Prof. LEUNG Kit-ying, Suzannie

BA (CityU), PGDPsy, MEd (CUHK), MA (HKBU), PGDE, PhD (HKU)

Assistant Professor
Prof. LEUNG Kit-ying, Suzannie

Prof. LEUNG Kit-ying, Suzannie

Assistant Professor

HTB Rm. 312
3943 6983


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Introduction
Dr. Suzannie Leung graduated from the City University of Hong Kong with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in Creative Media. She further obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Early Childhood Education from The University of Hong Kong (Distinction), a Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology and a Master of Education degree in Educational Psychology from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Dean's List), and a Master of Arts degree in Visual Arts from Hong Kong Baptist University (Merit). She finished her PhD at The University of Hong Kong and her doctoral thesis focused on visual arts education in Hong Kong kindergartens. She is a registered kindergarten teacher and a qualified kindergarten principal. With over ten years of educational experience in a variety of settings, she has engaged in kindergarten teacher education, curriculum development, programme design for gifted children and curatorial work of early childhood art exhibitions. She served as a lecturer in the Early Childhood Education and Elementary Division of Hong Kong Baptist University, and a senior lecturer in the School of Education and Languages, Hong Kong Metropolitan University.
Research Areas
Early childhood curriculum and pedagogy, early visual arts, creativity in early childhood, teacher education and development
Selected Publications
  1. Leung, S. K. Y.*, Wu, J., Li, J. W., Lam, Y. & Ng. O. (Accepted). Examining young children’s computational thinking through animation art. Early Childhood Education Journal. [SSCI; JIF=2.7]
  2. Leung, S. K. Y. (Accepted). Listening to Hong Kong children’s perspectives through pretend play. British Educational Research Journal. [SSCI; JIF=2.3]
  3. Leung, S. K. Y.*, Wu, J., & Li, J. W. (Accepted). Children’s knowledge construction of computational thinking in a play-based classroom. Early Child Development and Care. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2023.2299405 [SSCI; JIF=1.4]
  4. Leung, S. K. Y.* & Hung, K. (Accepted). From exploration to integration: Visual arts media in a teacher education program in Hong Kong. In A., Bautista et al. (Eds.), Arts and Creativity in East and Southeast Asian Preschools: Towards ‘Glocal’ Pedagogies. Springer.
  5. Leung, S. K. Y.* & Choi, W. Y. (2023). Teachers’ perceptions of technical affordances in early visual arts education. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal. https://doi.org/10.1080/1350293X.2023.2227367 [SSCI; JIF=2.3]
  6. Wan, S. W. Y., Leung, S. K. Y., Yuen, S. Y., & Leung, C. C. Y. (2023). Swimming with crocodiles: understanding Hong Kong teachers’ experiences of implementing differentiated instruction through a school-university partnership programme. Journal of Education for Teaching, 1-5. https://doi.org/10.1080/02607476.2023.2205829 [SSCI; JIF=4.0]
  7. Pan, C. S., Leung, S. K. Y.* & Wan, S. W. Y. (2023). Unlocking emotional aspects of kindergarten teachers’ professional identity through photovoice. Education Sciences, 13(4), 342. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13040342 [ESCI; JIF=3.0]
  8. Zhang, Y., Ng, O. & Leung, S. K. Y. (2023). Researching computational thinking in early childhood STEAM education context: A descriptive review of selected literature on the state of research and future directions. Journal for STEM Education Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41979-023-00097-7 [Open Access; Springer]
  9. Leung, S. K. Y.*, Wu, J., Lam, Y. & Ho, H. T. (2023). An explanatory study of kindergarten teachers’ teaching behaviours in their visual arts classrooms. Teaching and Teacher Education. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2023.104018 [SSCI; JIF=3.9]
  10. Leung, S. K. Y.*, Wu, J. & Li, H. (2023). Explaining kindergarten teachers’ beliefs and practices regarding early visual arts education: A perspective from the theory of planned behavior. Journal for the Study of Education and Development. https://doi.org/10.1080/02103702.2022.2133400 [SSCI; JIF=0.8]
  11. Leung, S. K. Y. (2023). Listening to children's voices as a socially-engaged practice. Art Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/00043125.2022.2131208 [SCOPUS]
  12. Weng, X., Ng, O., Cui, Z., Leung, S. K. Y. (2022). Creativity development with problem-based digital making and block-based programme for STEAM learning in middle school contexts. Journal of Educational Computing Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/07356331221115661 [SSCI; JIF=4.8]
  13. Leung, S. K. Y.* & Yuen, M. (2022). Exploring talented children’s humour through creating pop-up storybooks. Education 3-13, 51(8), 1325-1341. https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2022.2071453 [ECSI: JIF=1.0]
  14. Leung, S. K. Y.*, Luk, S. & Lee, I. (2022). The tension between professionalization and marketization: Hong Kong kindergarten education during the coronavirus pandemic. OMEP: Theory into Practice, 5, 51-55. https://omepworld.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/OMEP-TIP5-2022.pdf
  15. Yuen, G. & Leung, S. K. Y. (2021). CIEC Editorial 22(4) Special issue: Innovative forms of play in Asian contexts. Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 22(4), 293-295. https://doi.org/10.1177/14639491211061348 [ECSI; JIF=1.2]
  16. Zhang, Y., Leung, S. K. Y.* & Li, H. (2021). Parental play beliefs in the developing areas of China: A multiple case study. Education Sciences, 11, 625. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11100625 [ECSI; JIF=3.0]
  17. Wan, S. W. Y. & Leung, S. K. Y. (2021). Integrating phenomenography with discourse analysis to study Hong Kong prospective teachers’ conceptions of curriculum leadership. Cambridge Journal of Education, 52(1), 91-116. https://doi.org/10.1080/0305764X.2021.1946484 [SSCI; JIF=2.3]
  18. Leung, S. K. Y.*, Chiu, J. L. Y. & Lam, Y. (2021). Online storytelling for young children during the pandemic. Childhood Education, 97(4), 68-71. https://doi.org/10.1080/00094056.2021.1951569 [SCOPUS]
  19. Leung S. K. Y.*, Choi, W. Y. & Yuen M. (2021). Creative digital art: Young children’s video making through practice-based learning. In Cohrssen C., Garvis S. (eds) Embedding STEAM in Early Childhood Education and Care (pp.41–63). UK: Palgrave Macmillan, Cham.
  20. Leung, S. K. Y. (2021). Concept of word in text: The prerequisite in early English literacy for ESL learners in Hong Kong. Asia-Pacific Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education, 15(2), 1-18. http://dx.doi.org/10.17206/apjrece.2021.15.2.1 [SCOPUS]
  21. Leung, S. K. Y. (2020). Project superhero: Liberating children’s play through socially-engaged art. InSEA ART Education VISUAL Journal IMAG, 10, 1-7. https://www.insea.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/imag10_1.pdf
  22. Leung, S. K. Y. (2020). Teachers’ belief-and-practice gap in implementing early visual arts curriculum in Hong Kong. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 52(6), 857-869. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220272.2020.1795271 [SSCI; JIF=2.1]
  23. Leung, S. K. Y.*, Wan, S. W. Y., Orchard, J. & Davids, N. (2020). Consolidating pre-service teachers’ metacognition of online dialogue through visual methods: A Hong Kong case study. Journal of Education for Teaching, 46(5), 693-696. https://doi.org/10.1080/02607476.2020.1761759 [SSCI; JIF=4.0]
  24. Leung, S. K. Y.*, Choi, W. Y. & Yuen, M. (2020). Video art as digital play for young children. British Journal of Educational Technology, 51(2), 531-554. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12877 [SSCI; JIF=6.6]
  25. Leung, S. K. Y.* & Hoshmand, A. R. (2019). The imperative of arts in general education: Does art enhance quality learning? Journal of General Education, 68(3-4), 153-168. https://doi.org/10.5325/jgeneeduc.68.3-4.0153 [SCOPUS]
  26. Cheung, S. K., Fong, R. W., Leung, S. K. Y., & Ling, E. K. (2019). The roles of Hong Kong pre-service early childhood teachers' creativity and zest in their self-efficacy in creating child-centered learning environments. Early Education and Development, 30(6), 788-799. https://doi.org/10.1080/10409289.2019.1586224 [SSCI; JIF=2.9]
  27. Leung, S. K. Y. (2019). Translanguaging through visual arts in early childhood: A case study in a Hong Kong kindergarten. Asia-Pacific Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education, 13(1), 47-67. http://dx.doi.org/10.17206/apjrece.2019.13.1.47 [SCOPUS]
  28. Leung, S. K. Y. (2019). Socially engaged arts: Luke Ching’s practices for Hong Kong. The International Journal of Social, Political and Community Agendas in the Arts, 14(4), 25–35. https://doi.org/10.18848/2326-9960/CGP/v14i04/25-35
  29. Leung, S. K. Y. (2018). An exploratory study of early visual arts education in two Hong Kong kindergartens. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 32(4), 392-403. https://doi.org/10.1080/02568543.2018.1498414 [ESCI; JIF=1.5]
  30. Leung, S. K. Y. (2018). No more crafts: When student teachers bring visual arts into Hong Kong kindergartens. OMEP: Theory into Practice, 1, 17–19. https://omepworld.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/THEORY_INTO_PRACTICE-I.pdf
  31. Leung, S. K. Y. (2017). The magic of inquiry and hermit crabs: Empowering holistic development in Hong Kong. Young Children, 72(4), 64–70. https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/yc/sep2017/magic-inquiry-and-hermit-crabs [SCOPUS]
  32. Cheung, S. K., Ling, E. K., & Leung, S. K. Y. (2017). Beliefs associated with support for child-centered learning environment among Hong Kong pre-service early childhood teachers. Journal of Education for Teaching, 43(2), 232-244. https://doi.org/10.1080/02607476.2017.1286785 [SSCI; JIF=4.0]
  33. Leung, S. K. Y., & Chen, E. E. (2016). An examination and evaluation of post-millennial early childhood education policies in Taiwan. In H. Li, & E. Park (Eds.), Early Childhood Education Policies in Asia Pacific: Advances in Theory and Practice (pp. 245–262), Springer.
  34. Leung, S. K. Y. (2014). Evaluating the Free Early Childhood Education Policies in Taiwan with the 3A2S Framework. International Journal of Chinese Education, 3, 268–289. https://doi.org/10.1163/22125868-12340040
  35. Leung, S. K. Y. (2014). How does photography express children’s voice? Every Child, 20(4), 16–17. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/270573021_How_does_Photography_Express_Children's_Voice
  36. Leung, S. K. Y. (2013). How do creative teachers facilitate children’s creativity in visual arts? A case study about the visual arts teacher training and teaching. Hong Kong Journal of Early Childhood, 12(2), 76–86.
    *Corresponding author
Selected Conference Presentations
  1. Leung, S. K. Y. (June, 2023). Listening to children's voices as a socially-engaged practice. Paper presentation at XXII International Play Association Triennial World Conference 2023 held from 6 to 9 June, 2023 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK.
  2. Leung, S. K. Y., Wu, J., & Choi, W. Y. (May, 2023). Exploring young children’s computational thinking in animation art. Virtual paper presented at the AERA 2023 Annual Meeting held from 4 to 5 May, 2023.
  3. Leung, S. K. Y., Choi, W. Y., Yip, O. W., & Wu, J. (May, 2023). Exploring kindergarten teachers’ TPACK through digital storytelling. Virtual paper presented at the AERA 2023 Annual Meeting held from 4 to 5 May, 2023.
  4. Leung, S. K. Y., Wu, J., Chung, S. & Li, H. (July, 2022). Using a 3CAPs conceptual framework to explore Hong Kong kindergarten teachers’ perceptions about visual arts education. Virtual paper presentation at the 10th European Conference on Education held from 14 to 17 July 2022 in UCL, London.
  5. Leung, S. K. Y. & Yuen, G. (July, 2022). Pretend play in socially engaged art: Resisting neoliberalism through children’s voices. Symposium titled “OMEP New Scholar Award”, presented at the 74th OMEP World Assembly and Conference, held from 12 to 15 July 2022 in Athens, Greece.
  6. Leung, S. K. Y. (July, 2022). Examining kindergarten teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge in their visual arts classrooms: A mixed-methods approach. Virtual paper presentation at the 22nd PECERA Annual Conference held from 8 to 10 July 2022 in Hong Kong, China.
  7. Leung, S. K. Y. (June, 2022). Creative digital art for young children: A case study in Hong Kong. Virtual symposium titled “Fostering creativity in children in the era of change”, presented at the 13th Conference of the International Association for Research in L1 Education (ARLE) held from 15 to 17 June 2022 in in Nicosia, Cyprus.
  8. Leung, S. K. Y. & Wan, S. W. Y. (September, 2021). Unlocking affective aspects of kindergarten teachers' identity through photovoice. Paper presentation at the BERA Virtual Annual Meeting 2021 held from 13 to 16 September 2021.
  9. Chan, S., Leung, S. K. Y. & Yuen, M. (June, 2021). Early career awareness and talent development: Stories from a creative cross-disciplinary workshop. Video presentation at The Virtual World Council for Gifted and Talented Children World Conference 2021 held from 31 July – 1 August & 7 – 8 August 2021.
  10. Leung, S. K. Y. (April, 2021). Exploring kindergarten in-service teachers’ perceptions on the affordances of digital video in visual arts education. Symposium titled “Music and arts teacher learning through classroom video: Outlining future research agendas”, presented at the AERA Virtual Annual Meeting 2021 held from 9 to 12 April 2021.
  11. Leung, S. K. Y. & Yuen, M. (November, 2020). Exploring children’s sense of humor through pop-up storybook production in gifted education. Zoom paper presentation at The 16th Asia-Pacific Conference on Giftedness 2020 held from 27 to 29 November 2020 in Daegu, Korea.
  12. Chan, S., Leung, S. K. Y. & Yuen, M. (November, 2020). Telling my story: A workshop in creativity and early career awareness. Zoom workshop session at The 16th Asia-Pacific Conference on Giftedness 2020 held from 27 to 29 November 2020 in Daegu, Korea.
  13. Leung, S. K. Y., & Wan, S. W. Y. (July, 2019). A systematic review of applying drawing methods in studying teacher leadership. Paper presentation at The European Conference on Education 2019 held from 19 to 21 July 2019 in University College London, UK.
  14. Leung, S. K. Y., Choi, W. Y. & Yuen, M. (April, 2019). Digital play for young children in gifted education. Paper presentation at 2019 International Research Association for Talent Development and Excellence held from 12 to 16 April 2019 in Taipei, Taiwan.
  15. Leung, S. K. Y. (November, 2018). Nurturing children’s creativity through visual arts: Creative dialogues in the early years. Symposium titled “The challenge of promoting creativity in the Chinese early childhood context”, presented at the Taiwan Education Research Association- Global Association of Chinese Creativity 2018 held from 8 to 11 November 2018 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Funded Research Projects
  1. Principal Investigator, Children’s pretend play as socially engaged art: A case study of school transition in Hong Kong, Direct Grant for Research 2022-23, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Jun 2023 – Nov 2024, HK$ 72,932
  2. Principal Investigator, Examining young children’s computational thinking through digital arts, General Research Fund 2022-23, Research Grants Council, Jan 2023 – Jun 2025, HK$807,250
  3. Principal Investigator, Investigating children's computational thinking through stop-motion animation, Direct Grant for Research 2021-22, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Jun 2022 – Jun 2024, HK$79,920
  4. Principal Investigator, Investigating kindergarten teachers’ attitudes and aptitudes regarding the role of digital devices in visual arts education, General Research Fund 2021-22, Research Grants Council, Jan 2022 – Jun 2024, HK$787,300
  5. Principal Investigator, Examining kindergarten teachers’ TPACK through online teaching in Hong Kong, Direct Grant for Research 2020-21, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Jun 2021 – Jun 2023, HK$72,089
  6. Principal Investigator, Investigating teachers’ perceptions of the affordances of digital devices in early visual arts education, Direct Grant for Research 2020-21, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Mar 2021 – Aug 2022, HK$69,120
  7. Principal Investigator, Investigating kindergarten teachers’ content knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge of visual arts education in Hong Kong, Early Career Scheme 2019-20, Research Grants Council, Jan 2020 – Jun 2022, HK$661,984
  8. Principal Investigator, Validation of Chinese teachers’ beliefs scale on early visual arts education, Direct Grant for Research 2018-19, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Mar 2019 – Feb 2021, HK$32,516
  9. Co-investigator, Teacher negotiation of educational change and sociocultural processes (re)defining teacher dialogue and practice, General Research Fund 2023-24, Research Grants Council (PI: Prof. Daphnee Lee, CUHK), HK$913,500
  10. Co-investigator, Physical Activity Routines, Education, Assessment, Literacy, and Information Technology application in Young children (PA REALITY): A social cognitive theory-based movement education programme for preschool students (PI: Prof. Amy Ha, CUHK), 2022 – 2024, HK$6,585,714
  11. Co-investigator, 'Rhythm And Movement for Self-Regulation' (RAMSR) in Hong Kong kindergartens from low socio-economic backgrounds: A randomized controlled trial, General Research Fund 2021-22, Research Grants Council (PI: Dr. Alfredo Bautista, EdUHK), Jan 2022 – Dec 2024, HK$1,134,700
  12. Co-investigator, Conceptions of curriculum leadership: A phenomenographic study of principals and teachers in Hong Kong kindergartens, Department Research Grants, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (PI: Dr. Sally Wan, CUHK), Jul 2021 – Jul 2022, HK$10,000
  13. Co-investigator, Reinforcing the educational impact of EduVenture® and EduVenture® VR through local, regional and international collaborations, Project Impact Enhancement Fund, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (PI: Prof. Morris Jong, CUHK), Aug 2021 – May 2022, HK$506,782
  14. Co-investigator, Using learning management system (LMS) and IT tools to develop self-directed learning abilities of primary school students, Education Bureau, HKSAR Government (PI: Prof. Morris Jong, CUHK), Sep 2020 – Mar 2022, HK$540,960
  15. Co-investigator, Project evaluation of The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust British Council core skills for life, British Council Hong Kong (PI: Dr. Sally Wan, CUHK), Nov 2018 – Oct 2021, HK$499,986
  16. Co-investigator, Needs assessment and curriculum design of The Hong Kong Jockey Club Ridge to Reef (RfR), The Nature Conservancy Hong Kong Foundation Ltd (PI: Dr. Sally Wan, CUHK), Sep 2019 – Dec 2020, HK$343,214
Professional Community Services
  1. Member, The Assessment Panel on Early Childhood Education of Chief Executive’s Award for Teaching Excellence (CEATE), Hong Kong SAR (2023 – 2024)
  2. Member, The PECERA-HK Strategic Partnership Sub-Committee, Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association (Hong Kong) (2022 – 2024)
  3. 指導專家, 廣東省教育廳廣州市番禺區教育局學前教育指導專家庫 (2022–Present)
  4. Executive Committee Member, World Organization for Early Childhood Education (OMEP-Hong Kong) (2020 – 2022)
  5. Honorary Advisor, Hong Kong Kowloon and N.T. Kindergarten Education Advancement Association (2019 – Present)
  6. Specialist of the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic & Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) in the areas of Education and Arts, Design and Performing Arts (October 2018 – 31 January 2025)
  7. Accreditation Panel Member, Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (2018 – Present)
  8. Council Member, Education Governance Council, The Salvation Army Hong Kong and Macau Command (2018 – Present)
Others
  1. Awardee, Bronze, Poster Award (Educational Impact) (PI: Dr. Sally Wan, CUHK), Teaching and Learning Innovation Expo 2022, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2022)
  2. Awardee, New Scholar Award, World Organization for Early Childhood Education (2022)
  3. Awardee, Young Researcher Award, Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2021)
  4. Editorial board member, Pedagogy, Culture & Society (2023 – Present)
  5. Editorial board member, Journal of Research in Childhood Education, (2023 – Present)
  6. Editorial board member, Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood (2020 – 2025)
  7. Guest editor (Chief Editors: Prof. Nicola Yelland & Prof. Sue Grieshaber), Special Issue: Innovative forms of play in Asian contexts, Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood (Dec 2021)
  8. Co-editor (Editor: Dr. Mantak Yuen), Nurturing Talents APFG Newsletter, Asia-Pacific Federation on Giftedness (2018 – Present)
  9. Reviewer, European Early Childhood Education Research Journal (2021 – Present)
  10. Reviewer, Asia-Pacific Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education (2019 – Present)