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Dr. Gao Fang is Associate Professor in the Department of International Education. She did her undergraduate studies and initial professional education at Shenyang University in China. She has a Master degree in Educational Sciences from the University of Amsterdam and she completed PhD in the Sociology of Education at the University of Hong Kong. Her main research interests are in sociology of education, minority education, higher education and international student mobility. She has published widely in the fields.
Research interests
Dr. Gao specialises in the sociology of education with an emphasis on Education, Equity, and Diversity. She examines educational policies and processes of teaching and learning in local and global contexts and in relation to demographic, linguistic, and cultural diversity. Her priority has been to engage in interdisciplinary and empowering studies through critical and multicultural lenses with education agenda that not only identifies non-majority/non-local students’ educational vulnerability, but also analyses educational policy and practice provision that contributes to the overcoming of those inequalities and inclusion. Her main research interests include:
- Sociology of Education
- Minority Education
- Higher Education
- International Student Mobility
Teaching Interests
- Inequality in Education
- Education for a Meaningful Life: Great Thinkers
- Multilingual Education
External Appointments
Associate Editor: Multicultural Education Review (2017-).
Editorial Board Member: Human Rights Education Review (2017- ).
Editorial Board Member: Migration and Language Education (2017- ).
Professional information
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Projects
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Investigating Hong Kong Students' Aspirations for the Future
CHAN, K. W. A. (CoI), HO, C. S. M. (CoI), TANG, H. H. H. (CoI), HALSE, C. M. (PI), CHIU, C. S. (CoI), BANERJEE, B. (CoI), CHIU, M. M. (CoI), GAO, F. (CoI), NG, F. S. I. (CoI) & GUBE, J. C. C. (CoI)
19/03/20 → 18/09/20
Project: Research project
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School-Based Social Capital in Ethnic Minority Students’ Progression to Post-Secondary Education in Hong Kong
GAO, F. (PI), Prof, L. M. (CoI), HALSE, C. M. (CoI), ADAMSON, R. D. (CoI) & BHOWMIK, M. K. (CoI)
01/01/20 → 30/06/22
Project: Research project
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Enhancing learning engagement and outcomes through formative e-assessment tasks in the General Education foundation course
GAO, F. (CoI), LAU, C. K. (CoI), CHAN, K. W. P. (CoI), LAM, T. S. J. (CoI), ZHAN, Y. (PI), SUN, D. (CoI), CHAN, N. C. (CoI) & LEE, T. H. T. (CoI)
01/06/18 → 31/08/19
Project: Research project
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Supporting Ethnic Minority Students’ Chinese Language Learning through Enhancing Extramural Chinese Social Media Use
GAO, F. (CoI), GU, M. Y. M. (CoI) & LAI, C. (PI)
01/01/18 → 31/01/20
Project: Research project
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Parental involvement and non-Chinese linguistic minority students’ enrollment in four-year universities of Hong Kong: A multidimensional study
GAO, F. (CoI), TSANG, Y. K. (PI) & PARK, J. H. (CoI)
01/03/14 → 31/12/15
Project: Research project
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Avoiding the “rat race”: Hong Kong students’ sense of belonging to a Chinese university in the Greater Bay Area
GAO, F., Jun 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Papers
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Avoiding the “Rat race”: Hong Kong students’ sense of belonging to a Chinese university in the Greater Bay Area
GAO, F., Jul 2024, In: International Journal of Educational Development. 108, 103059.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
The emergence of multipolarity in global higher education: The Belt and Road Initiative and African students’ motivations to pursue postgraduate education in China
GAO, F., LO, W. Y. W. & NG, F. S. K., Sept 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Educational Review.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Understanding campus-based intercultural social capital for minority university students in Hong Kong
GAO, F., 2024, In: Comparative Education. 60, 2, p. 334-350Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
‘I am not what you label me’: Senses of belonging in a mainland Chinese university among cross-border Hong Kong students
GAO, F., Aug 2024, In: British Educational Research Journal. 50, 4, p. 2001-2019Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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Dean’s Research Award 2018/19: Journal Articles
GAO, F. (Recipient), 03 Jul 2019
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