Educational Qualifications

2012
Doctor of Education (EdD), Institute of Education, University College London

2012
Doctor of Education (EdD), National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University

2005
Master of Arts (MA), Teachers College, Columbia University

1999
Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Credit), National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University

1998
Bachelor of Communication Studies (Hons), Nanyang Technological University, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication

Academic and Professional Experience

2024 - Present
Associate Professor
Vice President, Strategic Partnership and Engagement, Singapore University of Social Sciences

2023 - 2024
Associate Professor
Associate Vice President, Strategic Partnership and Engagement, Singapore University of Social Sciences

2022 - 2023
 Associate Professor
Director, Learning and Professional Development Division (LPDD), Institute for Adult Learning

2020 - 2023
Director, Centre for Workplace Learning and Performance, Institute for Adult Learning

2019 - 2020
Assistant Director, Institute for Adult Learning

2015 - 2019
Managing Director, Klover Asia Pte Ltd

2007 - 2015
Lecturer (Psychological Studies)
Coordinator of the Postgraduate Diploma in Education Programme (Secondary)
Coordinator of Group Endeavours in Service Learning (GESL) 

Awards and Honours

Best International Social Prescribing Scheme Award (2021)
Provided academic and practice leadership for SingHealth Community Hospital’s Going Digital in the Community, e-Social Prescribing Programme. 

Selected Publications

Tan, J. & Lee, W.O. (Eds.) (In Publication, 2023). ‘Making Employee-Driven Innovation Achievable: Approaches and Practices for Workplace Training’. Routledge.

Tan, J (2022). Employee-Driven Innovation in Medium-Sized Enterprises: The Singapore Insights. In Springer International Handbooks of Education. Third International Handbook of Lifelong Learning. Springer.

Lee, W.O, & Tan, J. (2022). Developing a Qualification Eco-System for Adult Learners. In Springer International Handbooks of Education. Third International Handbook of Lifelong Learning. Springer.

Tan, J. & Sim, J. (2021). Driving Employee-Driven Innovation Through Workplace Learning: The Story of Singapore SMEs. Hungarian Educational Research Journal

Tan, J. (2015). Examining the Socialisation of New Teachers Through the Lenses of Positioning Theory and Micropolitical Theory. The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 24(1), 177-188.

Tan, J. (2014). Exploring Mentoring Experience Through Positioning Theory Lens. International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education, 2(2), 122-136. 

Tan, J. (2012). Second Career Teachers: Perceptions of Self-Efficacy in the First Year of Teaching. New Horizons of Education, 60(2), 21-35.         

Goh, K. C., Wong, A. F. L., Choy, D., & Tan, J. P. I. (2009). Confidence levels after practicum experiences of student teachers in Singapore: An exploratory study. KEDI Journal of Educational Policy, 6(2), 121-140.   

Chan, K.W., Tan, J. & Khoo, A. (2007). Pre-service teachers' conceptions about teaching and learning: A closer look in Singapore culture context. Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 35(2), 181-195.

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