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SUMMARY:The Nature of Intellectual Styles: Challenges\, Milestones and Res
 earch Agenda - Li-fang Zhang
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CONTACT:Araceli Hopkins
DESCRIPTION:Abstract\nIntellectual styles are people’s preferred ways of
  using their abilities.  Throughout its history of nearly eight decades\, 
 the field of intellectual styles has struggled with its identity in the fa
 ce of several major challenges.  These challenges have led many to questio
 n the need for a distinctive area of research on styles\, inhibited the ad
 vancement of the field\, and made practitioners\, including educational an
 d occupational psychologists as well as classroom teachers and supervisors
  in the business world\, hesitant about applying the concept of styles in 
 their work. In this talk\, I shall discuss these challenges and the key mi
 lestones that have contributed towards meeting some of the challenges.  At
  the same time\, I shall discuss how my own research program is situated w
 ithin the larger context of the tremendous progress that has been made in 
 the field within the last couple of decades.  Finally\, I shall introduce 
 my current work and share my thoughts concerning my future research agenda
 .\n\nProfile\nLi-fang Zhang is Professor of Psychology and Education in th
 e Faculty of Education at The University of Hong Kong\, where she served a
 s Associate Dean (Research Higher Degrees) from 2007 to 2010 and is curren
 tly serving as the Head of the Division of Learning\, Development\, and Di
 versity. Professor Zhang is the author of over 100 peer-reviewed journal a
 rticles\, book chapters\, and books.  Her most recent book is entitled “
 The Malleability of Intellectual Styles” (Zhang\, 2013\; Cambridge Unive
 rsity Press).  Apart from publishing on intellectual styles\, she has also
  published works in such diverse research areas as creativity\, giftedness
 \, personality\, student development\, teacher education\, higher educatio
 n\, multicultural education\, and the academic profession.  She is Associa
 te Editor of Educational Psychology and serves on the editorial boards of 
 Educational Psychology Review\, Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychol
 ogy\, and PsyCh Journal. \n
LOCATION: Donald McIntyre Building\, Faculty of Education\, 184 Hills Road
 \, Cambridge\, CB2 8PQ\, room GS1
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