dr Sally Barnes
External Examiner :
Prof. Robert Burgess (Vice Chancellor, University of Leicester)
Self Introduction
Dr Paul C. Corrigan joined City University of Hong Kong in January 1994. Prior to that, he taught for five years in Japan, where he also completed his MA TESOL at Columbia University's Tokyo programme. Before that, he was an information systems manager in the U.S. and was involved in training others in computers, as well as a volunteer ESL teacher. Dr. Corrigan has presented, published, and co-published in the areas of pedagogy, curriculum development, and learning strategies for ESL students. His current teaching and research interests include literature in ESL classrooms, liberal arts education, business communication, informal TESOL pedagogy, and research ethics in TESOL.
Sharing
"The Bristol EdD changed my life. The breadth of coverage of the 12 taught modules - from education management and research issues to learning theory and pedagogy - transformed the way that I think about higher education. The quality of the teaching for these modules was as excellent as the quality of supervision of my dissertation research. In the end, I felt a deep sense of accomplishment by having completed the Doctor of Education programme at Britain's leading school of education."
Paul C. Corrigan
Paul C. Corrigan
