ECNU Review of Education
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ECNU Review of Education
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ECNU Review of Education (ROE) is an international, peer-reviewed, diamond open-access journal sponsored by East China Normal University (ECNU), offering free submission, publication, and download with no article processing charge (APC).
What's on your plate?
An ROE study shows how food can teach chemistry and eco-citizenship to teens.
This creative approach links meals to climate action—making science personal and meaningful for a sustainable future: doi.org/10.1177/2096...
January 14, 2026 at 4:01 PM
How much screen time is too much for children with developmental disorders?
This ROE pilot research from Singapore explores their daily activity, sleep, and media use—helping families and educators support healthier routines: doi.org/10.1177/2096...
Physical Activity, Screen Media Use and Sleep of Children With Developmental Disorders in Singapore: A Pilot Study - Michael Yong Hwa Chia (谢永和), Verity Yu Qing Lua (赖玉晴), Deanna Tan (陈慧怡), Terence Bu...
Highlights More research is available on the on- and off-screen behaviors of typically developing children but substantially less research is available on th...
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January 13, 2026 at 3:25 PM
【Call for Papers】Beyond Borders: Challenging Epistemic Hegemony in Educational Leadership Research
📢Submission of abstracts: March 2026
➡️Submit to:
Dr. Paul Campbell (paulcam@hku.hk)
Prof. Sefika Mertkan (sefika.mertkan@emu.edu.tr)
💡For further details:
January 12, 2026 at 12:54 PM
What if research started with conclusions?
This ROE article plays with turning the process upside down.
It invites us to embrace ignorance—not as a lack of knowledge, but as a space for curiosity and new questions: doi.org/10.1177/2096...
A Researcher With Conclusions in Search of Questions: On Wandering Toward Ignorance - Jordan Corson, 2023
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provoke new understandings of the roles and uses of research. Specifically, I argue for the productive and creative pote...
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January 11, 2026 at 3:34 PM
How is China training its future doctors?
A large-scale ROE survey tracks medical education from 2013–2018, revealing both progress and regional gaps.
Insights for anyone interested in the evolution of healthcare education: doi.org/10.1177/2096...
January 10, 2026 at 3:30 PM
How does a nation develop millions of teachers?
An ROE analysis tracks 40 years of policy, revealing a strategic shift from quantity to quality and equity.
It explores the move toward competency-based, blended, and large-scale yet personalized training systems: doi.org/10.1177/2096...
Policies, Strategies, and the Evolutionary Logic of Large-Scale Teacher Training in China - Baomin Li (李宝敏), Fenglei Yang (杨风雷), Qian Wang (王倩), 2023
Purpose Based on a systematic review of policy documents in China related to teacher training over the past four decades, this paper identifies and analyzes the...
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January 9, 2026 at 3:25 PM
True argument skills are built through dialogue, not just essays.
This ROE research highlights a powerful method of sustained peer debates.
It shows how this practice develops critical reasoning, metacognition, and key 21st-century intellectual values: doi.org/10.1177/2096...
Understanding, Evaluating, and Promoting the Development of Argumentative Competence: An Interview With Dr. Deanna Kuhn From Teachers College, Columbia University - Yu Song (宋郁), Yuchen Shi (石雨晨), 202...
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January 8, 2026 at 3:52 PM
What if ignorance isn't just an empty darkness to be filled with light?
This ROE piece argues that "not knowing" is a space of multiple possibilities, by Jais Brohinsky.
Rethinking it can open up surprising new paths for teaching and meaningful learning encounters: doi.org/10.1177/2096...
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January 7, 2026 at 6:35 AM
What if "not knowing" could reduce student stress?
An ROE article rethinks academic burden in fast-paced societies, arguing that protecting free time and allowing space for "necessary ignorance" may actually foster creativity and well-being in learning: doi.org/10.1177/2096...
Ignorance as a Method: Rethinking Academic Burden in an Accelerated Society - Xiaoying Lin (林小英), 2023
Purpose This study applies “ignorance” as a theoretical lens to understand students’ academic burden in China as well as the value of free time in social accele...
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January 6, 2026 at 3:45 PM
How do Japan and China teach law in schools?
This ROE research compares their approaches—China uses dedicated textbooks, while Japan blends law into other subjects.
Discover what each system can learn from the other in building legal awareness among students: doi.org/10.1177/2096...
January 5, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Stuck in a centuries-old model?
This ROE article urges a revolution by G. Williamson McDiarmid and Yong Zhao.
Technology now allows truly personalized learning, tailoring education to each student’s interests and potential: dx.doi.org/10.1177/2096...
Time to Rethink: Educating for a Technology-Transformed World - G. Williamson McDiarmid, Yong Zhao (赵勇), 2023
Purpose We hope to provoke a conversation about preparing students for an uncertain future that unforeseeable technological innovations will transform in ways w...
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January 4, 2026 at 2:37 AM
An ROE research shows Chinese 5-year-olds prefer equal sharing, but gender and being an only child shape their views on fairness.
An experimental look at how early family context influences justice perceptions.
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Fairness Preference of Preschoolers and the Effects of Family Background in China - Zhongjing Huang (黄忠敬), Lan Shi (石岚), Jie Wu (吴洁), 2023
Purpose This study investigates the fairness preference of five-year-old children in Shanghai, observing their distributive behaviors in both stakeholder and sp...
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January 3, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Can mentoring inspire hope during disruption?
This ROE study looks at a remote mentoring program that helped students re-engage with learning amid lockdowns.
It shows how supporting metacognition and resilience can turn crisis into a chance for growth:https://doi.org/10.1177/20965311221111806
A “Curriculum of Hope”: Designing and Evaluating a Remote Mentoring Program for Pupils in a Pandemic - Richard Pountney, 2023
Purpose This paper reports the evaluation of an ongoing intervention, the GROW Programme, aimed at meeting the needs of 15–18-year-old pupils who were unable to...
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January 2, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Who really shapes AI policy in universities?
This ROE research maps the UK network, finding a blend of academics, entrepreneurs, and businesses driving the agenda, revealing how AI in education is promoted and governed.
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Enterprising Academics: Heterarchical Policy Networks for Artificial Intelligence in British Higher Education - Dániel Béla Gellai, 2023
Purpose There is limited scholarship on artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education governance, despite the growing prevalence of AI-powered technologies i...
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January 1, 2026 at 8:32 AM
🐎Gallop into the Year of the Horse with new energy!
🎁Happy New Year from all of us at ROE!
December 31, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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December 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
How does a post-Soviet nation build its future youth?
An ROE study examines Belarus' unique public after-school system, blending Soviet foundations with EU-inspired focus on tech, environment, and civic values, by Miao Liu and Darya Zubko: dx.doi.org/10.1177/2096...
Out-of-School Education in Belarus - Miao Liu (刘淼), Darya Zubko, 2024
Purpose Countries with unique developmental paths and cultural lineages display significant variations in their out-of-school education systems. In this landsca...
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December 30, 2025 at 6:32 AM
How do science teachers really perceive classroom discussions?
An ROE study compares an expert teacher's gut instincts with data-driven analysis, revealing gaps in self-awareness, by Yilmaz Soysal.
Open-ended questions ≠ student engagement!
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Distinguishing Intuitive and Deliberative Reasoning Regarding Different Aspects of Science Classroom Discourse - Yilmaz Soysal, 2024
Purpose The current study aimed to identify the distances between a science teacher's intuitive reasoning and researchers’ systematic analysis of various a...
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December 29, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Heatwaves hurting dairy farms?
In rural Mexico, mixing farmers' wisdom with climate science helps adapt better.
A new ROE study shows how community-driven education bridges gaps between tradition and survival.
Lessons for global agriculture: doi.org/10.1177/2096...
Climate Change Education as an Adaptative Strategy for Dairy Farmers: A Sociocultural Perspective - Silvia Lizette Ramos de Robles, Xochitl Barbosa Carmona, Alejandro José Gallard Martínez, Juan Alber...
Purpose This study aims to develop a transdisciplinary informal curriculum for climate change education (CCE) to increase the adaptive capacity of the small-far...
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December 28, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Can climate make or break student startups?
An ROE study highlights how supportive policies, education, and funding environments empower young entrepreneurs—especially when paired with self-confidence.
➡️Discover key insights from Shuyi Zhou and Weihui Mei:
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Interrelationship Between Entrepreneurial Alertness and Intention Among University Students: A Moderated Mediation Model - Shuyi Zhou (周淑怡), Weihui Mei (梅伟惠), 2024
Purpose Based on the theory of planned behavior and social cognitive theory, this study investigates the relationship between entrepreneurial alertness (EA) and...
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December 27, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Special ed teachers in demand—China's challenge.
While funding grows, teacher training lags.
How dose China aim to blend medical rehab, tech, and classrooms for 880k students with disabilities?
➡️Find answers in an ROE study: doi.org/10.1177/2096...
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December 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
What if nature could play a key role in reshaping modern education?
This ROE study explores how ancient Chinese views on nature can offer a fresh perspective on today’s teaching practices, by Lan Ye.
The lost connection revisited!
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Tracing the Origin and Creating the Future to Find the Lost Dimension of Nature in Modern Education: The Second Follow-up Study of Life-Practice Educology - Lan Ye (叶澜), 2024
Purpose This paper focuses on the relationship between nature and education, which is crucial to educology and educational reform yet has not received much atte...
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December 25, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Post-pandemic, Thailand's schools face a crossroads: Stick with old standards or embrace competency-based learning?
An ROE policy review reveals gaps in communication and teacher readines, by Jatupol Sangwanglao.
➡️Tech isn't the only answer: doi.org/10.1177/2096...
Competency-Based Education Reform of Thailand's Basic Education System: A Policy Review - Jatupol Sangwanglao (จตุพล สังวังเลาว์), 2024
Purpose This study was conducted to review the ongoing competency-based education reform in Thailand during the 21st century. In particular, the historical deve...
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December 24, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Can AI truly help students think critically?
An ROE study reveals how postgrads use GenAI to revise their academic writing.
They focus on research goals and evidence—but human purpose and career plans still steer the process: doi.org/10.1177/2096...
December 23, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Can teaming up strong and weak schools boost results?
This ROE study from Shanghai says yes, by Xian Song and Wenwen Zhu.
Their "Strong School Project" raised test scores, especially in math, by improving peer relationships and leadership: doi.org/10.1177/2096...
School-to-School Collaboration, Student Learning Outcomes, and Mediating Factors: Evidence From Shanghai's Strong School Project - Maohua Wang (汪茂华), Huacong Liu (刘华聪), 2025
Purpose Despite the growing emphasis on promoting school collaborations, few quantitative studies have investigated the relationship between school-to-school co...
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December 22, 2025 at 2:23 AM