1. Education and Employment

●      2009.11 – Present Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University

●      2018.09 – 2019.08 Teachers College, Columbia University | Visiting Scholar

●      2010.01 – 2011.06 UNESCO International Research and Training Centre for Rural Education (UNESCO-INRULED) | Adjunct Researcher

●      2006.09 – 2009.08 Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong | Ph.D. in Economics of Education

●      2004.07 – 2006.07 Institute of Basic Education, Beijing Academy of Educational Sciences | Researcher

2. Honors and Awards

●      2024 | Outstanding Academic Paper Award, The 8th National Award for Outstanding Achievements in Empirical Education Research

●      2023 | Outstanding Academic Paper Award, The 6th National Award for Outstanding Achievements in Empirical Education Research

●      2022 | Outstanding Teacher, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University

●      2014 | “Jingshi” Outstanding Young Scholar, Beijing Normal University

●      2014 | Outstanding University Counselor, Beijing Normal University

●      2013 | Beijing Higher Education Young Elite Teacher Project Award

3. Courses Taught

●      Introduction to Educational Research Methods

●      Quantitative Research

●      Educational Statistics

●      Economics of Education

●      Statistics for Educational and Social Development

●      Special Topics in Educational Development

●      Knowledge Economy and the Future of Basic Education

●      Pedagogy

●      Economic Thinking and Education

4. Main Research Grants and Projects (Principal Investigator)

●      Commissioned Project, Artificial Intelligence Education Laboratory, Faculty of Education, BNU (FELAIE-WT202504)
Intelligent Assessment and Database Construction for the Comprehensive Development of Primary and Secondary School Students | 2026.01 – 2028.12

●      Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, Young and Middle-aged Leading Talents Cultivation Project (1253200031)
Tracking Assessment and Supportive Environment Construction of Primary and Secondary School Students' Innovation Ability | 2025.07 – 2027.06

●      Artificial Intelligence Education Laboratory Project, Faculty of Education, BNU Smart Course Construction: Economics of Education | 2025.01 – 2027.12

●      General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (72374028)
Effects and Mechanisms of Monitoring Feedback on Children's Non-cognitive Skills: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Information Intervention | 2024.01 – 2027.12

●      Reform Experiment Project, Department of Basic Education Development and Management, BNU Monitoring Feedback System and Promotion Mechanism of Primary and Secondary School Students' Mental Health Capabilities | 2023.01 – 2024.12  

●      First-Class Education Discipline Cultivation Project, BNU (YLXKPY-ZYSB202211)
Tracking Monitoring and Feedback Intervention Research on the Development of Non-cognitive Abilities of Students in Compulsory Education | 2023.01 – 2024.12  

●      General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (71874016)
The Impact of School and Family Inputs on Children's Social and Emotional Skills: Causal Analysis Based on Panel Data | 2019.01 – 2022.12  

●      Youth Project of the Beijing Social Science Fund (18JYC029)
Tracking Measurement of Children's Social and Emotional Skills in Beijing and Causal Effects of Educational Investment | 2019.08 – 2022.06  

●      Commissioned Project, Center for the Economics of Human Development, BNU The Impact of Childcare Arrangements on Child Development | 2019.06 – 2019.12  

●      Young Teachers Scientific Research Project (Interdisciplinary Team), Faculty of Education, BNU Big Data Analysis of the Demand for Non-cognitive Skills in the Teacher Labor Market | 2018.07 – 2019.07

●      Advanced Innovation Center for Future Education Project, BNU (BJAICFE2017XK-023)
Educational Investment in Adolescents' Non-cognitive Skills | 2018.01 – 2018.12  

●      Young Teachers Scientific Research Project, Faculty of Education, BNU Interdisciplinary Team Building for Research on Children's Non-cognitive Skills | 2017.01 – 2018.12

●      Youth Science Fund Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (71403025)
The Impact of School and Family Inputs on the Development of Children's Non-cognitive Abilities | 2015.01 – 2017.12

●      Youth Project of the Beijing Natural Science Foundation (9154031)
Educational Input Effects on the Development of Children's Non-cognitive Abilities in Beijing | 2015.01 – 2016.12  

●      Commissioned Project, Shanghai Be Better Education Development Center (711-604022)
Evaluation of the Aflatoun Child Social and Financial Education Program | 2014.03 – 2014.12  

●      Beijing Higher Education Young Elite Teacher Project (YETP0297)
Concept, Measurement, and Educational Investment of Non-cognitive Human Capital | 2013.01 – 2016.12  

●      Beijing Philosophy and Social Science Planning Project (13JYC025)
After-school Situations and Social Educational Support Mechanisms for Migrant Children in Beijing (Also funded by the 2012 Beijing Federation of Social Science Circles) | 2013.01 – 2014.12  

●      “World-class Education Discipline and Chinese Educational Innovation” Base 985 Project, BNU (9852013grpy007)
Survey and Educational Exploration of Chinese Children's Financial Literacy | 2013

●      Young Teachers Social Science Research Fund Project, BNU The Role of Schooling on Income Distribution in Transitional China | 2010

●      Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2009AAT-8)
The Role of Education on Income Distribution from the Perspective of Justice | 2009

5. Books

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

●      Zhou, J. (2016). Schooling, Income, and Distributive Justice in Transitional China [M]. Beijing: Beijing Normal University Press. (In Chinese)

6. Selected Journal Publications

●      Zhou, J., Xu, J., & Tian, X. (2026). The path to elite universities for “small-town swots”: Continuing disadvantage or breaking out of the dilemma? Tracking evidence from a Project 985 university. Journal of Educational Studies, 22(1).

●      Zhou, J., & Fan, A. (2025). The impact of China's “Double Reduction” policy on primary school students' subjective well-being and academic achievement. International Journal of Educational Development, 117, 103321.

●      Zhou, J. (2025). Does the “Double Reduction” policy benefit the development of children's innovation capabilities? A tracking study considering academic achievement analysis. Distance Education in China, (8).

●      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.  

●      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.  

●      Zhang, Y., Liu, W., & Zhou, J.* (2024). How classroom environment affects the development of students' innovation capabilities: Mechanisms and heterogeneity exploration. Journal of Educational Studies, 20(5): 151-166.

●      Zhou, J. (2024). Exploring the investment laws of non-cognitive abilities: Interdisciplinary theories and evidence. Review of Educational Economics, 9(1): 120-144.

●      Ding, D., & Zhou, J.* (2023). Is housework beneficial to child development? A comparison between educational and economic labor. Research in Educational Development, 43(24): 74-84.

●      Zhou, J. (2023). Exploring the key factors of middle school students' non-cognitive ability development: Estimations based on Bayesian Model Averaging. Peking University Education Review, 21(2): 120-154. (Won the 8th Outstanding Academic Paper Award for Empirical Education Research)

●      Zhou, J., & Li, Y. (2023). Influencing factors and improvement strategies of middle school students' school identity. Review of Educational Economics, 8(1): 89-111.

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

●      Zhou, J. (2021). Measurement and empirical performance of primary and secondary school students' non-cognitive skills: Based on data from six provinces and cities in China. Peking University Education Review, 19(1): 87-110. (Won the 6th Outstanding Academic Paper Award for Empirical Education Research)

●      Zhou, J. (2021). Cost-benefit analysis of Chinese children's sleep time investment: Based on survey data from six provinces and cities. Journal of Central China Normal University (Humanities and Social Sciences), 60(1): 154-164.

●      Zhou, J., & Xu, N. (2021). Is boarding beneficial to the development of junior high school students? An empirical study from the perspectives of cognitive abilities, non-cognitive abilities, and academic achievement. Educational Research, (5): 53-59.

●      Zhou, J., & Feng, S. (2020). What kind of teachers does the labor market need? Mining and analysis based on online recruitment information. Education and Economics, 36(6): 68-76.

●      Zhou, J. (2020). Concept and measurement progress of non-cognitive skills. Global Education, 49(5): 53-66.

●      Ding, D., Zhou, J.*, & Gong, Y. (2020). Why labor? A review and comparison of labor views. Research in Educational Development, 40(24): 36-43.

●      Zhou, J., Zhang, Y., & Li, Y. (2020). Integrating social and emotional learning into school education: New trends and evidence in American educational reform. Journal of Comparative Education, (4): 44-56.

●      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. (SSCI)

●      Zhou, J., & Wang, F. (2017). Construction of local government education performance evaluation index system: Based on the “National Medium- and Long-Term Educational Reform and Development Plan (2010-2020)”. Review of Educational Economics, 2(6): 20-30.

●      Zhou, J. (2016). Comparison of after-school time allocation between migrant children and local urban children: Survey evidence from four primary schools in Beijing. Educational Research, (5).

●      Zhou, J., & Zou, X. (2016). Comparison of influencing factors of educational tutoring opportunities for students in China and the US: Empirical exploration based on 2012 PISA data of Shanghai, China and the US. Education and Economics, (2): 44-52.

●      Zhou, J. (2016). How do 15-year-old students view the adaptability of school education? Evidence from PISA Shanghai, China and an analysis of influencing factors. Tsinghua Journal of Education, 37(2): 80-90.

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

●      Zhou, J., & Zou, X. (2015). How to use after-school time to promote child development? Functions and implications of American after-school programs. Foreign Primary and Secondary Education, (8).

●      Qi, X., & Zhou, J. (2015). Family background differences in the rate of return to education. Education Science, (3): 16-25.

●      Zhou, J. (2015). Is education the equalizer of Chinese society? Empirical analysis based on CHNS data. Fudan Education Forum, 13(2).

●      Zhou, J. (2015). Review of Mincerian returns to education: Estimation methods and performance in China. Journal of Educational Studies, (1): 54-61.

●      Zhou, J. (2015). Expansion of the connotation of human capital: The economic value and investment of non-cognitive abilities. Peking University Education Review, 13(1): 78-95.

●      Zhou, J. (2014). Theoretical review of educational distributive justice. Education Science, (3): 6-11.

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

●      Zhou, J., & Qi, X. (2013). How to cross the “middle-income trap”: Evidence from educational investment in middle-income countries. Education Science, 29(6): 77-82.

●      Zhou, J., Wang, Q., & Liu, Y. (2013). Economic analysis of Chinese high school students' willingness to choose overseas study destinations. Journal of Educational Studies, 9(6): 82-90.

●      Zhou, J. (2013). Educational compensation for children from low-income families: The rise and development of the US 'After-school Programs'. Comparative Education Review, 35(4): 49-53.

●      Zhou, J. (2012). The role of school education on income distribution justice: Empirical study based on luck egalitarianism. Peking University Education Review, 10(3): 85-94.

●      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).

●      Zhou, J., & Chung, Y. (2010). The role of education in the transition of income inequality in China: 1991-2006. Peking University Education Review, 8(4): 106-119.

●      Zhou, J., & Chung, Y. (2010). Property rights institutional interpretation of changes in the rate of return to education during economic transition. Economic Science, (4).

●      Zhou, J. (2010, October 25). Historical perspective on the formation of the gap between public primary and secondary schools. Study Times, (06).

●      Zhou, J., & Chung, Y. (2009). Educational inequality in the context of globalization: A study on the influencing factors of Chinese high school students' willingness to study abroad. Tsinghua Journal of Education, 30(6).

●      Zhou, J. (2009, March). Looking at equality of educational opportunity from the perspective of historical development. Study Times.

●      Zhou, J. (2008). The generation of educational inequality: The role of the market. China Education Policy Review, (11).

●      Zhou, J. (2008). A preliminary study on the adequacy and equity of basic education finance in districts and counties: A case study of Beijing. Education Science, (1).

●      Zhou, J. (2006). The establishment of China's educational equity indicator system. Education Science, (1).

●      Zhou, J. (2006, January). Balanced development: The general trend of compulsory education. Study Times.

●      Zhou, J. (2005, December). Brazil: Facing the chronic illness of free compulsory education directly. China Education Daily.

●      Zhou, J. (2004, February). Educational equity: The core value of modern education. Study Times.

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

7. Book Chapters

●      Zhou, J. (2019). Cost-benefit analysis of Chinese children's sleep time investment: Based on survey data from six provinces and cities. In S. Li, J. Fang, & H. Xu (Eds.), Economics of Human Development (Vol. 1): Promoting Comprehensive Human Development (pp. 189-210). China Fortune Press.

●      Zhou, J. (2019). Expansion of the connotation of human capital: The economic value and investment of non-cognitive abilities. In X. Fan (Ed.), Economic Analysis of Educational Policy (2018 Volume). Central China Normal University Press.

●      Zhou, J., & Feng, S. (2017). Investigation and analysis of school bullying among primary and secondary school students in Beijing. In D. Yang (Ed.), Annual Report on China's Education (2017). Social Sciences Academic Press.

●      Zhou, J., & Zou, X. (2017). Child participation among different groups: Comparison of gender, sibling structure, and school differences. In L. Yuan (Ed.), Blue Book of Children: Report on the State of Child Participation in China (2017). Social Sciences Academic Press.

●      Zhou, J., & Zou, X. (2017). Child participation among different groups: Comparison of family background differences. In L. Yuan (Ed.), Blue Book of Children (2017). Social Sciences Academic Press.

●      Zhou, J., & Feng, S. (2017). Empirical analysis of the relationship between child participation and the development of non-cognitive abilities. In L. Yuan (Ed.), Blue Book of Children (2017). Social Sciences Academic Press.

●      Zhou, J., & Feng, S. (2017). Empirical analysis of the relationship between child participation and school performance. In L. Yuan (Ed.), Blue Book of Children (2017). Social Sciences Academic Press.

●      Zhou, J. (2017). Comparison of after-school time allocation between migrant children and local urban children. In Beijing Philosophy and Social Science Planning Office (Ed.), Selected Phased Achievements of Beijing Social Science Fund Projects (pp. 457-467). Capital Normal University Press.

●      Zhou, J., & Qi, X. (2013). Investigation and study on the learning and life of primary and secondary school students in rural areas. In D. Yang (Ed.), Annual Report on China's Education (2013). Social Sciences Academic Press.

●      Zhou, J., Yuan, L., & Zou, X. (2014). A 20-year review and evaluation of China's educational financial investment. In D. Yang (Ed.), Annual Report on China's Education (2011). Social Sciences Academic Press.

●      Zhou, J. (2006). Thoughts on “Revitalizing Schools through Scientific Research”. In Institute of Basic Education, Beijing Academy of Educational Sciences (Ed.), Case Studies on Educational Scientific Research Promoting School Development in Beijing. Capital Normal University Press.

●      Zhou, J. (2006). Compulsory education moving towards balanced development. In D. Yang (Ed.), Annual Report on China's Education (2005). Social Sciences Academic Press.

●      Zhou, J. (2006). Survey of family backgrounds of primary and secondary school students in Beijing. In D. Yang (Ed.), Annual Report on China's Education (2005). Social Sciences Academic Press.

●      Zhou, J. (2006). Research report on education satisfaction survey. In D. Yang (Ed.), Annual Report on China's Education (2005). Social Sciences Academic Press.

●      Zhou, J. (2005). Overview of foreign school education laws and regulations. In Institute of Basic Education, Beijing Academy of Educational Sciences (Ed.), Preliminary Exploration of the Motivation and Strategies for School Development. China Science and Technology Press.

●      Zhou, J. (2006). Report on the study tour of compulsory education in Brazil. In Education Office of the NPC Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee (Ed.), Research Project Series on the Development of Compulsory Education in China. China Democracy and Legal System Publishing House.

●      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). Leiden: Brill.

8. Reprinted and Excerpted Publications

●      Zhou, J. (2026). Does the “Double Reduction” policy benefit the development of children's innovation capabilities? Reprinted in full in Xinhua Digest (Jan 2026, Issue 829); Reprinted in full in Primary and Secondary School Management (Information Center for Social Sciences, RUC, Jan 2026).

●      Zhang, Y., Liu, W., & Zhou, J.* (2024). How classroom environment affects the development of students' innovation capabilities. Reprinted in full by the Information Center for Social Sciences, RUC.

●      Zhou, J., & Li, Y. (2023). Influencing factors and improvement strategies of middle school students' school identity. Reprinted in full in Primary and Secondary School Management (Information Center for Social Sciences, RUC, Issue 7, 2023).

●      Zhou, J. (2021). Cost-benefit analysis of Chinese children's sleep time investment. Reprinted in Educational Digest Weekly (July 14, 2021, Issue 28).

●      Zhou, J. (2016). Comparison of after-school time allocation between migrant children and local urban children. Reprinted in full in Primary and Secondary Education (Information Center for Social Sciences, RUC, Issue 10, 2016).

●      Zhou, J., & Zou, X. (2015). How to use after-school time to promote child development? Reprinted in full in Primary and Secondary Education (Information Center for Social Sciences, RUC, Issue 11, 2015); Reprinted in full in Educational Science Digest (Issue 5, 2015).

●      Zhou, J. (2015). Is education the equalizer of Chinese society? Excerpted in Xinhua Digest (Issue 13, 2015, Total 577); Excerpted in Academic Digest of Liberal Arts in Higher Education (Issue 3, 2015).

●      Zhou, J. (2014). Theoretical review of educational distributive justice. Reprinted in full in Educational Science Digest (Issue 5, 2014).

●      Zhou, J., & Chung, Y. (2010). The role of education in the transition of income inequality in China: 1991-2006. Excerpted in Xinhua Digest (Issue 9, 2011).

●      Zhou, J., & Chung, Y. (2009). Educational inequality in the context of globalization. Excerpted in Xinhua Digest (Issue 8, 2010).

9. Government and Consulting Services

●      National Education Advisory Committee, “Balanced Development of Compulsory Education Group” Expert Group Member | Inspections in Jiaxing, Zhejiang (Dec 2010) and Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (Jan 2010).

●      Beijing Municipal Education Commission Consultant | “Research on the Development Strategy, Hotspots, and Difficulties of Basic Education in the Capital” (2006).

●      Beijing Municipal Education Commission Consultant | 'Research on the Interpretation of the 'Regulations of Beijing Municipality on the Prevention and Handling of Personal Injury Accidents of Primary and Secondary School Students'' (2006).

●      Beijing Municipal Education Commission Consultant | “Regional and School Development Planning for Junior High School Construction in Beijing—Junior High School Construction Project” (2005–2006).

●      Beijing Municipal Education Commission Consultant | “Research on the Revision of the Implementation Measures of the 'Compulsory Education Law of Beijing Municipality” (2005–2006).

●      NPC Education, Science, Culture and Public Health Committee, Beijing Academy of Educational Sciences, & Wah Ching Centre of Research on Education in China (HKU) Collaborator | “Research on the Development of Compulsory Education in China” (Funded by the UK Department for International Development, 2004–2006).

●      “Development of Compulsory Education in China” Research Project Delegation Representative | Study tour of the Ministries of Education and schools in Brazil and Mexico (2005).

●       Beijing Municipal Education Commission Consultant | “Research on the Balanced Development of Basic Education in Beijing” (2004–2005)