Associate Professor, Master's Supervisor. Researcher at the Adolescent Education and Intelligent Support Laboratory of Nanjing Normal University (a Philosophy and Social Sciences Laboratory of Universities in Jiangsu Province).

Education

• Ph.D. in Management (Education), Renmin University of China (2019)
• State-Sponsored Visiting Ph.D. Student (Philosophy of Education), Harvard University
• M.Ed. in Higher Education, Renmin University of China (2014)
• Summer Study-Abroad Program (Japanese Society and Culture), Graduate School of Sociology, Doshisha University (2013)
• B.Ed. in Education, Minzu University of China (2012)

Courses Taught

• Undergraduate: Principles of Education; Artificial Intelligence and Educational Governance; Practical Work of the Modern School Class Advisor (Homeroom Teacher)
• Graduate: Introduction to Phenomenological Pedagogy; Introduction to International Education Policy Studies; Educational Research Methods (Qualitative); Research Theory in Education; Principles of Education (co-taught); International Practice and Education (in English)

Major Research Projects

• Principal Investigator, 2025 National Social Science Fund of China, Post-Funding Project: "Metaphors in Educational Life" (25FJKB015) (2025– );
• Principal Investigator, 2025 Jiangsu Provincial Educational Science Planning Project, Key Project: "The Generative Mechanism and Enhancement Pathways of Academic Well-Being among Students in Small-Scale Rural Schools" (b/2025/01/110) (2025– );
• Principal Investigator, 2021 Jiangsu Provincial Educational Science Planning Project, Special Project: "Ye Shengtao's Educational Thought and the Problem of Academic Burden among Primary and Secondary School Students" (YZ-c/2021/07) (2022–2024);
• Principal Investigator, Commissioned Project (recognized by Nanjing Normal University as a National-Level General Project): "A Study on the Effectiveness of Policy Supply for Enterprise-Innovation-Driven Industry-Education Integration" (2025– );
• Principal Investigator, Commissioned Project: "A Study on the Mechanisms Influencing the Willingness of Children from High-Income Chinese Families to Apply to World-Renowned Universities" (2025– );
• Principal Investigator, Commissioned Project: "Transformation Pathways and Strategies for Study-Tour (Yanxue) Programs in the Era of Educational Measurement and Evaluation" (2024– );
• Principal Investigator, Talent Recruitment Research Start-up Fund of Nanjing Normal University: "A Study on the Transformation of Educational Theory from the Perspective of Cognitive Science" (2019–2025);
• Project Participant, 2015 National Social Science Fund of China ("12th Five-Year Plan"), General Project in Education: "The Professional Competence Needs, Obstacles, and Coping Strategies of University Teachers Participating in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)" (BIA150091) (2019);
• Principal Participant and Project Executive Officer, Project Commissioned by the Beijing Municipal Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy: "Problems and Countermeasures in the Construction of the Basic-Education Teaching Workforce in Beijing's Urban Districts" (2016);
• Project Participant, Project of the Center for Education and Open Economy, Ministry of Education & University of International Business and Economics: "Made in China 2025 and the Educational Response" (2015);
• Principal Participant, National Social Science Fund of China ("11th Five-Year Plan"), National-Level Key Project: "A Comparative Study of Educational Development and National Competitiveness in Brazil, Russia, India, and China (BRIC)" (ADA070003) (2014).

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

• Li Zihui, Zhu Hongyang (Corresponding Author). The Boundary Reconstruction of Public Educational Services in South Korea against the Backdrop of Declining Birth Rates and Its Contradictions: A Case Study of the "Neulbom School" Program [J]. Studies in Foreign Education, 2026, 53(02): 34–61.
• Li Mengyao, Zhu Hongyang. An Analysis of Japan's Primary and Secondary School Teacher Mobility Policy from the Perspective of Policy Instruments [J]. Shanghai Research on Education, 2024, (12): 16–24.
• Liang Huiqing, Zhu Hongyang. A Study on the Institutional Change of the U.S. Postdoctoral System from the Perspective of Historical Institutionalism [J]. Heilongjiang Researches on Higher Education, 2023, 41(12): 72–79.
• Yang Huiwen, Zhu Hongyang, Xiang Xianming. What Kind of Learning Is Problem-Solving Learning? An Analysis Based on Three Theoretical Sources [J]. Curriculum, Teaching Material and Method, 2023, 43(12): 29–36. (Reprinted in Xinhua Digest, 2024, No. 05; full-text reprinted in Xinhua Digest (Online Edition).)
• Zhu Hongyang. How Cognition Becomes a Burden: The Crisis of the Conception of Cognition and Its Transformation from a Metaphorical Perspective [J]. Journal of Educational Studies, 2023, 19(05): 17–30. (Reprinted in Xinhua Digest, 2024, No. 02; full-text reprinted in Xinhua Digest (Online Edition).)
• Liang Huiqing, Zhu Hongyang. A Study on the Governance Strategies of U.S. Public Research Universities against the Backdrop of Fiscal Crisis: A Case Study of Arizona State University [J]. Higher Education Exploration, 2022, (01): 101–107.
• Zhu Hongyang. Learning Phantom Limbs and Neural Panopticism: The Major Ethical Challenges of Applying Brain-Computer Interface Technology to Education [J]. e-Education Research, 2020, 41(05): 39–44.
• Zhu Hongyang. Tacit Ideas and Implementers: A New Approach to the Study of Education Policy Implementation [J]. Journal of East China Normal University (Educational Sciences), 2019, 37(06): 131–136.
• Zhu Hongyang. Structure, Densification, and Situational Image: A Review of Rombach's Philosophy of Education [J]. Journal of Educational Studies, 2018, 14(05): 22–29.
• Zhu Hongyang. Discovering the Theoretical "Hard Core" of Contemporary Pedagogy: A Comparative Analysis of Peters' and Freire's Views on the Educational Process [J]. Studies in Foreign Education, 2015, 42(11): 32–40.
• Zhu Hongyang. The Epistemological Crisis and Theoretical Continuity: The Three Paradigm Shifts in Pedagogy [J]. Renmin University of China Education Journal, 2015, (02): 78–86.

Books

• Zhu Hongyang. How We Understand Education: A Study of the Metaphors of Educational Life [M]. Nanjing Normal University Press, 2026.
• Zhu Hongyang. An Introduction to International Education Policy Studies [M]. Nanjing Normal University Press, 2025. ISBN: 978-7-5651-7175-8.

Book Chapters

• Zhu Hongyang. Chapter 4: Educational Risks and Prevention Mechanisms; Chapter 5: Educational Support Strategies [M]. // Xiang Xianming (Ed.). Cultivating Resilient Minds: Educational Support for the Mental Health of Primary and Secondary School Students. Taiyuan: Shanxi Education Press, 2021: 147–219. ISBN: 978-7-5703-1546-8.

Other

• 2021, Consulting materials adopted by the Department of Policies and Regulations, Ministry of Education.

Academic Appointments

• 2024– Secretary-General and Council Member, Class Advisor Professional Committee, Jiangsu Educational Society;
• 2022– Council Member, Education Law Research Association, Jiangsu Law Society;
• Oct. 2016 – Feb. 2017, Co-Chair, Harvard China Education Symposium;
• Feb. 2017 – Mar. 2017, Academic Advisor, Harvard China Education Symposium.

Journal Peer Review (Anonymous Reviewer)

• Journal of East China Normal University (Educational Sciences); Journal of Nanjing Normal University (Social Science Edition); Open Learning Research; International Journal of Comparative Education and Development; Journal of Education and Educational Policy Studies.

Honors and Awards

• 2025, Second Prize, Nanjing Normal University Excellent Undergraduate Teaching Award (2023);
• 2024, "Outstanding Class Advisor" for Undergraduates, Nanjing Normal University (2022–2023);
• 2023, First Prize (Supervision Award), Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis (Design) of Universities and Colleges in Jiangsu Province (2022);
• 2023, Second Prize, Outstanding Labor Education Practice Project of Higher Education Institutions in Jiangsu Province (2022);
• 2023, Second Prize, Nanjing Normal University Excellent Undergraduate Teaching Award (2021);
• 2016, Chinese Government Scholarship (China Scholarship Council);
• 2015, Outstanding Graduate Student, Renmin University of China;
• 2014, Outstanding Graduate of Higher Education Institutions in the Beijing Region;
• 2013, Outstanding Graduate Student, Renmin University of China.

Contact

• Email: hyz@njnu.edu.cn
• Office: Room 403, Tiannan Building, Suiyuan Campus, Nanjing Normal University
• Office Hours: Tuesdays, 14:00–17:00