Education University of Hong Kong

Future-ready school leadership and teacher innovative advice networks: exploring relational patterns of innovation

Grounded in the network theory, this study investigates how teachers’ perceptions of their principal’s future-ready school leadership (FRSL) – including strategic foresight, attention to diversity, technology leadership, and systems thinking – predict the structure and dynamics o...

Executive functions in Cantonese-English bilingual autistic and neurotypical children: The role of first and second language exposure across different communicative contexts

This study investigated the impact of first language (L1) and second language (L2) exposure on working memory and inhibitory control in 6- to 10-year-old Cantonese-English bilingual autistic children (N = 36, mean age = 8;05, SD = 1.02) and bilingual neurotypical children (N = 40...

Neural Processing of Phoneme Changes: Differences Between Children and Adults

Purpose: This study examined neural differences in processing of phoneme changes between 5- and 6-year-old Chinese–English bilingual young children and adults using a passive oddball task and event-related potentials. Method: Natural speech stimuli with digital refinement were us...

Temporal Evolution and Vertical Distribution of Size-Resolved Aerosol Composition and Mixing State within the Boundary Layer Using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Abstract Characteristics of individual particles and aerosol mixing state strongly influence atmospheric chemistry, radiation, and cloud formation yet remain poorly constrained. Here, we investigated the spatiotemporal evolution of size-resolved particle composition in a coastal...

Impact of LIFE training on educational staff’s suicide prevention skills and confidence levels

Purpose This study aims to assess the impact of LIFE training on educational staff’s confidence in communication skills that can support students in suicidal distress. Design/methodology/approach LIFE training is a school-based suicide prevention course designed to develop educat...

Association of Reallocation of Movement Behaviours with Ectopic Fat Accumulation: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the UK Biobank Cohort

Purpose: Ectopic fat in non-adipose tissues is linked to higher chronic-disease risk. Using the UK Biobank, this study examined associations of device-measured physical activity (PA) and sedentary time with ectopic fat. Methods: Liver and pancreas proton density fat fraction (PDF...

AI vs. human touch: Comparing non-AI and AI-mediated informal digital learning of English (IDLE) and their associations with affective variables and L2 willingness to communicate

The advancement of digital technologies has spurred a surge in research on informal digital learning of English (IDLE) in second language (L2) acquisition. However, few studies have compared the relationships between artificial intelligence (AI) and non-AI-IDLE on affective varia...

Cross-platformization: How U.S. right-leaning media curate their posts on Twitter and Truth Social

This study examines how seven right-leaning media organizations utilize cross-platformization strategies to reach audiences across multiple platforms; in this case, Twitter and Truth Social. Focusing on both content volume and story packaging, we collect right-leaning media organ...

Multiculturalism and moral education in Asian school curricula: a scoping review

In the age of growing cultural diversity, multiculturalism is viewed as serving a moral educational function in fostering intercultural harmony. Focusing on Asian contexts, this scoping review aims to explore how moral values are taught within the context of multiculturalism in s...

Emerging Hotspots of Cropland Expansion on Steeper Tropical Terrains Intensify Tropical Forest Carbon Loss

Abstract Tropical deforestation driven by agricultural expansion to meet growing food demand poses a rising threat to the global carbon cycle. While previous studies quantified agriculture‐related carbon losses, the role of cropland expansion remains poorly resolved, partly becau...

Understanding Barriers and Motivators of Familial Hypercholesterolemia Genetic Testing: Insights From the Singapore Public

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a common monogenic disorder associated with elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and premature cardiovascular disease. Despite Singapore's high FH prevalence and the launch of the National FH Genetic Testing Programme in 2025, uptake...

Autistic neural ‘shiftability’: the distinct pharmacological landscape of the autistic brain

Functionally inter-connected large-scale brain networks regulated by multiple neurotransmitter systems underpin complex human behaviour. A wide range of alterations in this neurofunctional landscape have been associated with autism. However, this evidence is mostly derived from c...

From policy debate to empirical evidence: a proof-of-concept bibliometric and LLM-assisted abstract-level content analysis of OTC hearing aid research before and after FDA regulation

Objective To characterise temporal patterns in over-the-counter (OTC) hearing-aid research before and after U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) implementation of the OTC category (effective October 2022), using bibliometrics and large language model (LLM)–assisted abstract-le...

Shared Leadership in Schools: A Systematic Literature Review and Future Research Agenda

Effective leadership is increasingly recognized as emerging from mutual understanding and shared responsibility. Shared leadership places greater emphasis on the sharing of leadership roles and influence. However, current understandings of shared leadership in the school context...

Decentering Musical Creativity: Towards Situated Musical Practices in Asian Classrooms

Globalization has led to the widespread adoption of dominant Western understandings of creativity in music education curricula and educational policies worldwide. These Western understandings often emphasize particular markers of musical creativity, taking for granted the need fo...

Cultural variations in the relationship between school belonging and social-emotional skills: a multi-group structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis

Abstract Background Social-emotional skills are vital for student development but show a marked global decline during secondary education, underscoring the need for effective interventions. While school belonging is hypothesized to support such development, whether its role is un...

Organisational Politics as Predictors of Teachers’ Job Crafting Profiles in K-12 Schools

Organisational politics and job crafting are two self-directed strategies through which teachers actively shape their work experiences, professional roles and social relations. This study examines the extent to which organisational political behaviours are associated with teacher...

Distraction Across Languages: The Impact of Background Music Lyrics on First‐ and Second‐Language Reading Comprehension

ABSTRACT Background music with lyrics can be a prevalent distraction in environments where people study or read while music plays. However, such effects on reading comprehension across different language contexts remain insufficiently investigated. Guided by the duplex‐mechanism...

Unpacking the state-private nexus in China’s AI development path

The Chinese AI regulatory model has been described as state-driven, where the Chinese government seeks technological supremacy by deploying AI to entrench power through surveillance, control, and cooptation of public and private sectors. It is portrayed as a comprehensive, top-do...

Asymmetry of inter-joint coordination patterns and variability between dominant and non-dominant legs during landing in young healthy adults: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Landing movement usually challenges motor control and causes lower limb injuries. Although asymmetries in landing biomechanics between the dominant and the non-dominant sides have been observed, the side-to-side differences in inter-joint coordination patterns...