Areas of Focus
- Curriculum Theory in Basic Education
- Teaching Theory in Basic Education
Academic Background & Achievements
- Bachelor: Hunan Normal University, School of Educational Science
- Master: Beijing Normal University, Faculty of Education
- Doctorate: Joint program between Beijing Normal University and Columbia University Teachers College
- Visiting Scholar (2017-2018): University College London, Institute of Education
Publications
- The Thirty Years of Basic Education Curriculum Policy in China (1978-2008): From the Perspective of Policy Contexts, Cai Xia Peng, 2015
- A Review and Reflection on Contemporary Western Curriculum Policy Research, Cai Xia Peng, 2009
- The 'Danger' and 'Rationality' of Educational Narrative Research, Cai Xia Peng, 2009
- Reconstructing the Heritage of Curriculum Thought, Cai Xia Peng, 2014
- Maintaining Dialogue with Professional Forebears: An Analysis Based on the Historical Approach of Curriculum Inquiry in America, Cai Xia Peng, 2015
- Exploring Curriculum Policy Research in China: Normative Concerns and Possible Approaches, Cai Xia Peng, 2010
- Understanding Curriculum Reform in the Flow of Time: Insights from Goodson's Research, Cai Xia Peng, 2015
- The Dilemma and Transcendence of Educational Reform, Cai Xia Peng, 2009
- The Changing Politics: The Evolution and Impact of Centralized Curriculum Decision-Making in the United States, Cai Xia Peng, 2009
- Interpreting 'Curriculum': From a Predetermined Track to a Power Arena, Cai Xia Peng, 2010
- The Dispute over 'Literature and Science' in the Late Qing and Early Republican Periods and Its Contemporary Implications, Cai Xia Peng, 2010
- Curriculum Policy Analysis Based on Policy Contexts, Cai Xia Peng, 2010
- Changing Ideas and Stable Practices: Reflections on Basic Education Curriculum Reform in the United States, Cai Xia Peng, 2009
- The Reform and Stability of Basic Education Curriculum Policy Since the Reform and Opening Up, Cai Xia Peng, 2010
- Thirty Years of Curriculum Research: Academic Controversies and Reflections, Cai Xia Peng, 2009
- The Historical Evolution and Contemporary Changes of the Idea of Teaching According to Aptitude, Cai Xia Peng, 2010
Awards
- Beijing Normal University Annual Academic Excellence Award for Doctoral Students (2009)
- Beijing Normal University Outstanding Doctoral Graduate (2010)
- Second Prize for Excellent Paper at the 8th Academic Conference of Philosophy and Social Sciences in Jiangsu Province (2014)
- First Prize for Personal Monograph at the 10th Philosophy and Social Science Research Achievement Awards of Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education (2016)