EDUCATION JOURNAL

A Journal of the Hong Kong Institute of Educational Research
and the Facutly of Education
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Current edition: Volume 35 Number 1 (Summer 2007) [Chinese version]

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The Education Journal is published twice a year in summer and winter by the Hong Kong Institute of Educational Research (HKIER), the Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. The Journal welcomes contributions which promote the exchange of ideas and rational discourse between practicing educators and educational researchers from Hong Kong and abroad. To this end the Journal publishes articles on empirical and theoretical studies, research reports, commentaries and book reviews that attempt a systematic analysis or synthesis of educational processes and systems from different viewpoints and approaches.

Editor

Professor Tsang Wing-kwong, HKIER

Associate Editors

Professor David W. Chan, HKIER
Professor Hau Kit-tai, HKIER
Professor Esther Sui-Chu Ho, HKIER
Professor Lin Mei-Yi, HKIER

Executive Editor

Fung Wai-kit, HKIER

Editorial Coordinator

Cherry Big-Bing Mui, HKIER

Advisory Editors

Professor Michael W. Apple
John Bascom Professor of Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Policy Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Professor Margaret Archer
Chairperson of Department of Sociology, University of Warwick
Professor Stephen Ball
Karl Mannheim Professor of Sociology of Education, University of London
Professor Martin Carnoy
Professor of Education and Economics, Standford University
Professor Erwin H. Epstein
Professor and Chair, Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Loyola University of Chicago
Professor Graham J. Fishburne
Professor of Education, University of Alberta
Professor A. H. Halsey
Emeritus Professor and Fellow of Nuffield College, University of Oxford
Professor Chikio Hayashi
Emeritus Professor, The Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Tokyo
Professor Ruth Hayhoe
Professor in Theory and Policy Studies, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
Professor Torsten Husén
Professor Emeritus of Institute of International Education, University of Stockholm
Professor Rance Lee Pui-Leung
Professor of Sociology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Professor Liu Pak-wai
Professor of Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Professor Leslie Lo Nai-Kwai
Director of Hong Kong Institute of Educational Research, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Professor Min Weifang
Director and Professor of Institute of Higher Education, Peking University
Professor Bridie Raban
Mooroolbeek Foundation Chair of Early Childhood Education, Faculty of Education, The University of Melbourne
Dr Ovid J. L. Tzeng
Vice President, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Professor Geoff Whitty
Director, Institute of Education, University of London

Abstracting and Indexing Services

Education Journal is indexed in ERIC.

Notes for Contributors

Manuscripts are considered for publication with the understanding that they are original material and have not been submitted elsewhere for publication. Submission of a paper to a professional journal is considered to be a definite indication of the author's commitment to publish in that journal. A paper submitted to this journal while it is under review by another journal is regarded as unacceptable. Submitting an already published manuscript is considered to be unethical. The author should consult the Editor if he or she has any questionas to whether or not the paper is suitable for publication.

Editorial Procedures

Educational Journal is a refereed journal. All papers considered appropriate for this journal are reviewed anonymously by at least two outside reviewers. The review process usually takes one to two months. Papers are accepted for publication subject to nonsubstantive, stylistic editing. The Editor reserves the right to make any necessary changes in the papers, or request the author to do so, or reject the paper submitted. A copy of the edited paper along with the first proofs will be sent to the author for proofreading. They should be corrected and returned to the Editor within seven days. Once the final version of the paper has been accepted, authors are requested not to make further changes to the text.

Submission of Manuscript

All manuscripts submitted will be considered for publication. Manuscripts (three copies) should be sent to:

Professor Wing-kwong Tsang
Editor, Education Journal
Hong Kong Institute of Educational Research
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shatin, N.T.
Hong Kong

Preparation of Manuscript

Author Identification

The complete title of the paper, the names of the author(s), institutional affiliations, and other identifying material should be typed on a separate sheet/the title page only to assure anonymity in the review process.

The first text page of the article should have the complete title of the manuscript, but not the names of the author(s).

The first-named author or the co-author who will be handling correspondence with the Editor should submit a complete address, telephone number, fax number, and email address.

Specification for Manuscript

Typescript: Manuscripts (including indented matter, footnotes, and references) should be typed on 21 × 29 cm paper, upper and lower case, double-spaced, with 3.5 cm margins and justified to the left margins only.
Computer Disk: Please submit the final manuscript on a computer disk in either IBM or IBM-compatible format, using one of the well-known word processing softwares (such as Word or WordPerfect) or as ASCII text. Please also supply two hard copies along with the computer disk.
Length: The length of English manuscripts ideally should be 25–35 pages (not more than 7,000 words), whereas the length of Chinese manuscript should be between 6,000–10,000 characters.
Abstracts: All manuscripts should be sent with an abstract of 150–200 words. The abstract should be placed preceding the paper. For Chinese manuscripts, the author is requested to submit not only the Chinese abstract but also the English abstract.
Title: An English title should be submitted while the manuscript is written in Chinese and vice versa.
Style: Manuscripts should conform to the publication guidelines of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed., 2001) [For Chinese style guide, please click here]. Manuscript not conforming to the specifications will be returned to the author for proper style change.
Tables and Captions to Illustrations: Tables must be typed on separate sheets and attached at the end of the manuscript. The appropriate position of tables (and figures) should be indicated in the manuscript. The captions to illustrations should be gathered together and typed on a separate sheet. All tables (and figures) must be included on the disk that accompanies the manuscript.
Figures: All figures must be camera-ready, suitable for reproduction. Figures will not normally be redrawn by the publisher.

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