Prof. DRAPER, Janet

Academic and Professional qualifications

2006 PhD University of Edinburgh,UK (Reflections on teachers’ work and careers)
1991 MBA University of Edinburgh,UK
1971 BA Hons Psychology, University of Stirling, UK

Academic and professional experience

Sep 2008 – Aug 2011 Professor of Education Studies and Head of Department, Hong Kong Baptist University
Apr 2007 – Aug 2008 Professor of Education Studies and Associate Head of Department, Hong Kong Baptist University
2006 – 2007 Head of Postgraduate Studies, School of Education at Exeter
2006 – 2007 Associate Professor, School of Education , University of Exeter
Jan 2004 – 2006 Senior Lecturer, School of Education and Lifelong Learning, University of Exeter, England, UK
Dec 2002 – 2003 Director of Postgraduate Studies/Head of Graduate School, Moray House School of Education, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
2002 Visiting fellow, Dept of Educational Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
2001 – 2002 Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh
1998 – 2001 Head of Department of Education and Society, Faculty of Education University of Edinburgh
1994 – 1998 Head of Department of Social Science and Social Work, Moray House Institute, Edinburgh
1990 – 1994 Senior Lecturer, Research, Moray House Institute, Edinburgh
1976 – 1990 Lecturer in Psychology, Moray House Institute, Edinburgh
1974 – 1996 Lecturer in psychology, Dundee College of Technology, now Abertay University
1973 – 1980 Tutor, The Open University in Scotland

Recent Professional contributions

2009 HUCOM representative on Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority : Council member, member of Research Committee
2005 Member of General Teaching Council (GTC) for England: Council member, member of Policy and Research committee, member of Special Governance Group for Teacher Learning Academy
2006 – 2007 GTC Representative on Training and Development Agency for Schools, England

II. Teaching

Teaching at HKBU

Teaching experience before HKBU

III. Scholarly/professional work

My main area of research interest for over twenty years has been teachers’ work, careers and development and I have published regularly in these areas, including the development of models of career decisions and intentions and induction processes. I have engaged in comparative work contrasting the experiences of new teachers in Hong Kong and Scotland. I have been a member of several research teams: on teachers’ work and development, on teachers’ views of and aspirations about promoted posts, on the training and support of new school leaders, on the induction of staff into new posts at all levels and currently on work life balance and integration.

Recent Publications (since 2000)

Scholarly Books and chapters

  1. Draper, J. (in press) Hong Kong: professional preparation and development of teachers in a market economy in L. Darling-Hammond, L. and A. Lieberman (eds)  High Quality Teacher Learning: International perspectives on Teacher Education. New York: Routledge
  2. J. O'Brien, D. Murphy and J. Draper (2008) School Leadership, Second Edition (UK). Edinburgh:Dunedin Academic Press
  3. J Draper (2008): The Working life of Scottish school teachers . Scottish Life and Society: Compendium of Scottish Ethnology. Vol 7 : Craft and Service. East Linton, East Lothian, Scotland : Tuckwell press.
  4. J. O'Brien and J. Draper (2008) Leadership for learning or learning for leadership? The role of teacher induction and early professional development in England and Scotland, in J. MacBeath, and Y.C.Cheng (Eds.) Leadership for Learning: international perspectives. Amsterdam: Sense Publishers
  5. J. O'Brien, D. Murphy and J. Draper (2007) School Leadership, India Edition. New Delhi: Discovery Publishing House, 81-8356-313-9.
  6. J Draper and J O’Brien (2006) Induction: Fostering development at all career stages. Edinburgh: Dunedin Press
  7. S Sharp and J Draper (2006) Challenges and measures of Education reform: the case of Scotland. Chapter in International perspectives on Education Policy. Ed R. Rotte New York: Nova Science
  8. J Draper, J O’Brien and F Christie (2006) Meeting the Standard? The New Teacher Education Induction Scheme in Scotland. Chapter 26 in T Townsend and R Bates (eds) Globalisation, Standards and Professionalism, Dordrecht: Springer
  9. V. Forrester and J Draper (2006) Newly Qualified Teachers in Hong Kong. Chapter 25 in T Townsend and R Bates (eds) Dordrecht: Netherlands. Op cit. J O’Brien D Murphy and J Draper (2003) School Leadership. Edinburgh: Dunedin Press.
  10. J Draper (2001) Career decision making in teaching : does classroom work satisfy teachers. Chapter in Teaching effectiveness and Teacher development: towards a new knowledge base. (eds.) M Mok , YC. Cheng, and KT Tsui. Kluwer .

Recent refereed journal articles

  1. J. Draper (in press) Choosing teaching: a strategy to survive the financial crisis? Educational Research
  2. J. Draper and V Forrester (2009) The Induction of beginning teachers in Scotland and Hong Kong: Getting it right? Journal of Comparative and International Education. Vol 4 No. 1. 74-86.
  3. J. O'Brien, F. Christie and J. Draper (2007) Induction Standards and the Assessment of Beginner Teacher Competence: a UK Perspective in Valencic-Zuljan, M. (Ed) Professional inductions of teachers in Europe and elsewhere. International scientific monograph, Llubjana: European Social Fund/ Ministry of Education, Slovenia.
  4. J Draper and S Sharp (2006) Continuity and change: the initial impact of the post-McCrone Agreement. Scottish Educational Review. 37. 99-112
  5. V Forrester and J Draper (2005) The professional formation of teachers in Hong Kong: a dim-sum model? Teacher Development 9(3), 413-428.
  6. J Draper J O’Brien and F Christie (2004) First Impressions: the new teacher induction arrangements in Scotland. Journal of In Service Education. 30.2.201-223.
  7. J Draper and P McMichael (2003) The Rocky Road to Headship. Australian Journal of Education. Vol 47, no 2,185-196 .
  8. J Draper and P McMichael. (2003) Keeping the Show on the Road: the role of the acting headteacher Educational Management and Administration. Vol 31 No 1, 67-81
  9. J Draper and P McMichael (2002) Managing Acting Headship : A safe pair of hands ? School Leadership and Management. Vol 22 no 3, 289-303
  10. B. Cosford and J Draper (2002 ‘Its almost like a secondment’: Parenting as professional development for teachers. Teacher Development. 6.3 347-362
  11. J Draper and P McMichael (2000) Secondary School Identities and Career Decision Making. Scottish Educational Review. Vol 32, No. 2,155-167
  12. J Draper and P McMichael (2000) Contextualising New Headship. School Leadership and Management vol 20.no 4. 459-473)
  13. S Sharp and J Draper (2000) Leaving the Register: Scottish Teachers Lost to the Profession 1997-8. Journal of In Service Education. Vol 26. No3. 247-266
  14. (first refereed article 1981)

Recent relevant conference proceedings and seminars not published in other forms (since 2000).

  1. J. Draper (2011) Leadership in an era of curriculum reform. Opening keynote speech given at the World Education Alliance Congress, Hong Kong, January .
  2. J. Draper (2010) Contrary Perceptions? Teachers’ work life balance and work life integration. Paper presented at 2nd East Asian International Conference on Teacher Education Research. Hong Kong. Dec 2010
  3. J Draper and J O’Brien (University of Edinburgh) (2010) The Future of Teacher Professionalisation: A Comparison of Developments in Scotland and Hong Kong. Paper presented at 2nd East Asian International Conference on Teacher Education Research, Hong Kong Dec 2010
  4. J Draper and J. O’Brien : Different solutions?: paper given at Asian Conference on Education, Osaka, October 2009
  5. Draper, R Chan and C Cheung (2008) Teachers’ work life balance in Hong Kong: is there space for effective CPD? Paper given at APERA,,Singapore..
  6. J Draper (2007) Teacher autonomy: a goal of Teacher Education in the changing world of teachers’ work? Paper given at ISTE, Strling UK, June.
  7. J Draper (2002) A Comparison of BEd and PGCE routes into primary teaching. Public seminar given at the Hong Kong Institute of Education
  8. J Draper (2001) Career Long Professional development: myth or reality ? Public seminar given at Hong Kong Institute of Education
  9. (First conference paper given 1986)

Book reviews

  1. Cambridge Journal of Education, (2008) Vol 38, No 1.141-142. Review of Reforming Teaching Globally. MarieTatto (ed) Oxford:Symposium (2007)
  2. History of Education, (2007) Vol 36. 4.5 645-647. Review of The Struggle for the General Teaching Council, by Richard Willis, RoutledgeFalmer (Woburn Education series), Abingdon, 2005
  3. Cambridge Journal of Education(2006), Vol 36. No 1.136-138 Review of Recruiting and retaining teachers by AD Cockburn and T Haydn (2004), London:Routledge Falmer.

IV. Scholarly and Professional activities

Recent research grants and teaching development projects

FRG 1/08-09/0441 School Leaders: modeling and managing work life balance FRG /07-08/II-27 (myself as PI, with Dr Raymond Chan) Work life balance: Continuing Professional Development and the design of teachers’ work : data collection work completed, writing up stage TDG/0607/III/07 (with several colleagues and Dr Raymond Chan as PI) Enhancement of Professional Development of EDUC Student-Teachers

Review of research grant proposals:

for ESRC, UK. for RGC Grants, UGC Hong Kong; for Faculty of Social Sciences, HKBU Member of international advisory board for British Educational Research Journal and the Journal of In Service Education Reviewer for: Educational assessment, evaluation and accountability; Doctoral thesis examiner External examiner: 3 EdD, 3 PhD Chairing PhD viva: 2 Internal examiner 3 PhD

 V Service

Administrative responsibilities at BU

Since Sept. 2008