LI Manli
Ph.D, Professor
Address：421 Wennan Building, Tsinghua University, Beijing
Tel：010-62794955
I'm a professor in Science of Education, Institute of Education, Tsinghua University. I use my personal and professional backgrounds to explore issues of social consciousness, educational issues in China and the areas beyond. My career includes teaching, research and administrative experience in Tsinghua University, while including Fulbright Scholar in MIT (2007.07-2008.08), DAAD visiting professor in RWTH Aachen, Germany (2005.09-2005.12) and University of British Columbia, Canada (2005.03-06), and a visiting scholar in University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign(2002.09-2003.10).
Inspired to make a real landscape in Chinese learner’s lives and the society in which they live, I lead interdisciplinary research projects to explore three aspects of sciences of education: the liberal arts education of Chinese college students, global excellence of engineering students, the k-12 school reforms in China – especially the education equality issues in China’s urbanization movement. My major works to the field include elaborations on theories that conceptualize the relationship between liberal arts education and specialized education in transformation of colleges and universities. My more recent studies, frame the updated liberal education theories and practice with K-12 school education and colleges with students’ curriculum and learning experience, applying quantitative and qualitative methodologies.
On the basis of past research experiences, my current research projects seek to do the follow-up study on the Undergraduate Top-notch Innovative Talents Education programs (like the "strengthening basic disciplines plan",强基计划), and provide the evidence-based promotion strategies for k-12 schools, colleges and their communities to adjust effectively in a high technology world. I am also leading an interdisciplinary research team on the Project on Language Proficiency Test of Chinses as A Second Language, which is to explore an independent research project of Tsinghua University and sponsored by the Institute of Future Education Evaluation, Tsinghua University.
Education Background
Ph.D., Graduate School of Education，Peking University
BA，MA, Department of Education & Psychology, Shannxi Normal University
Work Experience
Dean, Institute of Learning & Human Development, Tsinghua University, 2018-current
Professor with Tenure, Institute of Education, Tsinghua University, 1998-current
Vice Dean, Institute of Education, Tsinghua University, 2017-current
Deputy Party Secretary, Institute of Education, Tsinghua University, 2010-2020
MIT Fulbright Scholar 2007.07-2008.08
RWTH-Archen DAAD 2005.09-2005.12
UBC SACS 2005.03-2005.06
UIUC Tsinghua Faculty Training Abroad Program 2002.09-2003.10
Professional Service
The Steering Committee of Sciences of Education, Ministry of Education, China, General Secretary, 2013-current
Deputy Director , The Second Council of Higher Education Professional Committee of China Education Development Strategy Society, 2018- current
Deputy Director, The 1st Council of Professional Teacher Education Committee of China Higher Education Association Board of Directors, 2020.12-current
Academic Committee Member，Ministry of Education Online Education Research Center，2014-current
The Urban Education Review Member of Editorial Board, 2014-current
Teaching Courses
Methodology of Qualitative Inquiry II (Advanced) (Graduate Course), Spring, Tsinghua University
Frontiers on Education Research (Graduate Course), Fall, Tsinghua University
Group Psychology and Students Group Learning, Summer，Tsinghua University
History and Culture of Universities (Undergraduate Course), Spring, Tsinghua University
Research Fields
Higher education，Liberal Arts Education, K-12 School Reform，Online education， engineering education
Higher Education. Prof. LI has systematically studied the basic concepts, theoretical framework and modes of liberal arts education in China. She published the books General Education: The ideal of University Education(1999), Harvard Red Book(Translation Version,2008). Her articles also are published in key academic journals such as Xinhua literature Extract , Peking University Education Review, etc.. Based on these research experiences, she engages in variety of academic service for Government-University-School policy consulting.
Basic education Reform. With concerning the top-notch innovative talents on undergraduate level, Prof. LI focuses on K-12 schooling prior experience. She did researches on topics of the 0-3 early child development, the primary and secondary schools running modes in Beijing and the physique and academic performance of teenagers in Western China area. The series of studies discussed the rationale of early childhood development service supply, core literacy education for young people, and other key issues of k-12 school education reform.
Prof. LI initiated An Interdisciplinary Research Project in 2017.The research team,who are trained in Education Measurement, Linguistics, Psychology, Information Science, focuses on developing and designing a Chinese language Proficiency Test (CLPT). This team has set up the largest Chinese-database Platform railing on collecting main types of Chinese lexicon, 7 Chinese text corpus, 11 widely populated Chinese tests, and provided a Chinese academic Lexicon through Machine learning. The peculiar contribution of this team is to frame an internationally recognized standard to describe Chinese language competence and levels, which is the research basic to CLPT.
Based on previous research experience, Prof. LI focuses more on future learning or education paradigm. Prof. LI and her colleagues try to answer the fundamental questions of how people learn in the online setting and how to facilitate more effective online learning through collecting the real multi-modal learning data originated from the online learning platform(Xuetang Zaixian).
Engineering education. Prof. LI deeply participated in the cooperation research projects on engineering education with contacts of UNESCO, IFEE. She’s undertaking World engineering education report II (UNESCO) as one of the author team. Her concerns include China "excellent engineer" competency model and the issues on the shift on training mechanism, curriculum and teaching. The book "New Perspectives on Engineers and Engineering Education" won the Sixth National Award for Outstanding Award in Humanities and Social Sciences in Colleges and Universities.
Research projects in progress ：
1.The View of Multi-development Talent and Student Learning Guidance Research (Project with Priority Support, No. 3018-0006). Beijing Office of Education Science Planning, June 2019 to June 2021. Funding amount: 200,000 RMB.
2.Beijing research on the certification standards and training system of professionals for early childhood development in China, commissioned by Beijing Health and Health Commission, China, 200,000, 2019-2021
3.The Research on the Transition Moving from School to College of Top-notch Innovative Talents Education , Research Grant of ILHD , Tsinghua University，2020-2021.
4.Chinese as A Second Language Proficiency Test，Research Grant of IFEE, Tsinghua University，2018-2023
Fellowship, Honors and Awards
Outstanding Teacher in Convid-19, 2020
Tsinghua Outstanding Worker，2019
The 5th National Distinct Achievement Award of Educational Research (Second Prize), 2016
The 7th Distinct Achievement Award of Research in Universities Nationwide (Third Prize), 2013
China Ministry of Education “New Century Excellent Talent Support Program” 2013
the Thirteenth Best Mentor Award of Tsinghua University 2012
Tsinghua University "Outstanding Workers" 2012
China Ministry of Civil Affairs Award for Outstanding Scientific Research Achievement 2009
Beijing Theory Talents in Social Sciences 100 Program 2008
Tsinghua University Outstanding Youth Group Award 1999
Publications
BOOKS
1.Li Manli. (2019) Tsinghua Language Proficiency Standards: Chinese as a Second Language. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press
2.Tsinghua Chinese Proficiency Test: A Study of Language Theory and Measurement. Beijing: Foreign Languages Press）
3.Li, M., Zhang, Y. & Ye, F. (2014). Decode MOOC. Tsinghua University Press.
4.Li Manli. (2010) New Perspective of Engineers and Engineering Education. Beijing: Commercial Press.
5.General Education in A Free Society, Harvard University Press,1945, Chinese version Translated by LI Manli
6.Li Manli, Lin Xiaoying. The Practice of General Education in Post-industrial era: Take Peking University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong as An Example. Beijing: National Publishing House
7.In Search of Excellence of Global Engineering Education. Continental A. G., Hannover/Germany, ISBN39811322-03.(2006)
CONSULTING REPORT FOR GOVERNMENT
Li Manli（2004） The Value of Sustained Financial Support to Faculty Development in Chinese Colleges in Under-served Area. To: Headquarter of Board of Asian Christian Higher Education (New York)
