Publications

Journal Articles

Sun, X., Siu, A. F. Y., Fong, S.Y., & Chu, T. S. F. (2023). Enhancing social-emotional development through service-learning: Experience from gifted students and their parents in Hong Kong. Education 3-13, 51(3), 386-397, doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2021.1972025
Chan, D. W., Sun, X., & Chan, L. K. (2021). Domain-Specific Growth Mindsets and Dimensions of Psychological Well-Being Among Adolescents in Hong Kong. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 1-20. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-020-09899-y
Siu, A. F. Y., Sun, X., Fong, S.Y., & Chu, T. S. F. (2021, July). Online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic: Perspectives from Hong Kong gifted students. Presentation at the 2021 Virtual Conference held by World Council for Gifted and Talented Children, July 31 – August 1 & August 7-8, 2021.
Chan, L. K., Chan, D.W., & Sun, X. (2020). University-based Gifted Programs for Gifted and Talented Students in Hong Kong: Practice and Evaluation. Gifted Education International, 36(2), 90-107. doi.org/10.1177/0261429420917858
Sun, X., Chan, L. K., Chan, D. W., Fong, S.Y., & Chu, T. S. F. (2019). The impact of peer mentoring and service learning on gifted children in Hong Kong. 21, 1-12, Hong Kong Journal of Special Education.
Chan, L. K., Chan, D.W., Liu, Huimin & Sun, X., (2019, July). Multiple Intelligences and Psychological Well-Being among Gifted Students in Hong Kong. Presentation at the 23rd Biennial World Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Cheung, A. C. K., Shek, D. T. L., Chan, L. K., Hui, A. N. N., Liu, Huimin & Sun, X. (2019, July). Gifted Characteristics and Satisfaction with Life: Mediating and Moderating Effects of General Self-Efficacy. Presentation at the 23rd Biennial World Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Chan, D. W., Chan, L. K., & Sun, X. (2019). Developing a brief version of Ryff's scale to assess the psychological well-being of adolescents in Hong Kong. European Journal of Psychological Assessment. doi: 10.1027/1015-5759/a000403
Chan, L. K., Sun, X., Cheng, M. L., Fong, S. Y., & Chu, T. S. F. (2018, August). University-based affective education programs for primary and secondary school gifted students in Hong Kong: Impacts on their personal-social development. Invited Presentation at the 15th Asia-Pacific Conference on Giftedness, Thailand.
Ho, H. S., Chan, L. K., Sun, X., & Cheng, M. L. (2018, August). Developing the school-based student information and talent database system. Paper presented at the 15th Asia-Pacific Conference on Giftedness, Thailand.
Pun, S. H., Chan, L. K., & Sun, X. (2018, August). Praxis of sustainable teacher professional development in gifted education: Experiences from Hong Kong. Paper presented at the 15th Asia-Pacific Conference on Giftedness, Thailand.
Chan, L. K., Chan, D. W., & Sun, X. (2018, June). Assessing psychological well-being among teachers in Hong Kong. In A. C. K. Cheung (Chair), Hong Kong teachers’ well-being: Lessons learnt from the Jockey Club “Giftedness Into Flourishing Talents” Project. Symposium conducted at the 16th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, Hong Kong.
Chan, L. K., Chan, H. M., Fong, S. Y., & Chan, K. T. (2018, June). Enhancing psychological well-being among highly-able students through peer interaction and service-learning. Paper presented at the 16th Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, Hong Kong.
Chan, L. K. (2018, Mar). Affective education for gifted students: Programs designed and implemented by Program for the Gifted and Talented (in English). Paper presented at the 2018 Jockey Club “Gifted in Bloom – Harmony in Heart & Mind” Mini Symposium, The Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education.
Sun, X., Chan, D. W., & Chan, L.K. (2016). Self-compassion and psychological well-being among adolescents in Hong Kong: Exploring gender differences. Personality and Individual Differences, 101, 288–292.
Chan L. K. (2016, May). The involvement of universities in gifted education: The development and experience in Hong Kong (in Chinese). In Beyond the Boundary of Gifted Education (pp. 187-195). Paper presented at the Proceedings of the 2016 Annual Conference of the Chinese Association of Gifted Education, National Taipei University of Education.
Chan, L. K., Fong, S. Y., Sun, X., Chu, S. F., & Chan, S. S. S. (2016, April). Unleashing Gifted Students’ Potential and Serving the Community. Poster session presented at the Symposium on Service-Learning, Hong Kong.
Chan, L. K., Siu, A. F. Y., Sun, X., & Fong, S. Y. (2015, May). “When the highly-able meets the less-able”: A study on the impact of a service learning project on gifted children in Hong Kong. Paper presented at the Conference on Service-Learning in Chinese Societies, Hong Kong.
Chan, D. W., Sun, X., & Chan, L. K. (2015). Gratitude and subjective well-being among highly achieving Chinese early adolescent students in Hong Kong. In V. Adkins (Ed.), Subjective Well-Being: Psychological Predictors, Social Influences and Economical Aspects (pp. 95-111). New York: Nova Science Publishers.
Chan, D. W., Chan, L. K., & Chan, A. C. Y. (2013) Parenting Gifted Children Among Hong Kong Chinese Parents: What Differences Does Westernization Make?, Roeper Review, 35:3, 177-186.
Chan, D. W. (2012). Intellectual styles of exceptional learners. In L. Zhang, R. J. Sternberg, & S. Rayner (Eds.), Handbook of intellectual styles: Preferences in cognition, learning, and thinking (pp. 373-393). New York: Springer.
Chan, D. W. (2012). Life satisfaction among highly achieving students in Hong Kong: Do gratitude and the “good-enough mindset” add to the contribution of perfectionism in prediction? Educational Psychology, 32, 613-626.
Chan, D. W. (2012). Life satisfaction, happiness, and the growth mindset of healthy and unhealthy perfectionists among Hong Kong Chinese gifted students. Roeper Review, 34, 224-233.
Chan, D. W. (2011). Characteristics and competencies of teachers of gifted learners: the Hong Kong student perspective. Roeper Review, 33, 160-169.
Chan, D. W. (2011). Confucianism. In M. A. Runco & S. R. Pritzker (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Creativity (2nd ed.) (pp. 246-252). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
Chan, D. W. (2011). East vs. West. In M. A. Runco & S. R. Pritzker (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Creativity (2nd ed.) (pp. 415-421). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
Chan, L. K. (2011). The development, implementation and evaluation of the Chinese University of Hong Kong enrichment programs for primary and secondary school gifted students (in Chinese). Conference Handbook of Gifted Education Action Research in the Chinese Districts (pp. 45-46). Taiwan: Ministry of Education.
Chan, D. W. (2010). Healthy and unhealthy perfectionists among academically gifted Chinese students in Hong Kong: Do different classification schemes make a difference? Roeper Review, 32, 88-97.
Chan, D. W. (2010). Perfectionism among Chinese gifted and nongifted students in Hong Kong: The use of the Revised Almost Perfect Scale. Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 34, 68-98.
Chan, D. W., & Zhao, Y. (2010). The relationship between drawing skill and artistic creativity: Do age and artistic involvement make a difference? Creativity Research Journal, 22, 27-36.
Chan, L. K., & Chan, D. W. (2010). Perfectionism among Chinese gifted students in Hong Kong. Gifted & Talented, 14, 36-44.
Zhang, L. F., & Chan, D. W. (2010). Intelligence revisited. In L. F. Zhang, J. Biggs, & D. Watkins (Eds.), Learning and development of Asian students: What the 21st century teacher needs to think about. (pp. 109-141). Learning and development of Asian students: What the 21st century teacher needs to think about. (pp. 109-141). Singapore: Prentice-Hall.
Chan, D. W. (2009). China, gifted education. In B. Kerr (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Giftedness, Creativity and Talent (pp. 134-136). New York: Sage.
Chan, D. W. (2009). Conceptions of giftedness among Chinese prospective and in-service teachers in Hong Kong. Gifted and Talented, 12-13, 3-13.
Chan, D. W. (2009). Dimensionality and typology of perfectionism: The use of the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale with Chinese gifted students in Hong Kong. Gifted Child Quarterly, 53, 174-187.
Chan, D. W. (2009). Drawing abilities of Chinese gifted students in Hong Kong: Prediction of expert judgments by self-report responses and spatial tests. Roeper Review, 31, 185-194.
Chan, D. W. (2009). Lay conceptions of giftedness among the Chinese people. In T. Balchin, B. Hymer, & D. J. Matthews (Eds.), The Routledge International Companion to Gifted Education (pp. 115-121). London, UK: Routledge.
Chan, D. W. (2009). Perfectionism and goal orientations among Chinese gifted students in Hong Kong. Roeper Review, 31, 9-17.
Chan, D. W., Chan, L.K., & Chau, A. (2009). Judging drawing abilities of Hong Kong Chinese gifted students: Could non-experts make expert-like judgments? Gifted Child Quarterly, 53(1), 15-24.
Chan, D. W., Chan, L.K., & Zhao, Y. (2009). Twenty-five years of gifted education research in Hong Kong 1984-2008: What lessons have we learned? Educational Research Journal, 24, 135-164.
Chan, D. W. (2008). Assessing visual arts talents of Hong Kong Chinese gifted students: The development of the impossible figures tasks. Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 31(3), 240-261.
Chan, D. W. (2008). Giftedness of Chinese Students in Hong Kong: Perspectives from different conceptions of intelligences. Gifted Child Quarterly, 52(1), 40-54.
Chan, D. W. (2007). Leadership competencies among Chinese gifted students in Hong Kong: The connection with emotional intelligence and successful intelligence. Roeper Review, 29(3), 183-189.
Chan, D. W. (2007). Components of leadership giftedness and multiple intelligences among Chinese gifted students in Hong Kong. High Ability Studies, 18(2), 155-172.
Chan, D. W. (2007). Positive and negative perfectionism among Chinese gifted students in Hong Kong: Their relationships to general self-efficacy and subjective well-being. Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 31(1), 77-102.
Chan, D. W. (2007). Gender differences in spatial ability: Relationship to spatial experience among Chinese gifted students in Hong Kong. Roeper Review, 29(4), 277-282.
Chan, D. W. (2007). Musical aptitude and association responses in music listening among Chinese gifted students in Hong Kong. Roeper Review, 29(5), 30-36.
Chan, D. W. (2007). Leadership and intelligence. Roeper Review, 29(3), 183-189.
Chan, D. W. (2007). Musical aptitude and multiple intelligences among Chinese gifted students in Hong Kong: Do self-perceptions predict abilities? Personality & Individual Differences, 43(6), 1604-1615.
Chan, D. W. (2007). Creative teaching in Hong Kong schools: Constraints and challenges. Educational Research Journal, 22, 1-12.
Chan, D. W. (2006). Perceived multiple intelligences among male and female Chinese gifted students in Hong Kong: The structure of the student multiple intelligences profile. Gifted Child Quarterly, 50(4), 325-338.
Chan, D. W. (2006). In search of musical talent in schools in Hong Kong: An overview or different perspective. Educational Research Journal, 21(1), 1-20.
Chan, D. W. (2006). Emotional intelligence and components of burnout among Chinese secondary school teachers in Hong Kong. Teaching and Teacher Education, 22(8), 1042-1054.
Chan, D. W. (2006). Adjustment problems, self-efficacy, and psychological distress among gifted students in Hong Kong. Roeper Review, 28(4), 203-209.
Chan, D. W. (2005). Emotional intelligence, social coping, and psychological distress among Chinese gifted students in Hong Kong. High Ability Studies, 16(2), 163-178.
Chan, D. W. (2005). Perceived multiple intelligences and learning preferences Among Chinese gifted students in Hong Kong. Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 29(2), 187-212.
Chan, D. W. (2005). The structure of social coping among Chinese gifted children and youths in Hong Kong. Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 29(1), 8-29.
Chan, D.W. (2005). Self-perceived creativity, family hardiness, and emotional intelligence of Chinese Gifted Students in Hong Kong. Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 14(2/3), 47-56.
Chan, D. W. (2005). Family environment and talent development of Chinese gifted students in Hong Kong. Gifted Child Quarterly, 49(3), 211-221.
Chan, D. W. (2004). Social coping and psychological distress among Chinese gifted students in Hong Kong. Gifted Child Quarterly, 48, 30-41.
Chan, D. W. (2004). Multiple intelligences of Chinese gifted students in Hong Kong: Perspectives from students, parents, teachers, and peers. Roeper Review, 27(1), 18-24.
Chan, D. W. (2004). Creativity and its enhancement: From theory to practice. Journal of Youth Studies, 7 (2), 3-18.
Chan, D. W. (2003). Dimensions of emotional intelligence and their relationships with social coping among gifted adolescents in Hong Kong, Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 32, 409-418.
Chan, D. W. (2003). Leadership skills training for Chinese secondary students in Hong Kong: Does training make a difference? Journal of Secondary Gifted Education, 14, 166-174.
Chan, D. W. (2003). Adjustment problems and multiple intelligences among gifted students in Hong Kong. High Ability Studies, 14, 41-54.
Chan, D. W. (2002). Nurturing giftedness of students in schools: A curriculum for talent development. Educational Research Journal, 17, 1-18.
Chan, D. W. (2002). Fostering creativity in schools in Hong Kong: Issues and challenges from a systems perspective. Education Journal, 30 (1), 1-14.
Chan, D. W. (2001). Gifted education in Hong Kong: Issues and challenges in the new millennium. The Australasian Journal of Gifted Education, 10 (1), 5-12.
Chan D. W. (2001). Learning styles of gifted and nongifted secondary students in Hong Kong. Gifted Child Quarterly, 45 (1), 35-44.
Chan, D. W. (2001). The mad genius controversy: Does the East differ from the West? Education Journal, 29 (1), 1-15.
Chan, D. W. (2001). Assessing giftedness of Chinese secondary school students in Hong Kong: A multiple intelligences perspective. High Ability Studies, 12, 215-234.
Chan, D. W. (2000). The development of mentorship programs at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Roeper Review, 23, 85-88.
Chan, D. W. (2000). Parenting gifted and talented children: An overview and some practical considerations for Hong Kong Chinese parents. Journal of Basic Education, 9, 37-50.
Chan, D. W. (2000). Learning and teaching through the multiple-intelligences perspective: Implications for curriculum reform in Hong Kong. Educational Research Journal, 15, 187-201.
Chan, D. W. (2000). Identifying gifted and talented students in Hong Kong. Roeper Review, 22, 88-93.
Chan, D. W. (2000). Exploring identification procedures of gifted students by teacher ratings, parent ratings, and student self-reports in Hong Kong. High Ability Studies, 11, 69-82.
Chan, D. W. (2000). Developing the creative leadership training program for gifted and talented students in Hong Kong. Roeper Review, 22, 94-97.
Chan, D. W. (2000). Assessing leadership among Chinese secondary students in Hong Kong: The use of the Roets Rating Scale for Leadership. Gifted Child Quarterly, 44, 115-122.
Chan, D. W. (2000). “Education for the Gifted” and “Talent Development”: What gifted education can offer education reform in Hong Kong. Education Journal, 28, 1-13.
Chan D. W. (2000). Vision, task, and hope: The Hong Kong education reform movements in 21st century. Educational Research Journal, 15, 1-8.

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