Position: Distinguished Professor of Beijing Normal University

    Emeritus President of the Chinese Society of Education (CSE)

Address: International and Comparative Education Research Institute, Beijing Normal University

      No.19 Xinjiekou Wai Street, Beijing,

      P.R. China, 100875

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

International and Comparative Education

Education Philosophy

Education Administration and Leadership

EDUCATION BACKGROUND

1948, graduated from Nanjing Middle School in Jiangsu Province

1949-1951, undergraduate student at Department of Education in Beijing Normal University

1951-1956, horary bachelor in education from Moscow National Normal University, USSR

WORKING EXPERIENCES

-1948-1949, primary teacher at Ronghai School in Shanghai

-1956-1965, Assistant and Lecturer, Department of Education, Beijing Normal University

-1958-1962, Assistant director of Educational Affairs Office, the Affiliated Middle School of Beijing Normal University

-1965-1966, Vice Department Head, Department of Education; Vice Director, Institute of Foreign Education Research (renamed International and Comparative Education Research Institute in 1995)

-1966-1972, working in Department of Education, Beijing Normal University

-1972-1975, Principal, the Second Affiliated Middle School of Beijing Normal University

-1975-1979, Deputy Provost; Director, Social Science Division, Beijing Normal University

-1979-1981, Department Head and Vice Professor, Department of Education, Beijing Normal University

-1979-1984, Director, Institute of Foreign Education Research, Beijing Normal University

-1983, Supervisor of Doctoral Candidate and Professor of Comparative Education

-1984-1991, Vice President of Beijing Normal University

-1984-2005, Dean, College of Educational Administration; Director, Center for Training Educational Cadres in Northern China, National Educational Committee of PRC

-1987-1997, Dean, Graduate School, Beijing Normal University

-2005 to date, Distinguished Professor of Beijing Normal University

HONORS AND AWARDS

-1991, National Prominent Teacher.

-1991, Government Allowance and Certificate.

-1995, the book entitled “Education in the USSR After World War II” won the first prize of Humanities and Social Sciences Excellent Achievements.

-1995, the book entitled “The Cyclopedia of Education” won the third prize of The First Dictionary Prize.

-1995, the book entitled “The Collected Edition of Chinese Education” won the Nomination of National Book Award.

-1997, the first prize of ZENG Xianzi Education Foundation for Normal University Teacher.

-1998, the book entitled “Introduction to Comparative Education” won the first prize of Beijing Philosophy and Social Sciences Excellent Achievements.

-1999, the book entitled “The Cyclopedia of Education” won the first prize of National Education Science Excellent Achievements.

-1999, People’s Teacher, awarded by Beijing Municipal People's Government.

-2000, the book entitled “National Cultural Traditions and Education Modernization” won the first prize of Beijing Philosophy and Social Sciences Excellent Achievements.

-2001, the book entitled “Introduction to Comparative Education” won the first prize of Beijing Teaching Achievements (Teaching Materials) and the second prize of National Teaching Achievements.

-2002, the book entitled “Introduction to Comparative Education” won the first prize of Beijing Normal University Teaching Achievements (Teaching Materials), the first prize of Beijing Excellent Teaching Achievements (Teaching Materials), and the second prize of Ministry of Education Teaching Achievements(Teaching Materials).

-2002, the book entitled “The Cyclopedia of Education” won the first prize of WU Yuzhang Award.

-2002, the book entitled “New Trends in International Education” won the second prize of Beijing Philosophy and Social Sciences Excellent Achievements.

-2006, the book entitled “Cultural Foundations of Chinese Education” won the first prize of University Philosophy and Social Sciences Excellent Achievements, Ministry of Education.

-2010, the book entitled “Facts of Chinese Education During 30 years From Reform and Open” won the first prize of Beijing Philosophy and Social Sciences Excellent Achievements.

-2012, the book entitled “Lifelong Learning：Research on Learning Society Construction” won the first prize of Beijing Philosophy and Social Sciences Excellent Achievements

-2014, the book entitled “Chinese Education Encyclopedia” won the outstanding prize of Beijing Philosophy and Social Sciences Excellent Achievements.

-2014, Professor Gu was awarded the Lifetime Achievement by Wu Yuzhang Foundation (the most influential award in the field of social science in China).

ACADEMIC AFFILIATIONS

-Co-President (1992-1996), World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES)

-Assistant Director, the 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd School Textbook Approval Committee, National Committee of Education (Ministry of Education)

-Member and Convener, the 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd and 4^th Education Disciplinary Review Group, State Degree Committee.

-Director, National Steering Committee on Ed.M. Degree.

-Leader, the 2^nd strategic theme group of The National Outline of Medium and Long-term Planning of Education Reform and Development (2010-2020).

-Leader, the 1^st group of “Education for All-around Development”, National Advisory Committee of The National Outline of Medium and Long-term Planning of Education Reform and Development (2010-2020).

-Adjunct Professor of Peking University, Tsinghua University, Hebei University, Suzhou University, Minzu University of China, Nanjing Normal University and Hangzhou Normal University, etc.

-Chief Editor of Comparative Education Review, Journal of the Chinese Society of Education, Teacher Education Research, and Frontiers of Education in China.

-Academic committee consultant of several academic journals, such as Educational Research, Higher Educational Research, etc.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1. GU Mingyuan, YU Fang. (1981): LU Xun’s Educational Thoughts and Practices. Beijing: People’s Education Press; Japanese Edition(1983): Doujidai Press.

2. WANG Chengxu, ZHU Bo, & GU Mingyuan. (1982): Comparative Education. Beijing: People’s Education Press.

3. GU Mingyuan. (1982): Comparative Education. Beijing: Culture and Education Press.

4. GU Mingyuan. (1983): Pedagogy. Beijing: People’s Education Press.

5. GU Mingyuan. (1987): Practical Pedagogy for Middle School. Beijing: Beijing Normal University Press.

6. GU Mingyuan (1989): Learning from the Development of World Education. Chengdu: Sichuan Education Press.

7. GU Mingyuan. (1990): Practical Pedagogy. Beijing: Beijing Normal University Press.

8. GU Mingyuan. (1990-1992): The Cyclopedia of Education. Shanghai: Shanghai Education Press.

9. GU Mingyuan (1991): Education in the USSR After World War II. Nanchang: Jiangxi Education Press.

10.  GU Mingyuan (1993): Education Supervision in Foreign Countries. Beijing: People’s Education Press.

11.  GU Mingyuan (1994): The Collected Edition of Chinese Education. Wuhan: Hubei Education Press.

12.  GU Mingyuan, XUE, Liyin. (1996): Introduction to Comparative Education. Beijing: People’s Education Press.

13.  GU Mingyuan. (1998): National Cultural Traditions and Education Modernization. Beijing: Beijing Normal University Press.

14. GU Mingyuan. (1998): My Education Exploration——GU Mingyuan’s Educational Collection. Beijing: Educational Science Publishing House.

15. GU Mingyuan. (1998): The Cyclopedia of Education. Shanghai: Shanghai Education Press.

16. GU Mingyuan. (2000): The Dictionary of World Education. Nanjing: Jiangsu Education Press.

17. GU Mingyuan. (2001): The Grass (Collection of GU Mingyuan’s Papers). Fuzhou: Fujian Education Press.

18. GU Mingyuan. (2001): Challenge and Response: Chinese Education Reform in the 21^st Century. Fuzhou: Fujian Education Press.

19. GU Mingyuan. (2001): Education in China and Abroad: Perspectives from a Lifetime in Comparative Education. Hong Kong: Comparative Education Research Centre, University of Hong Kong.

20.  GU Mingyuan, MENG Fanhua. (2001): New Trends in International Education. Haikou: Hainan Publishing House.

21.  GU Mingyuan. (2003-2009): Chinese Educational Science. Beijing: People’s Education Press.

22. GU Mingyuan (2004): The Collected Edition of Chinese Education. Wuhan: Hubei Education Press.

23.  GU Mingyuan (2004): Cultural Foundations of Chinese Education. Taiyuan: Shanxi Education Publishing House; Japanese Edition (2009): Toshindo Press.

24.  GU Mingyuan (2004): Education: Traditions and Innovations. Beijing: People’s Education Press.

25. GU Mingyuan, LI Minyi. (2007): Oral History of GU Mingyuan’s Education Experiences. Beijing: Beijing Normal University Press.

26. GU Mingyuan. (2008): The Flowers (Collection of GU Mingyuan’s Papers). Fuzhou: Fujian Education Press.

27. GU Mingyuan. (2008): Thinking of Education. Beijing: Capital Normal University Press.

28. GU Mingyuan. (2008): Facts of Chinese Education During 30 years From Reform and Open. Beijing: People Press.

29. GU Mingyuan, LI Minyi & TENG Jun. (2008): Experiences of Education Exploration——Communications to GU Mingyuan’s Educational Thoughts. Beijing: Renmin University Press.

30. GU Mingyuan. (2009): An Overview of Educational Thoughts Both in China and Abroad. Guangzhou: Guangdong Education Press.

31. GU Mingyuan. (2010): Lifelong Learning：Research on Learning Society Construction. Beijing: Beijing Normal University Press.

32. GU Mingyuan. (2010): Interpretation to the National Outline of Medium and Long-term Planning of Education Reform and Development (2010-2020). Beijing: Beijing Normal University Press.

33. GU Mingyuan, LI Minyi and Teng Jun. (2012): Oral History of GU Mingyuan’s Education Experiences（revise and enlarge）. Beijing: Beijing Normal University Press.

34. WANG Chengxu, GU Mingyuan. (2012): Comparative Education (the Fourth Edition) . Beijing: People’s Education Press.

35. GU Mingyuan. (2013): Educational Thoughts in Luxun’s Works. Fuzhou: Fujian Education Press.
36. GU Mingyuan. (2013): Collection of Educational Essays (three volumes). Fuzhou: Fujian Education Press.

37. GU Mingyuan. (2013): Chinese Education Encyclopedia (four volumes). Shanghai: Shanghai Education Press.

38. GU Mingyuan. (2014): Collection of Professor Gu Mingyuan’s Speech. Beijing: People’s Education Press.

39. GU Mingyuan. (2014): Reflections on Education from Children’s Perspective. Tianjin: Tianjin Education Press.