Published Journal Articles：(*: corresponding author)

Zhuang, T.,  Zhou, H* & Sun, Q. (2024). Ushering in Industrial Forces for Teaching-focused University-industry Collaboration in China: A Resource-dependence Perspective.  Studies in Higher Education,  https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2024.2306343 [SSCI]

Zhuang, T. & Sun, Q. (2024). Enterprises Participating in Teaching and Curriculum Reform of Higher Engineering Education: Paths and Challenges. Research in Higher Education of Engineering, (1), 92-98. [CSSCI] [in Chinese]

 

Zhuang, T. (2023). Scaling Greater Heights in Higher Education through Boundary-spanning-based University-industry Collaborations: the 'Four New Project' in China.  Beiijng International Review of Education, 5, 405-426.  

 

Zhuang, T., & Jiang, X. (2023). Constructing Symbolic Capital to Coordinate Teaching-focused University-industry Collaborations: A Documentary, Videological and Empirical Analysis.  International Journal of Educational Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2023.102251  [SSCI]

 

Ruan, Y., Liu, B., & Zhuang, T.* (2023). Policy Intents and the Enactment of Inclusion in Prestigious Schools in Urban China: Can Equity and Excellence Co-exist? International Journal of Inclusive Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2023.2266700   [SSCI]

 

Zhuang, T. & Hong, H.* (2023). Internationalization of University-Industry Collaborations: What Can We Learn from Singapore’s Institutes of Higher Learning? Zhejiang University Journal (Humanities and Social Sciences Edition), 53(9), 18-28.    [CSSCI] [in Chinese]

 

Zhuang, T., & Kong, X. (2023). Shaping Personal Worldviews when Neoliberalism Meets Confucianism and Patriotism: Insights from Chinese Postgraduate Students. British Journal of Sociology of Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2023.2195088  [SSCI]

 

Kong, X., Yin, H., & Zhuang, T.* (2023). Understanding Levels of Professional Growth for Chinese Class Teachers in Schools: A Social Morphogenesis Approach.  Asia-pacific Education Researcher, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40299-023-00747-9   [SSCI]

 

Zhuang, T., Cheung, A., Lau, W. F., & Su, Y.*. (2023). What Affects the Teaching Agency of University Instructors? A Social Realistic Perspective.  Asia Pacific Journal of Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/02188791.2023.2167807   [SSCI]

 

Zhuang, T. & Shi, J*. (2022). Engagement, Determinants and Challenges: A Multinational Systematic Review of Education-focused University-industry Collaborations.  Educational Review, https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2022.2149701  [SSCI]

 

Zhuang, T. (2022). Structure, Reflexivity and Their Interplay: Understanding University Faculty Members' Implementation of Teaching Excellence.  British Journal of Sociology of Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2022.2132470  [SSCI]

 

Zhuang, T. & Liu, B. (2022).  New Criteria for Evaluating University Teaching Qualifications: An Analysis of The Career Framework for University Teaching by the

Royal Academy of Engineering of the UK. Hebei Normal University Journal (Education Science Edition), 24(4), 125-134.  [in Chinese]

 

Zhuang, T.,  Liu, B., & Ding, R*. (2022). University Insiders' Perceptions of Doctoral Education Development in Five East and Southeastern Asian Countries: An Institutional Logics Perspective.  European Journal of Education, 57(3), 469-483.  [SSCI]

 

Zhuang, T.,  Liu, B*. (2022). Sustaining Higher Education Quality by Building An Educational Innovation Ecosystem in China: Policies, Implementations and Effects.  Sustainability, 14, 7568-7592.  [SSCI]

 

Zhuang, T.,  Tao, Z*. (2022). What Lessons Can University Education Learn from Outside the Ivory Tower: Insights from Engineering Alumni.  Teaching in Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2022.2048367  [SSCI]

 

Zhuang, T.,  Zhou, H*. (2022). Developing a Synergistic Approach to Engineering Education: China’s National Policies on University–industry Educational Collaboration.  Asia Pacific Education Review, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12564-022-09743-y  [SSCI]

 

Zhuang, T.,  Liu, B., & Hu, Y*. (2022). Legitimising Shared Governance in China's Higher Education Sector through University Statutes.  European Journal of Education, 57(1), 33-48.  [SSCI]

 

Liu, B., & Zhuang, T*. (2021). The Worldwide Landscape of Corporate Universities:

Education Ideas, Patterns and Future Trends. Journal of National Academy of Education Administration, 5, 57-65.  [CSSCI] [in Chinese]

 

Liu, B., & Zhuang, T*. (2021). Reforms of Teaching Patterns and Methods in US Higher STEM Education: Causes, Strategies and Implications. Tsinghua Journal of Education, 42(5), 30-39.  [CSSCI] [in Chinese]

 

Cheung, A., Chen, X*., Zhuang, T., Neitzel, A. J., & Slavin, R. E. (2021). Success for All: A Quantitative Synthesis of US Evaluations. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 14(1), 90-115.  [SSCI]  

 

Koh, A., & Zhuang, T*. (2021). 'New Engineering Education' in China: A National Technological Imaginary of the Chinese Dream. Asia Pacific Education Review, 22, 31-40.   [SSCI]

 

Slavin, R*., Cheung, A., & Zhuang, T. (2021). How Could Evidence-based Reform Advance Education. East China Normal University Review of Education, 4(1), 7-24.   

 

Zhuang, T. & Yao, J. * (2020). Factors Affecting Chinese Science and Engineering Major Undergraduates’ Satisfaction with Specialized Course Teaching in the Context of New Engineering Education. Journal of Higher Education Manangement, 6, 42-53.    [CSSCI][in Chinese]

 

Zhuang, T., & Liu, B*. (2020). Power Landscapes within Chinese Universities: A Three-dimensional Discourse Analysis of University Statutes.  Cambridge Journal of Education, 50(5), 639-656.  [SSCI]

 

Zhuang, T., & Huang, Y*. (2020). Characterizing University Faculty’s Perceptions of Scholarly Teaching in Engineering Education: A Social Realistic Perspective.  Higher Education Research and Development, 40(3), 646-660.  [SSCI]

 

Zhuang, T*., Cheung, A., & Tam, W.  (2019).  Modeling Undergraduate STEM Students’ Satisfaction with their Programs in China: An Empirical Study.  Asia Pacific Education Review, 21, 211-225. [SSCI]

 

Zhuang, T*., Cheung, A., Lau, W., & Tang, Y. (2019). Development and Validation of an Instrument to Measure Undergraduate Students’ Comprehensive STEM Educational Process.  Frontiers of Education in China,14(4), 575-611.

 

Zhuang, T. & Xu, X*. (2018). ‘New Engineering Education’ in Chinese Higher Education: Prospects and Challenges.  Tuning Journal for Higher Education, 6(1), 69-109.   

 

Zhuang, T. (2018). Evolution of China’s National Policies for Higher Vocational Education since the New Millennium.  Science Insights Education Frontiers, 1(1), 17-39.  

Monographs 

1. Zhuang, T., (2023). Modernizing China's Undergraduate Engineering Education through Systematic Reforms: Ideas, Practices and Impact. Singapore: Springer.

 

2. Zhuang, T. (2023). Engineering Teaching in China's Higher Education: A Social Realistic Approach. London: Routledge.

Project Experiences

1.  2017-2020. Participating in the project Best Evidence in Brief jointly launched by Johns Hopkins University, York University, the Chinese University of Hong Kong and Nanjing Normal University. The purpose of this project is to introduce all kinds of empirical research outcomes in Education published in world-class academic journals to the education peers around the world in the form of regular overview, so as to provide reference for the decision-makers and frontline teachers to improve the quality of education and teaching.

 

2. 2021. Principal investigator of the Project “Factors Influencing Deep Engagement of Enterprises with Talent Cultivation in Universities of Applied Science and System Optimization” funded by the National Social Science Foundation of China.

 

3. 2021. Principal Investigator for the Project “Paths and System Optimization for University-industry Collaborative Education against the Backdrop of New Engineering Education, New Agricultural Education, New Medical Education and New Humanities Education” funded by Beijing Normal University.

 

4. 2022. Principal Investigator for the Project “Patterns for Teaching-focused University-industry Collaboration in Asian Countries” funded by Beijing Normal University.

 

Academic Conference Presentations

2024.4    American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, USA.

Topic:  Grappling with multi-dimensional tasks in the one-dimensional academic world: a temporal sociological perspective

 

2023.12  Hong Kong Education Research Association-Asia Pacific Education Research Association (HKERA-APERA）Conference, Hong Kong.

Topic：Constructing symbolic capital to coordinate teaching-focused university-industry collaborative teaching: the Chinese experiences

 

2023.10  3^rd World Conference of Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and Education (WCAHSSE), Paris, France

Topic：Shaping personal worldviews when neoliberalism meets Confucianism and patriotism: insights from Chinese postgraduates

 

2018.12  Australia Association of Research in Education (AARE) Annual Conference, Sydney, Australia

Topic：An investigation of the teaching of STEM subjects to undergraduate students in Chinese universities

 

2018.5  11th Biennial Conference of Comparative Education Society of Asia, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Topic：Assessment Matters in Enhancing STEM-major Students' Course Satisfaction at University: Case in China

 

2016.8 16th World Congress of Comparative Education Society (WCCES), Beijing

Topic：Fast, Slow and Persistent: China's Higher Vocational Education in the 21st Century

Awards

2020          CUHK Postgraduate Research Output Award 2020

2017-2020 CUHK Full Scholarship

2023 BNU Excellent Counselor