2011.3-2011.5 Senior visiting scholar in the school of education, Indiana University, USA.

2006.3-2006.6 Short-term study in the National Academy of Education Administration

2000.5-2001.3 Visiting fellow in the Institute of Education, London University.

1994.9-1997.6 Study as a doctoral student in the department of education, Beijing Normal University,China.

1991.9-1994.6 Study as a graduate student in the department of education, Beijing Normal University, China.

1987.9-1991.6 Study as an undergraduate student in the department of education, Anhui Normal University, China.

1982.9-1985.6 Study as a teacher-student in the Shou County Middle Normal School, Anhui Province, China.

Work Experience

2019.12–Present,Dean of the Institute of Education, Tsinghua University

2018.9 –2019.12 ,Executive dean of the Institute of Education, Tsinghua University

2018.8 – Present, Professor of the Institute of Education, Tsinghua University.

2002.10-2018.7，Professor of the Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University.

2011.9-2016.5, Professor and dean of the Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University.

2006.3-2011.8, Professor and deputy dean of the Graduate School of Beijing Normal University, taking the responsibility for the curriculum management, international exchange, and project planning.

2001.9-2006．3, Associate professor, and then professor of the department of education in the school of education, Beijing Normal University. During this period, I also had served the department and school as the director and then vice dean, taking the responsibility for undergraduate and graduate programs.

1997.8-2001.8, Lecturer and associate professor in the department of education, Beijing Normal University.

1985.9-1987.8, Teaching pupils Chinese and other subjects in the Sanguan Primary School, Shou County, Anhui Province, China.

Professional Service

Member of the Seventh Discipline (Education) Appraisal Group of Academic Degree Committee of the State Council

Member of the Fifth Beijing Municipal Degree Committee of the State Council

Chairman of the Youth Educational Theorists Society affiliated to the Chinese Society of Education

Deputy director of the academic committee of the Chinese Society of Education

President of the Philosophy of Education Society of China.

Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Educational Studies

Guest professor of the National Academy of Education Administration

Guest researcher of the Centre of Xi Jinping Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.

Teaching Courses

Foundations of education, philosophy of education, philosophy of higher education etc.

Research Fields & Overview

In the area of foundations of education, I have already done some research concerning the issues of the essence, values, aims, vitality of education and professional development of teachers in recent years. I have published The Cultural Character of Pedagogy and Public Pedagogy and some articles. Based on these research, I usually participate some activities in the field of policy consultation and advice.

In the field of philosophy of education, I mainly do some philosophical inquiry into the issues of values education, including the philosophical foundations of values education, sympathy and values education, values education for young generations, socialism core values education, and even values leadership etc. Beijing Education Committee have funded these research for several years and I also published the book philosophy of Education, and submitted some policy suggestions to the Ministry of Education and Beijing Municipal government.

In the field of education reform, I have recently researched some issues on the background, stages, value-orientation, approaches, and sample experiences of education reform, published some papers, presentations and articles. The book Knowledge Transformation and Education Reform is one typical outcome of them. In the future, I am schedule to extend these research from the perspective of ontology, epistemology, and axiology etc., and intend to make education reform to be more reasonable and deliberate.

This is a new field for me. I intend to research some issued of higher education from the perspective of philosophy. It is well known that the Chinese higher education have developed rapidly and meanwhile it results in many new problems which need to be analyzed deeply and systematically, such as general education and professional education, equity and equality, justice and elitism, internalization and localization, autonomy and democracy, disciplinary-centered or cross-disciplinary strategy etc. I hope philosophy of education could contribute to the research in the field of higher education.

Research Project

The project of “Guidelines of Education in the New Era”

The project of “the Innovation of Approaches and Methodology to Integrate Socialism Core Values and Civic Education”

The project of “What Kind of Education Could Satisfy the People?”

The project of “Philosophy of Education” funded by the Ministry of Education.

The project of “Research and Experiment of Socialism Core Values Education in the Primary and Secondary Schools in Beijing”

The project of “Innovation of School Management System, Mechanism and Vitality” funded by The Capital Innovation Centre for Education Collaborative Development.

Fellowship, Honors and Awards

Beijing Higher Education Teaching Achievements Award(the 2th person of the winners)

The Second Prize of the Fifth National Awards for the Education Research Achievements

The Second Prize of the First National Awards for the Teaching Achievements for Professional Degree Students in Education.

The Sixth Beijing Municipal Awards for Excellent Education Research(the 2th person of the winners)

The First Prize of Beijing Higher Education Teaching Achievements Award(the 5th person of the winners)

The Sixth Wu Yuzhang Humanity and Social Sciences Awards

The Second Prize of the Fourth National Awards for the Education Research Achievements

The second prize of The Outstanding Achievements Award of Scientific Research in Colleges and Universities(Humanities and Social Sciences)

The second prize of the National Higher Education Teaching Achievements Award(the 3th person of the winners)

The first prize of the Third National Awards for the Education Research Achievements