Dr Desmond Tan Chia Chun

Dr Desmond Tan
Dr Desmond Tan

desmond.tan@ubd.edu.bn

  • Lecturer

Degrees

  • BA Ed, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, 2006
  • M Ed, University of Aberdeen, UK, 2008
  • DPhil in Education, University of Oxford, UK, 2017

Teaching areas in SHBIE

  • Research methods
  • Qualitative research
  • Geography education
  • Assessment for learning

Interests, expertise and current research areas

  • Research Interests: Initial teacher education, teacher education, assessment in education, geography education, cultural-historical theory.
  • Current Research areas: Pre-service teachers’ learning in schools in Brunei

Interested in supervising students in the following areas

  • Initial teacher education
  • Teacher education
  • Geography education
  • Assessment for learning

Sample publications

Edwards, A., Chan, J., Tan, D. (2019). Motive Orientation and the Exercise of Agency: Responding to Recurrent Demands in Practices. In A. Edwards, M. Fleer & L. Bøttcher (Eds.). Cultural-Historical Approaches to Studying Learning and Development. Singapore : Springer