Areas of Focus
- Early Childhood Education
- Educational Sociology
- Early Childhood Education Policy and Management
- Social Environment and Early Childhood Socialization
- Early Childhood Mathematics Education
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1996.9-1999.7 Doctorate: East China Normal University, Education Sociology
- 1987.9-1990.7 Master's: Beijing Normal University, Early Childhood Education
- 1983.9-1987.7 Bachelor's: Beijing Normal University, Early Childhood Education
- Member of the Expert Database of the National Training Program of the Ministry of Education
- Director of the Chinese Society of Early Childhood Education
- Member of the Professional Committee of Early Childhood Education Management Research
- Vice Chairman and Academic Committee Director of the Early Childhood Education Professional Committee of the Guangdong Education Society
- Vice Chairman of the Early Childhood Education Teaching and Research Association of the Guangzhou Education Society
- Member of the Guangdong Early Childhood Education Expert Guidance Committee
Publications
- Sociological Research on Students' Psychological and Behavioral Problems, Yan Zhou, 2003
- Primary and Secondary Education and Teachers, Yan Zhou, 2003
- Mathematics Education and Activity Guidance for Preschool Children, Yan Zhou, 2015
- Main Family Environmental Factors Affecting the Mental Health of Primary and Secondary School Students, Yan Zhou, 2000
- Thoughts on the Reform of Public Education Courses and Teaching in Higher Normal Schools, Yan Zhou, 2002
- Evaluation of the Transplantation and Application of Western Mental Health Standards in China, Yan Zhou, 2003
- Mechanism of School Environmental Factors Affecting Students' Mental Health, Yan Zhou, 2000
- Connotation of School Civic Education, Yan Zhou, 1999
- Problems in the Study of Social Development of Preschool Children in China, Yan Zhou, 1998
- Analysis of Problems in the Study of Mental Health Standards, Yan Zhou, 1996
- Spiritual Care - School Counseling and Education in the UK, Yan Zhou, 1997
- Research on the Influencing Factors of Children's Media Contact in Guangzhou, Yan Zhou, 2009
- Analysis of Institutional Factors Affecting the Fair and Balanced Development of Urban and Rural Preschool Education, Yan Zhou, 2010
- Methods and Implications of Foreign Early Childhood Education Supply, Yan Zhou, 2009
- The Influence of 'Significant Others' on the Professional Development of Preschool Teachers in the Job Adaptation Period, Yan Zhou, 2015
- The Influence of Kindergarten Organizational Culture on Teachers' Professional Development, Yan Zhou, 2015
- Guidelines for Daily Activities in Kindergartens in Guangdong Province (Trial), Yan Zhou, 2015
- The Role and Cultivation Path of Professional Emotions of Preschool Teachers, Yan Zhou, 2017
- Third Phase Action Plan for the Development of Preschool Education in Guangzhou (2017-2020), Yan Zhou, 2018
- Principal Competence: A Booster for the Professional Development of Preschool Teachers, Yan Zhou, 2018
- The Influence of Principal Role Behavior on Teachers' Professional Development, Yan Zhou, 2019
- Evaluation and Monitoring Report on the Quality of Preschool Education in Guangzhou (2018), Yan Zhou, 2019
Awards
- 2005: First Prize for Outstanding Achievements in Philosophy and Social Sciences in Guangdong Province for the book 'Primary and Secondary Education and Teachers'
- 2006: Third Prize for Outstanding Achievements in National Educational Science Research for the book 'Primary and Secondary Education and Teachers'
- 2004-2005: Special Award for Outstanding Achievements in Philosophy and Social Sciences in Guangzhou
- 2008: First Prize for Outstanding Teaching Achievements at Guangzhou University
- 2009: Second Prize for Outstanding Teaching Achievements in Higher Education in Guangzhou
- 1999: First Prize for National Educational Science Achievements for 'Outline of Comparative History of Chinese and Foreign Education (Modern Volume)'
- 1999: Fourth National Book Award for 'Outline of Comparative History of Chinese and Foreign Education (Modern Volume)'
- 2004: 'Outstanding Teacher of Southern Guangdong'
- 2007: 'Teaching Master Award' at Guangzhou University
- 2005: Selected as a second-tier training object for outstanding talents in the propaganda and ideological front of Guangzhou
- 2002: Selected as a school-level training object for the second batch of 'Thousand Hundred Ten Project' in Guangdong Higher Education
- 2003: Selected as a school-level training object for the second batch of 'Ten, Hundred, Thousand Project' for outstanding talents in the propaganda and ideological front of Guangdong