British Curriculum Forum
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Weipeng Yang, Dr
Associate Professor at The Education University of Hong Kong
Weipeng Yang, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in early childhood education and a recipient of the President’s Outstanding Performance in Research Award at The Education University of Hong Kong. As one of the world's top 2% most-cited scientists and the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Research in Childhood Education, his research on young children's computational thinking has been funded by Hong Kong's Research Grants Council and has shaped early learning experiences in the 21st century. He serves as a Triage Editor for the British Journal of Educational Technology, a Co-Convenor of the Curriculum, Assessment and Pedagogy (CAP) Special Interest Group at the British Educational Research Association (BERA), and a Steering Group Member of the British Curriculum Forum (BCF). Additionally, he is on the Editorial Boards of the Curriculum Journal, Early Childhood Research Quarterly, Journal for the Study of Education and Development, AI, Brain and Child, and SN Social Sciences.
Weipeng Yang's contributions
Curriculum in a Changing World: Navigating Change in Teacher Education
In this podcast, Weipeng Yang interviews Manuela Heinz, Diane Swift, and Benjamin Moorhouse on their contributions to the book Curriculum in a Changing World: 50 think pieces on education,...
Curriculum Making in Schools: Interrogating the Contribution of AI
The British Curriculum Forum invites you to an enlightening and important online conference that delves into the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence in education. “Curriculum Making...
Curriculum in a Changing World
50 think pieces on education, policy, practice, innovation & inclusion
The power of culture in shaping early childhood curricula: Insights from the curriculum hybridisation model
Culture encompasses the shared beliefs, customs and artifacts of a group or society, shaping the way of life of a community. Local culture refers to the specific cultural practices unique to a...
Continue reading blog postPreparing children for the future: Robot programming in early childhood education
The field of early childhood education (ECE) has seen a rise in the use of programmable robotics to introduce coding, computational thinking (CT), and sequencing ability to young learners. While...
Continue reading blog postBERA Bites, issue 8: Toward a digital future of curriculum, pedagogy & assessment
In the last three decades, digital technologies have become an integral part of our lives, societies and education systems worldwide. The Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns since early...
Playful Learning and Curriculum
Play has a vital role in helping us live happy and healthy lives. Engaging the imagination in playful learning is crucial in helping us make sense of things, and in fostering the creativity and...
