LI Fengliang

Ph.D. Associate Professor

Address：Institute of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084

Email：dagger@tsinghua.edu.cn

Tel：+86 10 62797991 (O)

I am an Associate Professor in the Institute of Education at Tsinghua University. In 2007 I joined the Institute of Education at Tsinghua University as an Assistant Professor.

My overall career objectives are to become a scholar with international influences in the field of education, as well as a teacher who has students all over the world who contribute to a brighter future.

Education Background

Ph.D (economics of education), July 2005, Graduate School of Education, Peking University

M.A. (educational technology), July 2002, College of Information Science, Beijing Normal University

B.A. (educational technology), July 1999, Department of Electronics, Beijing Normal  University

Work Experience

2017.12-, Associate Professor (tenure), Institute of Education, Tsinghua University

2008.12-2017.12, Associate Professor, Institute of Education, Tsinghua University

2007.6-2008.12, Assistant Professor, Institute of Education, Tsinghua University

2006.1-2007.5, Post-Doctoral Fellow, supported by UNESCO Centre for Comparative Education Research, the University of Nottingham and China Policy Institute.

2004.10-2005.4, Research Assistant, supported by the Chinese University of Hong Kong

Professional Service

2019.1-, International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning. Editorial Board Member.

2019.1-, Asia-Pacific Education Researcher. Editorial Board Member.

Teaching Program

Economics of Education; Education Finance; Introduction to Research Methods in Education; Quantitative Research on Education; Information Technology and Learning Environment; Education and Employment

Research Field & Overview

The Economics of Education; The Economics of Open and Distance Education; Graduate Education; The Relationship between Education and the Labor Market.

Publications

Li Fengliang & Wang Liang. (2021). Empirical Analysis of Return to Distance Higher Education in Different Disciplines. International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning. 22(1): 148-165.

Li Fengliang. (2020). Book Review: Research Handbook on Quality, Performance and Accountability in Higher Education. Higher Education. 79: 939–940. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-019-00442-z

Li Fengliang & Wang Liang. (2020). An Empirical Study on Distance Education and Job Match. Sustainability. 12(2): 619-628. doi:10.3390/su12020619

Li Fengliang. (2020). Book Review: Handbook on the politics of higher education. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management. 42(1): 117-118.

Li Fengliang & Wang Liang. (2019). Over-education and Income of the Distance Learner. Asia-Pacific Education Researcher. 28(5): 421–428.

Li Fengliang. (2018). The Expansion of Higher Education and the Returns to Distance Education in China. International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning. 19(4): 242-256.

Li Fengliang, Li Manli & W. John Morgan. (2018). The Rate of Return to Educational Investment for Engineers: Evidence from the Private Sector in China. Athens Journal of Education. 5(1): 61-72.

Li Fengliang. (2016). Economies of Scale and Scope in Internationalization: Evidence from Chinese Universities. China: An International Journal. 14 (2): 189 – 200.

Li Fengliang, Hou Longlong, & Wen Dongmao. (2015). The Effect of Parents’ Education on Children’s Studies at School and Social Activities. Chinese Education and Society. 48: 143–156.

Li Fengliang, Zhou Mengying, & Fan Baolong. (2014). Can Distance Education Increase Educational Equality?——Evidence from the Expansion of Chinese Higher Education. Studies in Higher Education. 39(10): 1811-1822.

Li Fengliang, W. John Morgan, Ding Xiaohao, & Hou Longlong, (2012). The Choices and Effects of Institutional Embeddedness: Evidence from China ’s Highly Transitional Graduate Labour Market. China : An International Journal. 10(3): 42 – 62.

Li Fengliang. (2012). Book Review: Investing in Human Capital for Economic Development in China . International Journal of Educational Development. 32: 615–616.

Li Fengliang & Chen Xinlei. (2012). Economies of Scope in Distance Education: The Case of Chinese Research Universities. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning. 13(3): 144-158.

Li Fengliang. (2012). Financing higher education: Lessons from China . Irish Educational Studies. 31(2): 191-206.

Li Fengliang, Zhao Yandong, & John Morgan. (2011). The Rate of Return to Educational Investment in  China : A Comparative Commentary. Education, Knowledge and Economy. 5(1-2): 45-52.

Li Fengliang, Zhao Yandong, & Tian Yongpo. (2010). Job search and over-education: Evidence from China ’s labour market for postgraduates. Perspectives in Education, 28(2):41-50.

Hou Longlong, Li Fengliang, & Min Weifang. (2009). Multi-product total cost functions for higher education: The case of Chinese research universities. Economics of Education Review. 29(4): 374–381.

Li Fengliang, Ding Xiaohao, & W.John Morgan. (2009). Higher Education and the starting wages of graduates in China . International Journal of Educational Development. 29(4): 374–381.

Li Fengliang, W.John Morgan, & Ding Xiaohao. (2008). The Expansion of Higher Education, Employment and Over-education in China . International Journal of Educational Development. 28(6): 687-697.

Li Fengliang, Ding Xiaohao, & W.John Morgan. (2008). Job Search Channels and Educational Level: An Application of Testing Screening Hypothesis in  China . China : An International Journal. 6(2): 261-277.

Li Fengliang & John Morgan. (2008). Private Higher education in China : Access to quality higher education and the acquisition of labour market qualifications by low-income students. Education, Knowledge and Economy. 2(1), 27-37.