ABOUT THE EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS

Dr. May M. H. Cheng Cheng May Hung May obtained her Bachelor and Master degrees from the of Kong and her PhD from the , New Zealand. She is now Reader in Professional in the Department of Education at the University of Oxford, and was previously Professor in the Department of Science and Environ- mental Studies at the Institute of Education. Her main research areas are teacher education and development, science education and assessment for science learning.

Mr. Maurice M. W. Cheng Maurice Cheng Man Wai is a Teaching Consultant in the Faculty of Education, The . His teaching areas include science and chemistry education, and learning psychology. He has taught in secondary school, and serves the official curriculum and assessment committees (science and chemistry subjects) of Hong Kong. He holds B.Pharm., PGDE (chemistry), MEd and is now undertaking PhD study in The University of Reading, UK. His contact is .

Dr. Jeffrey R. Day Jeffrey Day received his Bachelor’s Degree and his PhD from the University of East Anglia in 1969 and 1973 and qualified as a teacher at The Cambridge Institute of Education. He taught for 15 years in the British and Hong Kong school systems. He is an Honorary Associate Professor in Science Education in the Faculty of Education at The University of Hong Kong (since 1987, retired in 2008), and has also served as a Principal Lecturer in Science Education at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. His interests are science education, health education, the liberal studies curriculum and its development and teachers’ professional development.

Dr. Ding Ning Dr. Ding Ning obtained her Bachelor degree from Shanghai Teachers’ University and Bremen University in Germany, and her Master degree from University of Groningen (RuG) in the Netherlands. In 2009 she obtained her PhD degree from Faculty of Behavioral and at University of Groningen (RuG). She is now a post- doc researcher in GION (Groningen Institute for Educational Research). Her main research areas are Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL), problem- solving learning in physics and gender difference in collaborative learning.

Mr. Raymond W. H. Fong Fong Wai Hung Raymond obtained his Bachelor and Master degrees from the University of Hong Kong and is currently a doctoral student of the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. He is now senior curriculum development officer in the Science Education Section of the Education Bureau, Hong Kong. His main

175 ABOUT THE EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS research areas are the use of information and communication technology in education, teacher professional development and science education.

Dr. Leo S. W. Fung Fung Sun Wai Leo obtained his BSc with distinction in Biological Science from Brock University, Canada, in 1984, his MEd from the University of Hong Kong in 1996, MSc in computing from the City University of Hong Kong in 1997, and EdD from the University of Leicester, U.K. in 2005. Finally, He earned his MD from Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, . He is now a senior school development officer in the Education Bureau. His main research areas are teacher education in ICT and school-based curriculum in science education. He is both a researcher and a registered Chinese medical practitioner.

Dr. Tony Holland Tony Holland is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia. His main research areas are human resources develop- ment particularly in the Higher Education Sector, professional development of teachers and the use of information and communications technology in education across the range of educational sectors.

Prof. Alister Jones Alister Jones obtained his Master degree and PhD from the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Currently he is Dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Waikato and is the past director of the Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research and former director of the Centre for Science and Technology Education Research. He has been a teacher of science in secondary schools and has been involved in research in science and technology education in both England and New Zealand. His research interests involve aspects of science and technology education, including teacher development in science and technology education, teaching and learning of physics and curriculum development, and assessment in technology education.

Dr. Liu Shu-Chiu Shu-Chiu Liu obtained her PhD from the University of Oldenburg, Germany, and continued to work there as a post-doctoral research fellow in the Research Group of and History and Philosophy of Science, Institute of Physics. Her main research areas are science curriculum development, knowledge building, history of science and science education.

Prof. John Loughran John Loughran obtained his Bachelor of Science, Diploma in Education, Master of Educational Studies and Ph.D. from . He is now the Foundation Chair in Curriculum & Professional Practice in the Faculty of Education, Monash University and Acting Dean. His research has spanned both science education and the related fields of professional knowledge, reflective practice and teacher research. John is the co-editor of Studying Teacher Education.

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