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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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Choosing Hong Kong as an Undergraduate Study Destination: Motivations and Decision-making Processes of International Students
GAO, F. (PI), MACFARLANE, B. J. (CoI) & TANG, H. H. H. (CoI)
01/12/24 → 28/02/26
Project: Research project
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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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Ethnicity, equity and choice: A theoretical proposal for researching minority families’ school choice
GUBE, J. C. C., GAO, F. & PHILLIPSON, S., 2025, Handbook on families and education: Theory, research and practice. PHILLIPSON, S., GOFF, W. & GARVIS, S. (eds.). United Kingdom: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, p. 109-124Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapters
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Home away from home? Campus-based social capital for Hong Kong students in a Mainland university
GAO, F., 2025, In: British Journal of Sociology of Education. 46, 4, p. 508-525Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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On the verge of ‘post-secondary education-for-all’ and deficit thinking: Teachers’ paradoxical identities towards minority students in Hong Kong
GAO, F. & GUBE, J. C. C., Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Teachers and Teaching.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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The school-based multicultural education curriculum in China: A case study of two Yugur middle schools
WANG, G. & GAO, F., 2025, In: Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 46, 10, p. 3350-3362Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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The ‘three S’ factors influencing Belt and Road Initiative countries’ undergraduate students pursuing higher education in Hong Kong
GAO, F., MWAIHOLA, M. O. & LIU, H. C. Y., 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Compare.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
Prizes
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Dean’s Research Award 2018/19: Journal Articles
GAO, F. (Recipient), 03 Jul 2019
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Finalist Faculty Quality Journal Article Award
GAO, F. (Recipient), 15 Jun 2017
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