Diana Lee

Research Expertise

• Child Development
• Early Childhood Education
• Educational Change, Leadership and Administration
• English Language Education
• Special/Inclusive and Gifted Education

Areas of Expertise

Teaching Areas:

• Early Childhood Education; Early Childhood Special Education; Early Literacy; Second Language Learning and Teaching of Young Children; Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood Education; Educational Management in Early Childhood Settings

Research Interests:

• Assessment of Children's Learning and Development; Early Literacy; Language Teaching; Leadership and Management in Early Childhood Education

Professional Community Services

• 2022-. Honorary Consultant, Tai Po District Early Childhood Education Principal Association.
• 2022-2023. Lesson Observation Consultant, TWGH' kindergartens, Education Division, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals.
• 2021-2023. Honorary Consultant, Social Work Services Division, Caritas Hong Kong.
• 2021-2023. Committee Member on Early Childhood Education, Curriculum Development Council, Hong Kong.
• 2021-2022. Assessment Panel Member, Curriculum Leadership for the Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence, Hong Kong.
• 2020-2021. External Reviewer, Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR) Research and Development Projects, Hong Kong.
• 2020-. Editorial Panel Member of the International Journal of Inclusive Education.
• 2020. Panel Member, Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) Learning Programme Accreditation for ECE programmes.
• 2018. External Member, Internal Programme Validation Panel (IPVP) for the Higher Diploma in Early Childhood Education Programme, Caritas Institute of Higher Education, Hong Kong.
• 2017-2018. Assessment Panel Member, Kindergarten Education of the Chief Executive’s Award for Teaching Excellence, Hong Kong.
• 2017-2018. External Reviewer, HKSAR’s Standing Committee on Language Education and Research (SCOLAR) Research and Development Projects, Hong Kong.

Publications

Journal articles

• Rao, N., Sun, J., Ng, S S N., Ma, K., Becher, Y B., Lee, D., C, Lau., L, Zhang., Chow, C B., & Ip, P. (2013). The Hong Kong Early Child Development Scale: A Validation Study. Child Indicators Research, 6(1).

Research reports

• Rao, N., Lee, D., Becher, Y., Taplin, M. (2016, August). Enhancing Early Child Development in Papua New Guinea: Findings from the Early Childhood Facility Survey. Submitted to UNICEF Papua New Guinea.
• Rao, N., Sun, J., Ng, M., Becher, Y., Lee, D., Ip, P., & Bacon-Shone, J. (2014) Validation, Finalization and Adoption of the East Asia-Pacific Early Child Development Scales (EAP-ECDS). UNICEF, East and Pacific Regional Office.
• Rao, N., Sun, J., Wong, J.M.S., Weekes, B.S., Ip, P., Shaeffer, S., Young, M.E., Bray, M., Chen, E., & Lee, D. (2013). Early childhood development and cognitive development in developing countries: A rigorous literature review (pp. 101). DFID, UK Government.

Conference Presentations

• Lee, D., & Rao, N. (2014, July). Teaching English to young learners in a trilingual context. Paper presented at the 66th OMEP World Confrence in Ireland.
• Lee, D., Lau, C., & Ng, M L. (2013, July). Teaching English to young learners in a trilingual context. Paper presented at the 65th OMEP World Conference, Shanghai, China.
• Lee, D., & Rao, N. (2012, July). Implementation of Trilingual Education in the Early Years: Observations from Five Kindergartens in Hong Kong. Poster presented at the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD), Edmonton, Canada.
• Lee, D., Lau, C., & Rao, N. (2011, November). Facilitating the development of the under threes: Observations from Hong Kong. Paper presented at the Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Early Childhood Development, Singapore.
• Lee, D. (2007). Bilingual (Cantonese and English) language development of 4 year-old preschool children in Hong Kong. Paper presented at the Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association, 8th Annual Conference, Hong Kong.