Education and Work Experience

- Associate Professor, Institute of Educational Economics, Beijing Normal University (2017-

- Visiting Scholar, Columbia University, USA (2018.9-2019.8)

-Assistant Professor, Institute of Educational Economics, Beijing Normal University (2009-2017)

- Ph.D. in Economics of Education, Department of Education and Administration, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2006.9-2009.8)

-Researcher, Beijing Academy of Educational Science (2004.7-2006.7)

Honors and Awards

-“Beijing Higher Education Young Talent” award

- “Jingshi Talent” award

- “Excellent counselor and outstanding teacher of the Faculty of Education in Beijing Normal University in 2022”

-The 6th “Outstanding Academic Paper Award for Empirical Education Research”

-The 8th “Outstanding Academic Paper Award for Empirical Education Research”

Courses

- “Educational Economics”

- “Statistics in Education Development and Social Development”

- “Education Development”

- “Knowledge Economy and Future Basic Education”

- “Educational Statistics”

- “Introduction to Educational Research Methods”

- “Quantitative Research”

Research Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Project: "Effects and Mechanisms of Monitoring Feedback on Children's Non-cognitive Skills: A Randomized Controlled Experiment on Information Interventions" (72374028), 2024.1-2027.12, Principal Investigator.

National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Project: "Impact of School and Family Investments on Children's Socio-emotional Skills: A Causal Analysis Based on Longitudinal Data" (71874016), 2019.1-2022.12, Principal Investigator.

National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Project: "Impact of School and Family Investments on Children's Non-cognitive Development" (71403025), 2015.1-2017.12, Principal Investigator.

Beijing Normal University First-class Discipline Development Project: "Longitudinal Monitoring and Feedback Intervention of Non-cognitive Skills Development in Compulsory Education Students" (YLXKPY-ZYSB202211), 2023.1-2024.12, Principal Investigator.

Beijing Social Science Fund Youth Project: "Tracking Measurement and Educational Investment Effects on Children's Socio-emotional Skills in Beijing" (18JYC029), 2019.8.1-2022.6.30, Principal Investigator.

Commissioned Research Project: "Impact of Childcare Methods on Child Development," 2019, Principal Investigator.

Future Education High-end Project: "Educational Investment in Adolescent Non-cognitive Skills" (BJAICFE2017XK-023), 2018.1-2018.12, Principal Investigator.

Youth Research Project: "Big Data Analysis of Non-cognitive Skills Demand in the Teacher Labor Market," 2018.7-2019.7, Principal Investigator.

Youth Research Project: "Interdisciplinary Team Building for Research on Children's Non-cognitive Skills," 2017-2018, Principal Investigator.

Beijing Natural Science Fund Youth Project: "Effects of Educational Investment on the Development of Children's Non-cognitive Skills in Beijing" (9154031), 2015.1-2016.12, Principal Investigator, Principal Investigator.

Shanghai Better Education Development Center Commissioned Project: "Evaluation of the 'Aflatoun Child Financial Education Project'" (711-604022), 2014.3-2014.12, Principal Investigator.

Beijing Higher Education Young Talent Program: "Concept, Measurement, and Educational Investment of Non-cognitive Human Capital" (YETP0297), 2013-2016, Principal Investigator.

Beijing Philosophy and Social Science Planning Project: "Educational Support Mechanisms for After-school Situations of Migrant Children in Beijing" (13JYC025), and awarded 2012 Beijing Social Science Federation Youth Talent Support Project (2012SKL016), 2013-2014, Principal Investigator.

Beijing Normal University: "World-class Education Discipline and Chinese Education Innovation" Base 985 Project: "Survey and Exploration of Financial Literacy Education for Chinese Children" (9852013grpy007), 2013, Principal Investigator.

Youth Teacher Social Science Research Fund Project: "The Role of School Education in Income Distribution in Transitional China," 2010, Principal Investigator.

Central University Basic Scientific Research Fund: "The Role of Education in Income Distribution from a Justice Perspective" (2009AAT-8), 2009, Principal Investigator.

Book Publications

Zhou, J. (2022). Noncognitive skills and their influencing factors for children: Empirical evidence from China. Routledge. (In English)

Zhou, J. (2016). School education, income, and distributional justice in transitional China. Beijing Normal University Press. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J. (2019). Extension of human capital connotation: Economic value and investment in non-cognitive skills. In Education Policy and Economics Analysis (2018 Volume), Central China Normal University Press, October 2019. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J., & Zou, X. (2017). Comparison of children's participation in different groups: Gender, sibling structure, and school differences and comparison of children's participation in different groups: Family background differences. In L. Yuan (Ed.), Blue Book of Children: Report on the Participation of Chinese Children. Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J., & Feng, S. (2017). Empirical analysis of the relationship between children's participation and non-cognitive development and empirical analysis of the relationship between children's participation and school performance. In L. Yuan (Ed.), Blue Book of Children: Report on the Participation of Chinese Children. Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J., Yuan, L., & Zou, X. (2014). Review and evaluation of 20 years of Chinese educational fiscal investment. In D. Yang (Ed.), Report on the Development of Chinese Education in 2011. Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J., & Qixiang. (2013). Survey on the learning and living conditions of rural primary and secondary students. In D. Yang (Ed.), Report on the Development of Chinese Education in 2013. Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J. (2006). Toward balanced development of compulsory education. In Blue Book of Education: Report on the Development of Chinese Education. Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press, February 2006. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J. (2006). Survey on the family backgrounds of primary and secondary school students in Beijing. In Blue Book of Education: Report on the Development of Chinese Education. Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press, February 2006. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J. (2006). Research report on educational satisfaction. In Blue Book of Education: Report on the Development of Chinese Education. Beijing: Social Sciences Academic Press, February 2006. (In Chinese)

Publication in Journals

Zhou, J., Xu, J., Zhang, Y., & Zhong, C. (2024). An economic analysis of the demand for overseas higher education with survey data from China: Investment or consumption? Journal of Higher Education Policy and Leadership Studies, 5(4), 48-66. (In English)

Zhang, Y., Liu, W., & Zhou, J. (2024). How does classroom environment influence the development of students’ creativity? —Exploring mechanisms and heterogeneity. Journal of Education, 20(5), 151-166. https://doi.org/10.14082/j.cnki.1673-1298.2024.05.013(In Chinese)

Zhou, J. (2024). Exploring the investment patterns of non-cognitive abilities: Interdisciplinary theories and evidence. Education Economics Review, 9(1), 120-144. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J., Feng, S., Wu, L., & Wang, S. (2024). The impact of financial education for children: Evidence from an experiment in China. The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 1-13. (In English)

Zhou, J., Du, P., Zhao, W., & Feng, S. (2022). Skill requirements and remunerations in the private teacher labor market: Estimations with online advertisements in China. International Journal of Educational Development, 92(6). (In English)

Zhou, J., & Zhao, W. (2019). Contributions of education to inequality of opportunity in income: A counterfactual estimation with data from China. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 59, 60-70. (In English)

Zhou, J. (2024). Exploring the investment laws of non-cognitive abilities: Interdisciplinary theories and evidence. Education Economics Review, 1, 120-144. (In Chinese)

Ding, D., & Zhou, J. (2023). Is housework beneficial for children's development? A comparison of educational and economic labor. Educational Development Research, 24, 74-84. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J. (2023). Key factors in the development of non-cognitive abilities in middle school students: An estimation based on Bayesian model averaging. Peking University Education Review, 21(02). (In Chinese)

Zhou, J., & Li, Y. (2023). Factors influencing middle school students' school identification and improvement strategies. Education Economics Review, 1. Reprinted in Renmin University of China Copy Materials, 202307. (In Chinese)

Zhong, Y., & Zhou, J. (2021). Promoting division of labor and coordinated efficiency and equity through education: An interview with Professor Zhong Yuping. Suzhou University Journal (Education Science Edition), 9(03). (In Chinese)

Zhou, J. (2021). Measurement and empirical performance of non-cognitive skills in primary and secondary students: Based on data from six provinces in China. Peking University Education Review, 1. Won the 6th "Outstanding Academic Paper Award for Empirical Education Research". (In Chinese)

Zhou, J. (2021). Cost-benefit analysis of children's sleep time investment: Based on survey data from six provinces and cities. Central China Normal University Journal (Social Sciences Edition), 1. Reprinted in Educational Digest Weekly, July 14, 2021, 28th Issue. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J., & Xu, N. (2021). Is boarding school beneficial for middle school students' development? An empirical study from the perspectives of cognitive ability, non-cognitive ability, and academic performance. Educational Science Research, 5. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J., & Feng, S. (2020). What kind of teachers does the labor market need? Mining and analyzing online recruitment information. Education and Economy, 36(6). (In Chinese)

Zhou, J. (2020). Concept and measurement progress of non-cognitive skills. Global Education Outlook, 5. (In Chinese)

Ding, D., Zhou, J., & Gong, Y. (2020). Why labor: A review and comparison of labor views. Educational Development Research, 24. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J., Zhang, Y., & Li, Y. (2020). Integrating socio-emotional learning into school education: New trends in U.S. education reform and its evidence. Comparative Education Journal, 4. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J., & Wang, F. (2017). Construction of local government education performance evaluation indicator system: Based on the outline of the national medium- and long-term education reform and development plan (2010-2020). Education Economics Review, 6. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J., & Feng, S. (2018). Empirical analysis of the relationship between children's participation and school performance. China Extracurricular Education, April 30. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J. (2016). Comparison of after-school time allocation between migrant and local urban children: Evidence from four primary schools in Beijing. Educational Science Research, 5. (Full text reprinted in "Primary and Secondary Education" by Renmin University of China Copy Materials, Issue 10, 2016; selected as a stage achievement of the Beijing Social Science Fund Project Compilation Office. "Danger or Opportunity? Differences in After-school Time Allocation between Migrant and Local Children: Evidence from Four Primary Schools in Beijing." Beijing Capital Normal University Press, May 2017, pp. 457-467.) (In Chinese)

Zhou, J., & Zou, X. (2016). Comparison of factors influencing educational tutoring opportunities for students in China and the United States: An empirical exploration based on 2012 PISA data from Shanghai and the United States. Education and Economy, 3. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J. (2016). How 15-year-old students view the adaptability of school education: Evidence and influencing factors from Shanghai PISA. Tsinghua University Education Research, 2.

Ding, D., & Zhou, J. (2015). How difficult is PISA math: A third interpretation of Shanghai PISA scores. Primary and Secondary School Management, 10, 24-27. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J., & Zou, X. (2015). How to utilize after-school time to promote children's development? Functions and implications of after-school programs in the United States. Foreign Primary and Secondary Education, 8. Reprinted in "Primary and Secondary Education" by Renmin University of China Copy Materials, Issue 11, 2015, and "Educational Science Digest," Issue 5, 2015. (In Chinese)

Qi, X, & Zhou, J. (2015). Family background differences in educational returns. Education Science, 3. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J. (2015). Is education the equalizer of Chinese society? An empirical analysis based on CHNS data. Fudan Education Forum, 13(2). Reprinted in Xinhua Digest, 13, p. 165 (Published on July 5, 2015), and in Higher Education Humanities and Social Sciences Academic Digest, 3, pp. 153-154. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J. (2015). Review of Mincerian educational returns: Estimation methods and performance in China. Journal of Education, 1. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J. (2015). Extension of human capital connotation: Economic value and investment in non-cognitive skills. Peking University Education Review, 13(1). (In Chinese)

Zhou, J., & Qi, X. (2014). Research on the learning and life of primary and secondary students in rural schools. In D. Yang (Ed.), Chinese research perspectives on educational development (Vol. 2). Koninklijke Brill NV. (In English)

Zhou, J. (2014). Review of theories on educational distribution justice. Education Science, 3. Reprinted in "Educational Science Digest," 5, 2014. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J. (2014). Review on the politics of financing education in China (Lin, T. J.). Frontiers of Education in China, 9(2), 86-289. (In English)

Zhou, J., & Chung, Y. (2012). Inequity in intergenerational mobility in transitional China and its dynamics: The effects of schooling. International Journal of Chinese Education, 1(1). (In English)

Zhou, J., & Qixiang. (2013). How to overcome the middle-income trap: Evidence from educational investment in middle-income countries. Education Science, 6. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J., Wang, Q., & Liu, Y. (2013). Economic analysis of Chinese high school students' preferences for overseas study destinations. Journal of Education, 6. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J. (2013). Educational compensation for children from low-income families: The rise and development of after-school programs in the United States. Comparative Education Research, 4. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J. (2012). The role of school education in income distribution justice: An empirical study based on the theory of luck egalitarianism. Peking University Education Review, 3. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J., & Zhong, Y. (2010). The role of education in the evolution of income inequality in China: 1991-2006. Peking University Education Review, 4. Reprinted in Xinhua Digest, 9, 2011. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J., & Zhong, Y. (2010). Explanation of changes in educational returns during economic transition: The role of property rights. Economic Science, 4. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J. (2010). Historical perspective on the formation of gaps between public primary and secondary schools. Learning Times, October 25, 2010, 6. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J., & Zhong, Y. (2009). Educational inequality in the context of globalization: Factors influencing Chinese high school students' preferences for overseas study. Tsinghua University Education Research, 6. Reprinted in Xinhua Digest, 8, 2010. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J. (2009). Historical perspective on equal educational opportunities. Learning Times, March 2009. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J. (2008). The role of the market in educational inequality. Chinese Education Policy Review, Beijing: Education Science Press, November 2008. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J. (2008). Exploration of sufficiency and equity of basic education finance in districts and counties: A case study of Beijing. Education Science, 1(In Chinese)

Zhou, J. (2006). Research report on compulsory education in Brazil. In Education Office of the National People's Congress Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee (Eds.), Research Series on the Development of Compulsory Education in China. Beijing: China Democracy and Legal System Press, July 2006. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J. (2006). Establishment of educational equity indicator system in China. Education Science, 1. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J. (2006). Thoughts on 'research-based school promotion'. In Research on Successful Cases of Promoting School Development through Educational Research in Primary and Secondary Schools in Beijing, Capital Normal University Press, April 2006. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J. (2006). Balanced development: The major trend of compulsory education.  Learning Times, January 2006. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J. (2005). Brazil: Facing the challenges of free compulsory education. China Education Daily, December 2005. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J. (2005). Review of foreign school education regulations. In Motivation and Strategies for Learning. Beijing: China Science and Technology Press, June 2005. (In Chinese)

Zhou, J. (2004). Educational equity: The core value of modern education. Learning Times, February 2004. (In Chinese)

Yang, D., & Zhou, J. (2003). Initial exploration of China's educational equity evaluation indicators. Educational Research, 11. (In Chinese)