ECNU Review of Education

We are the first open-access Chinese education research journal in English, publishing impactful and cutting-edge education research in China and the world.

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How do young kids learn to care for the ocean?
This ROE study by Torsvik and colleagues @HRehablab follows Norwegian children and teachers exploring the seashore together.
Play and curiosity create "loopholes" that turn beach time into real learning.
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#UNESCO #Post2030Education #UNOceanDecade

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How do young kids learn to care for the ocean?
This ROE study by Torsvik and colleagues @HRehablab follows Norwegian children and teachers exploring the seashore together.
Play and curiosity create "loopholes" that turn beach time into real learning.

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What if school focused less on beating others and more on finding your unique greatness?
That’s what Prof. Yong Zhao @YongZhaoEd and Ruojun Zhong @EducationYee propose in this ROE article.
Human interdependence over meritocracy.

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This ROE study reopens Fukuyama's "End of History" @FukuyamaFrancis with an AI twist, by Yilei Shao @ECNUER.
Technology is racing ahead while governance lags.
So education has to act as new infrastructure for a world run by humans and machines together.

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AI is shaking up how we do research.
Yong Zhao @YongZhaoEd, Neal Kingston & Rick Ginsberg @RickGinsberg @KUSOEHS explore the death of old methods and a rebirth with new tools, pluralism, and ethical thinking.

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Most school reforms want every kid to be the same.
But Ruojun Zhong @EducationYee & Yong Zhao @YongZhaoEd, in this ROE research, offers a smarter way: shared foundations plus personal passions.
A double-helix for real learning.

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What if multicultural education didn't copy Western ideas?
In this ROE study, Lisa Yiu @Stanford looks at a middle school in Chinese Taiwan, where teachers use harmony, fairness, and whole-person growth to help diverse students thrive together. A fresh, East Asian take.

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Too much pressure from school and extra classes?
China tried a bold fix. This ROE research examines the "double reduction" policy—its early wins and tough hurdles, by Licui Chen & Shuangmu Lin @ZJU_China.
A rare look at real reform. Read it.

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Can teacher training really improve how teachers interact with young kids?
This study by Chunhong Han and colleagues @ECNUER @BNU_1902 @CUHKofficial ran a randomized trial in Shanghai.
The result: better emotional and instructional support in classrooms. Evidence that works.

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📣Congratulations to Aaron Benavot @BenavotAA & colleagues on two new books exploring how education can build key competencies and support more resilient futures.
Read more:
1⃣https://t.co/gsoNGzaduI
2⃣https://t.co/WEZiNSL4WN

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Most AI talk tries to fit new tech into old school rules.
This ROE study by Prof Yong Zhao @YongZhaoEd says: stop that. Imagine education built around student-driven learning and real problems instead.
No more one-size-fits-all.

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Smart classrooms promise better learning, yet this ROE study by Yahui Chang et al. finds a hidden cost @SNNUChina @waynestate.
Constant digital monitoring can make students perform, crush real interaction, and silence their voices.
Technology isn‘t always a friend to curiosity.

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Can training preschool teachers in social-emotional learning make a difference?
Yes, says this ROE study by Lasi and colleagues from @AKUGlobal and @BallState.
In Pakistan, kids showed fewer peer problems and more prosocial behavior, and classrooms became more supportive.

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How does GenAI really help people write in a second language?
This ROE review of 55 studies breaks down the roles of tools, rules, and teamwork, by Mi Rong & Yuan Yao.
Turns out, AI can be a great partner—but it comes with tricky side effects too.

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Students don't let AI do all the thinking.
Haoming Lin @haoming_lin, Wei Wei @weiweiresearch & Fulan Liu find that when revising critical reports, learners focus on key areas like research quality and evidence—showing smart, selective use of AI tools, not blind trust.

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What's next for job training?
Shanshan Guan, Hui Jin & Xiaoyong Tian @SISUShanghai highlight ten big shifts in vocational education—from AI in classrooms to green skills and stronger school-industry ties.
These changes show how job training is evolving for a new economy.

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Even top-performing education systems like Finland and Hong Kong struggle with student stress.
This ROE study by Xiya Feng and colleagues @PhilipL66006643 @FEHD_EdUHK @EPL_EdUHK maps the research and calls for better ways to compare well-being across different school cultures.

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China’s "double reduction" policy limits homework and tutoring to ease student stress.
Licui Chen & Shuangmu Lin @ZJU_China look at its promise and challenges in this ROE study.
Can it truly balance quality and equity?

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Meritocracy sounds fair but Prof. Yong Zhao @YongZhaoEd and Ruojun Zhong @EducationYee say it actually harms learning.
Ranking kids by narrow tests ignores jagged talents.
Time to move toward human interdependence and real collaboration.

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AI is moving faster than our rules and laws.
Yilei Shao @ECNUER calls it a “legitimacy gap” in this ROE research.
The fix? A dual reconfiguration of education to build trust in human–machine society. Read how in ROE.