{"id":1597,"date":"2024-01-10T14:19:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T06:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hkece.edu.hku.hk\/?page_id=1597"},"modified":"2024-01-15T17:04:10","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T09:04:10","slug":"edb-consultancy-study","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hkece.edu.hku.hk\/chinese\/edb-consultancy-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Project: Consultancy Study on the Effectiveness of the Provision of Quality Kindergarten Education in Hong Kong under the Kindergarten Education Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"page\" data-elementor-id=\"1597\" class=\"elementor elementor-1597\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ee477fc elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ee477fc\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Team Members<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3046d03 eael-infobox-shape-circle eael-infobox-hover-img-shape-square elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"3046d03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-infobox icon-on-left\">\n\t            <div class=\"infobox-icon\">\n\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hkece.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Prof-Rao-150x150.png\" alt=\"\">\n            \n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content\">\n            <h2 class=\"title\">Prof RAO, Nirmala\u00a0<\/h2><div><p>Principal Investigator<\/p><\/div>        <\/div>\n            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eael-infobox-hover-img-shape-square elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"4918746\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-infobox icon-on-left\">\n\t            <div class=\"infobox-icon\">\n\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hkece.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/John_Bacon_Shone-150x150.png\" alt=\"\">\n            \n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content\">\n            <h2 class=\"title\">Prof BACON-SHONE, John <\/h2><div><p>Social Sciences Research Centre, HKU<\/p><\/div>        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c64304b eael-infobox-shape-circle eael-infobox-hover-img-shape-square elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"c64304b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-infobox icon-on-left\">\n\t            <div class=\"infobox-icon\">\n\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hkece.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Professor-Patrick-Ip-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n            \n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content\">\n            <h2 class=\"title\">Prof IP, Patrick<\/h2><div><p>Department of Paediatrics &amp; Adolescent Medicine, School of Clinical Medicine, HKU<\/p><\/div>        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eca72c8 eael-infobox-shape-circle eael-infobox-hover-img-shape-square elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"eca72c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-infobox icon-on-left\">\n\t            <div class=\"infobox-icon\">\n\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hkece.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/swychan-142x150.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n            \n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content\">\n            <h2 class=\"title\">Dr CHAN, Stephanie<\/h2>        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59d18cb eael-infobox-shape-circle eael-infobox-hover-img-shape-square elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"59d18cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-infobox icon-on-left\">\n\t            <div class=\"infobox-icon\">\n\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hkece.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Ben-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n            \n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content\">\n            <h2 class=\"title\">Dr RICHARDS, Ben<\/h2>        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-debfbc2 eael-infobox-shape-circle eael-infobox-hover-img-shape-square elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"debfbc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-infobox icon-on-left\">\n\t            <div class=\"infobox-icon\">\n\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hkece.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/leediana-142x150.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n            \n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content\">\n            <h2 class=\"title\">Dr LEE, Diana<\/h2>        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d2e54c eael-infobox-shape-circle eael-infobox-hover-img-shape-square elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"3d2e54c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-infobox icon-on-left\">\n\t            <div class=\"infobox-icon\">\n\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hkece.edu.hku.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/ritaytng-142x150.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n            \n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content\">\n            <h2 class=\"title\">Ms NG, Rita<\/h2>        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba55f67 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba55f67\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0148a4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0148a4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Objectives<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71fcf3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71fcf3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The study considers whether the quality of KG education has changed as a result of the implementation of the KG policy, and has 3 main objectives:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>to examine the effectiveness of the provision of quality KG education in Hong Kong under the KG policy;<\/li>\n<li>to identify good practices and areas for improvement for KGs; and<\/li>\n<li>to investigate school factors that are conducive to the development of quality KG education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e6c344 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8e6c344\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76ce62a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"76ce62a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0a397d e-flex e-con-boxed elementor-invisible e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a0a397d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8201bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8201bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project Information<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a901d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a901d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Hong Kong Education Bureau implemented the new kindergarten education policy starting from the 2017\/18 school year with the aim to enhancing kindergarten education in Hong Kong and providing good quality and highly affordable education for kindergarten children.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A multi-method, multi-informant design was employed:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We administered principal and teacher questionnaires in three phases: Wave 1: Jun 2018 to Sep 2018, Wave 2: Jun 2019 to Sep 2019, and Wave 3: Jun 2020 to Oct 2020 with 121 kindergartens<\/li>\n<li>A sample of 25 KGs was drawn for intensive study.\n<ul>\n<li>To understand the general situation before the implementation of the KG policy, 15 K3 classes in these 25 KGs were observed in the Pre-policy phase. From Wave 1 to Wave 3, classroom observations were conducted in two class levels in 25 KGs during each Wave (Wave 1: 25 K1 and 25 K2 classes, Wave 2: 25 K1 and 25 K3 classes, Wave 3: 25 K2 and 19 K3 classes).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the Prepolicy phase, principals from each of the 25 KGs completed a questionnaire and were interviewed. In each wave (from Wave 1 to Wave 3), individual interviews were conducted with the principals of these 25 KGs; 1 teacher from each class observed (50 interviews from 50 classes) and 1 parent from each class observed (50 interviews from 50 classes). Parents of children from classes that were observed completed questionnaires (Wave 1: 879 parents, Wave 2: 798 parents, Wave 3: 431 parents).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adb9722 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"adb9722\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85316b9 eael-infobox-icon-bg-shape-none eael-infobox-icon-hover-bg-shape-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"85316b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-infobox icon-on-left\">\n\t            <div class=\"infobox-icon eael-icon-only\">\n\n            \n                            <div class=\"infobox-icon-wrap\">\n                    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-book-open\" viewbox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M542.22 32.05c-54.8 3.11-163.72 14.43-230.96 55.59-4.64 2.84-7.27 7.89-7.27 13.17v363.87c0 11.55 12.63 18.85 23.28 13.49 69.18-34.82 169.23-44.32 218.7-46.92 16.89-.89 30.02-14.43 30.02-30.66V62.75c.01-17.71-15.35-31.74-33.77-30.7zM264.73 87.64C197.5 46.48 88.58 35.17 33.78 32.05 15.36 31.01 0 45.04 0 62.75V400.6c0 16.24 13.13 29.78 30.02 30.66 49.49 2.6 149.59 12.11 218.77 46.95 10.62 5.35 23.21-1.94 23.21-13.46V100.63c0-5.29-2.62-10.14-7.27-12.99z\"><\/path><\/svg>                <\/div>\n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content eael-icon-only\">\n            <h2 class=\"title\">Publications and News\u200b<\/h2>        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5a0fe6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5a0fe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Technical report<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Rao, N., Lau, C., Chan, S., Richards, B., Lee, D., Bacon-Shone, J. &amp; Ip, P. (2022). Consultancy study on the effectiveness of the provision of quality kindergarten education in Hong Kong under the kindergarten education policy. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.edb.gov.hk\/attachment\/en\/edu-system\/preprimary-kindergarten\/free-quality-kg-edu\/Consultancy%20Study\/Consultancy%20Study_Technical%20Report.pdf\">https:\/\/www.edb.gov.hk\/attachment\/en\/edu-system\/preprimary-kindergarten\/free-quality-kg-edu\/Consultancy%20Study\/Consultancy%20Study_Technical%20Report.pdf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Executive summary<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edb.gov.hk\/attachment\/en\/edu-system\/preprimary-kindergarten\/free-quality-kg-edu\/Consultancy%20Study\/Consultancy%20Study_Executive%20Summary_EN.pdf\">https:\/\/www.edb.gov.hk\/attachment\/en\/edu-system\/preprimary-kindergarten\/free-quality-kg-edu\/Consultancy%20Study\/Consultancy%20Study_Executive%20Summary_EN.pdf<\/a> 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