Programme

June 25, 2021 (Friday) Roundtable   June 26, 2021 (Saturday) Principal Forum


June 25, 2021
(Friday)
8:30 a.m.
Opening and Welcome
Prof Allan Walker
Chair Professor of International Educational Leadership
Co-Director, Asia Pacific Centre for Leadership and Change &
The Education University of Hong Kong

Prof Shijian Chen
Professor
Vice President
Southwest University

Prof Dequan Zhu
Professor and Dean, Faculty of Education
Southwest University

Dr Qian Haiyan
Director, Asia Pacific Centre for Leadership and Change
The Education University of Hong Kong
8:55 a.m.
 Keynote Speech #1
Prof Shijian Chen
Professor
Vice President
Southwest University
 Topic:
Key Elements and Effective Leadership for School Development
9:20 a.m.
Keynote Speech #2
Prof James Spillane
Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Professor in Learning and Organizational Change
Northwestern University, USA
Topic:
Educational Policy and Practice:
Engaging the Challenge of Building Educational Systems
9:45 a.m.
Panel Discussion 1
10:15 a.m.
Break
10:30 a.m.
Keynote Speech #3
Prof Allan Walker
Chair Professor of International Educational Leadership
Co-Director, Asia Pacific Centre for Leadership and Change
The Education University of Hong Kong, China
Prof Philip Hallinger
TSDF Chair Professor of Leadership
Mahidol University, Thailand
Topic:
Leading Schools in Eastern Asia: What We Need to Know
11:05 a.m.
Panel Discussion 2
11:35 a.m.
Video Sharing 1:
Chinese Educational Leadership Research
in the Eyes of International Scholars
11:50 a.m.
Half Day Summary
12:00 noon
Lunch Break
02:00 p.m.
 Keynote Speech #4
Prof Hongbiao Yin
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Topic:
Thinking and Pursuing between East and West:
Understanding the Characteristics of
Chinese Teachers and School Leaders
02:25 p.m.
 Video Sharing 2:
Chinese Educational Leadership Research
in the Eyes of Chinese Scholars
02:40 p.m.
Panel Discussion 3
03:05 p.m.
Keynote Speech #5
Prof David Gurr
University of Melbourne, Australia
Topic:
Educational Leadership Through and Beyond the Pandemic
03:25 p.m.
 Comments and Discussion:
Educational Leadership Through and Beyond the Pandemic
03:40 p.m.
Wrap-up for International Participants
03:50 p.m.
 Break
04:05 p.m. Keynote Speech #6
Prof Kai Yu
Professor
Beijing Normal University, China
Topic:
From Explaining to Emancipating:
A Shift of Research in Educational Leadership
04:30 p.m.
Roundtable Discussion
05:20 p.m.
Summary