(I) Research Interests
College Impact on Student Learning Outcomes
Faculty Development in Higher Education
Higher Education Finance
Higher Education Policy Evaluation
(II) Monographs
Bao, W. (2014). The Unfinished Transformation: The Impact of Higher Education and Student Development. Beijing: Educational Science Publishing House.
Bao, W. (2009). Private Higher Education in the Differentiation of the Higher Education System. Qingdao: China Ocean University Press.
Bao, W. (2006). Private Higher Education Institutions in China: Correspondence with Social Needs. Tokyo: Toshindo.
Bao, W., Yang, P., Zhu, H., Jiang, C., & Fan, A. (Eds.). (2016). Research on Teaching Quality and Student Development Monitoring in Capital Universities. Beijing: People's Daily Press.
Wang, R., & Bao, W. (Eds.). (2008). The Financial System in the Process of Higher Education Expansion: A Comparative Perspective between China and Japan. Beijing: Educational Science Publishing House.
(III) Journal Articles
(1) Chinese Journal Articles
Bao, W., Zhou Chen, Xu Changhong. (2026).The lmpact of Graduate Education Choices on Youth Group's Future Marriage and Fertility intentions, Journal of East China Normal University (Educational Sciences) ,44(02):93-111.
Bao W., Wu Jiaqi, Du Qiang.(2026).The Driving Mechanisms of Organizational Support on Faculty's Effective Teaching in Higher Education Institutions. University Education Science, (01),41-52.
Bao, W., & Wan, Y. (2025). The Complex Tension of Digital Intelligence Empowerment: The Impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence on the Professional Ecology of Faculty in China’s Universities. China Educational Technology, (12), 98-107.
Bao, W., & Chen, D. (2025). Promoting Teaching or Facilitating Research: A Study on the Incentive Effects of Faculty Salaries in Research Universities. Journal of Higher Education, (3), 31-41.
Bao, W., Sun, X., & Wu, J. (2025). Factors Influencing Enterprises’ Engagement in Industry-University Collaboration: An AI Large Language Models Mixed-Methods Study. China Higher Education Research, (7), 8-16.
Bao, W., & Wan, Y. (2025). Theoretical Construction of Chinese College Students' Employability from the Perspective of Education. China University Student Employment, (01), 9-19..
Bao, W., He, Y., & He, F. (2025). Overcome the Adjustment Barriers: The Impact of China’s Orientation Programs on First-year College Students’ Academic and Social Adjustment. Journal of East China Normal University (Educational Sciences), 43(01), 49-66.
Bao, W., He, Y., He, F., Sun, X., & Chen, D. (2024). The Supply-Demand Structure and High Impact Factors of Engineering Professional Degree Postgraduates’ Comprehensive Competencies. Journal of Higher Education, (12), 40--53.
Bao, W., He, Y., & Zhang, G. (2024). Time Poverty in Self-Exploration:College Students' Time Allocation and the Mechanism for Its Structural Constraints. Educational Research, 45(12), 124-139.
Bao, W., He, Y., Li, Y., & Wan, Y. (2024). Higher Engineering Education Boundary Crossing under the Grand Transformation: Challenges and Responses. Journal of Zhejiang University (Educational Sciences), (02), 111-133.
Bao, W., He, Y., & Zhang, G. (2024). The Effect and Mechanism of Self-Control on College Students’ Academic Achievement. China Higher Education Research, (5), 28-37.
Bao, W., Chen, S., & He, Y. (2023). The Incentive Effect of China’s National Scholarship on Academic Achievement of College Students. Journal of Higher Education, 44(08), 76-89.
Bao, W., & Wu, J. (2023). The Driving Effect of Higher Education Spatial Layout on Innovative Economy through the Lens of Governance. Peking University Education Review, 21(03), 125-148+191.
Bao, W., Chen, D., & Tong, L. (2023). Can Virtue Be Taught: Research on the Influence of Higher Education on the Development of College Students’ Moral Cognition. Journal of East China Normal University (Educational Sciences), 41(04), 56-71.
Bao, W., He, Y., & Jiao, W. (2022). Adjustment and Derailment: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Career Paths of College Students in China. Journal of Higher Education, 43(08), 84-97.
Jin, H., Li, Y., & Bao, W. (2022). Why Failure: Influence of College Entrance Examination Reform on Academic Performance of College STEM Freshmen. Research in Higher Education of Engineering, (01), 80-85.
Bao, W., Yao, J., & Min, W. (2021). Personnel Management System Changes of Japan’s National Universities after Corporatization Reform: Transition from Stable Guarantee Model to Competitive Mobility Model. Japanese Studies, (Suppl.), 187-188.
Bao, W., Xie, X., & Wang, W. (2021). Glass Tower: The Impact of Occupational Load on the Health Conditions of University Faculty. Peking University Education Review, 19(03), 21-40+188-189. (Featured report in China Science Daily).
Xie, X., Bao, W., Jin, H., Tuo, L., & Chai, X. (2021). Association of Metabolic Diseases with Thyroid Nodules:an Analysis Using the Panel Data of Four-year Health Checkups of a University's Faculty . Chinese General Practice, 24(27), 3424-3431.
Jin, H., & Bao, W. (2021). The Effectiveness of Subject Selection System in the College Entrance Examination(CEE) Reform. Fudan Education Forum, 19(02), 78-85.
Bao, W., Wu, J., & He, F. (2021). How to Appropriately Arrange the Scale of Doctoral Students: Analysis Based on the Relationship Between Graduate Student-Faculty Ratio and PhD Students’ Training Quality. China Higher Education Research, (04), 75-81.
Bao, W., Tian, M., & Chen, D. (2021). The Willingness of Overseas High-end Talents to Return to China under the New Situation and Its Influencing Factors. Journal of Higher Education, 42(02), 24-34.
Bao, W., Chen, D., & Wang, J. (2021). Research on Online and Traditional Learning Paradigm and Teaching Effectiveness in the Post COVID-19 Era. China Educational Technology, (06), 7-14.
Bao, W., Dai, C., Jin, H., et al. (2020). Reform of Personnel System in Chinese Universities: Current Status, Problems and Challenges. China Higher Education Research, (12), 21-27.
Bao, W., Chen, D., & Yue, C. (2020). International Comparison of Youth Employment Support Policies: Enlightenment to the Employment Policy of Chinese College Graduates in the Post-Covid-19 Era. Educational Development Research, 40(23), 66-76. (Featured report in Guangming Daily).
Bao, W., Zhang, X., & Wu, J. (2020). An Empirical Study on the Factors Affecting Doctoral Students' Delay to Doctorate. Jiangsu Higher Education, (07), 31-38.
Bao, W. (2020). Online Teaching Descending from the "Altar" during the Pandemic. Higher Education of Sciences, (03), 7-9.
Bao, W., & Jin, H. (2020). The Influence of the College Entrance Examination Reform on Freshman’s Academic Adaptation: Inhibition or Promotion? Journal of East China Normal University (Educational Sciences), 38(06), 20-33.
Bao, W., Jin, H., & Tian, M. (2020). The Relationship between Age Structure of Faculty and the Research Performance of Research Universities in China . Journal of Higher Education, 41(05), 54-62.
Zhao, J., & Bao, W. (2020). Reconstructing the Research Paradigm of Female Academic Career Development: A Multi-Dimensional Perspective Study on Female University Faculty. Education Research Monthly, (05), 67-76.
Bao, W., Jin, H., & Yang, T. (2020). The Reestablishment of College Entrance Examination Reform on Students’ High School Learning Experience. China Higher Education Research, (05), 83-89.
Bao, W., Yao, J., & Min, W. (2020). Personnel Management System Changes of Japan’s National Universities after Corporatization Reform: Transition from Stable Guarantee Model to Competitive Mobility Model. Tsinghua Journal of Education, 41(02), 92-103.
Bao, W. (2019). Bridging the Gap between Research and Practice: Identifying High-Impact Educational Practices for Chinese Undergraduate Education. Peking University Education Review, 17(03), 105--129+190.
Bao, W., Jin, H., & Xiao, Y. (2019). Class Barrier and Information Gap:Understanding the Influence of Information Support on the Students’ National College Entrance Exam Performance in China. China Higher Education Research, (05), 39-48.
Bao, W., Jin, H., & Zeng, Q. (2019). Effectiveness Assessment of Academic Counselling on College Underprepared Students. Educational Development Research, 39(01), 29-39.
Bao, W., & Wang, H. (2018). The Institutional Design and Effectiveness Evaluation of Financial Subsidies for Private College and Universities. Journal of Higher Education, 39(07), 46-58.
Bao, W., Chi, C., & Ma, J. (2018). The Utility of Education and Training for Migrant Workers from the Perspective of Empowerment Theory: The Exploration of Peking University Pingmin School. Education Research Monthly, (02), 47-55.
Terenzini, P. T. (Trans. by Bao, W., & Huang, Y.). (2018). Missing the Forest for the Trees:Rethinking the Influences on Student Learning in the United States. Peking University Education Review, 16(01), 72-84+189.
Bao, W., & Du, Q. (2017). Conflict, Unrelated or Complementarity: An Empirical Study on the Relationship between Teaching Behaviors and Research in Research Universities. Peking University Education Review, (04), 107-125.
Bao, W., Ha, W., Min, W., et al. (2017). The Effects of "Project 985" in Promoting Global Academic Influences of China's Elite Higher Education Institutions. Educational Research, 38(09), 61-69.
Bao, W., Du, Q., & Ma, J. (2017). To Be or Not to Be an Academic: PhD Students’ Career Intentions to Academia and Its Influential Factors. Journal of Higher Education, (04), 61-70.
Geiger, R. L. (Trans. by Bao, W., & Ma, J.). (2017). Prospects for a New American University: Implications for Research. Peking University Education Review, 15(01), 16-33+186-187.
Nie, J., Bao, W., & Chen, S. (2017). A Study on the Curative Effect of Group Intervention on College Students' Academic Procrastination. Education Research Monthly, (02), 67-75.
Bao, W., & Li, S. (2016). The Effect of Academic Experiences in High School on the Academic Integration of College Students: Focusing on the Articulation between High School and College. Tsinghua Journal of Education, 37(06), 59-71.
Li, L., & Bao, W. (2016). Impact of Academic Advising on Undergraduate Academic Success and Examination of Its Compensatory Effect. Education Research Monthly, (08), 51-58+92.
Bao, W., & Wu, H. (2016). Salary in the Ivory Tower: The Influencing Mechanism of University Faculty Salary in China. Peking University Education Review, 14(02), 113-132+191.
Bao, W., Huang, Y., & Liu, N. (2016). A Comparative Study on Curriculum Design of Higher Science Education between China and the United States. China University Teaching, (05), 47-54+96.
Bao, W., Chen, J., & Wan, T. (2016). T he A nalyses of Operating Mechanism and Efficiency for "Project 985”: Based on the Perspective o f International Comparison and Empirical Study. Fudan Education Forum, 14(03), 11-18.
Bao, W., & Liu, W. (2016). An Empirical Research on Constructs and Determinants of Employability of College Graduates. Educational Development Research, 36(01), 48-55.
Bao, W., & Du, Q. (2016). Influence of Mutiple Extracurricular Involvement on Student Development. Education Research Monthly, (02), 98-106.
Bao, W., & Chen, Y. (2015). The Effects of Different Financial Aid Patterns on the Academic Development of Rural First Generation College Students. Peking University Education Review, 13(02), 80-96+190.
Bao, W. (2015). A Study on the Value-Added Effect of College Students' Academic Achievement. Jiangsu Higher Education, (01), 65-69.
Bao, W. (2015). Paradigm Shift and Influence Mechanism of College Curriculum. Tsinghua Journal of Education, 36(02), 97-105.
Nakazawa, W., Bao, W., & Feng, Q. (2015). Shadow Education in Japan: Juke and Yobiko at the High School Level. Peking University Education Review, 13(03), 17-28+187.
Zhu, H., Chen, X., Bao, W., et al. (2015). Higher Science Talent Cultivation from the Students' Perspective: Problems and Challenges. China University Teaching, (06), 76-80+96.
Bao, W. (2014). The Measurement and Determinants of Student Satisfaction in Higher Education Institution. Educational Development Research, 34(03), 22-29+55.
Bao, W. (2014). Paradigm shifting and Influence Mechanism of Pedagogy in Higher Education Institution. Education Research Monthly, (03), 74-84.
Zhou, H., & Bao, W. (2014). An Empirical Study on College Students' Investment in Campus Interpersonal Interaction. Higher Education Exploration, (04), 5-9.
Bao, W. (2013). College Choice of Rural First Generation Student. Education Research Monthly, (01), 3-11.
Zhou, H., & Bao, W. (2013). An Empirical Study on the Social Development and Influencing Factors of College Students. Modern Education Management, (12), 87-91.
Chen, Y., Ran, N., Bao, W., et al. (2013). The Universities Influence Factors of Occupation Development Quality of Application Type Graduates. Journal of Beijing City University, (06), 6-12+18.
Bao, W. (2012). An Empirical Study of Independent Admission Policy of Higher Education Institution:Based on the perspectives of fairness and efficiency. Educational Development Research, 32(19), 1-7.
Bao, W., & Zhang, X. (2012). The Multi-dimensional Structure and Influence Mechanism of Student Academic Involvement in China. Fudan Education Forum, 10(06), 20-28.
Bao, W., & Wang, J. (2012). Stress in the Ivory Tower: An Empirical Study of Stress and Academic Productivity among University Faculty in China. Peking University Education Review, 10(01), 124-138+191.
Bao, W. (2012). Mechanism and Theoretical Explanation of the Enrollment Expansion of Higher Education in China. Education Research Monthly, (08), 3-11.
Bao, W., & Li, B. (2012). Who Gets Unemployed Employed or Admitted to the Graduate School? - An Investigation of the Employment Situation of College Graduates in China bet ween 2003 and 2009. Tsinghua Journal of Education, 33(01), 72-80.
Zhou, H., Bao, W., & Li, H. (2012). Conducting College Student Academic Achievement Evaluation to Promote the Enhancement of Talent Cultivation Quality. China Higher Education, (01), 53-55.
Xu, X., Wang, Z., Xie, T., Lu, X., Bao, W., et al. (2012). An Empirical Analysis of Education Satisfaction in the Yuanpei Model. China University Teaching, (05), 77-81.
Post, D., Stambach, A., Ginsberg, M., Hannum, E., Benavot, A., Bjork, C. (Author), Huang, L., Kuan, P., Bao, W. (Trans) (2012). Rank Scholarship. Fudan Education Forum, 10(05), 5-12.
Yoshimoto, K., Bao, W., Zhang, L., et al. (2012). Graduate Surveys on the Relevance of University Education to Labour Market in Japan and European Countries: Connection between Age Profile and Pedagogical Approach. Peking University Education Review, 10(01), 72-90+189-190.
Bao, W., Yang, P., Zhu, H., et al. (2011). Strengthening Teaching Relevance to Enhance Student Satisfaction: Investigation Report on Teaching Quality and Student Development Status in Capital Universities. China Higher Education, (01), 53-55+61.
Bao, W., & Wu, Y. (2011). An Empirical Analysis on the Processes and Effectiveness of the Reform of Postgraduate Cultivation System. Academic Degrees & Graduate Education, (07), 4-10.
Bao, W. (2011). An Empirical Study on the Financial Conditions and Management Behaviors of Private Universities in China. Peking University Education Review, 9(01), 33-52+188.
Bao, W. (2011). An Empirical Analysis of Financial Characteristics and Borrowing Behavior of Universities in China after Rapid Expansion. Fudan Education Forum, 9(03), 70-76.
Bao, W., & Liu, Y. (2011). An HLM Analysis of Disparities in the Resources Allocation of China's Higher Education. Educational Development Research, 31(19), 1–7.
Bao, W. (2010). Conditions of Access to the University: Constraints of College Access and the Analysis. Educational Development Research, 30(17), 24–30.
Bao, W. (2010). Unfinished Transformation: College Impact on Student Changes in Universal Access Phase in Beijing. Peking University Education Review, 8(01), 27-44+189.
Bao, W. (2009). A Trait Analysis of Learning Behaviour of University Students in China since the Enrolment Expansion. Tsinghua Journal of Education, 30(01), 78-87.
Bao, W., & Liu, Y. (2009). Interregional Disparities in the Resources Allocation of China's Higher Education Based on the Perspective of Equity. Educational Development Research, 29(23), 37-43.
Bao, W., & Zhang, Q. (2009). An Empirical Study on Graduate School Choice in China since the Enrolment Expansion. Fudan Education Forum, 7(05), 5-11.
Ding, X., Yue, C., & Bao, W. (2009). Vocational Values Training for Migrant Workers: The Exploration of Peking University Ping-min School. Chinese Vocational and Technical Education, (21), 37-40.
Bao, W. (2008). An Empirical Research on the Relationships between Higher Education Quality and Student Learning Outcomes - Results of Beijing City Survey of College Students Engagement. Higher Education Research & Evaluation, (03), 71-82.
Bao, W. (2008). Seeking Self-Positioning in the Structural Reform of the Higher Education System. China Higher Education, (10), 44-46.
Nishii, Y., & Bao, W. (2008). The Japanese Private Higher Education Financial Subsidy System and Private University Financial Management. Educational Development Research, (10), 1-7.
Bao, W. (2007). Effectiveness of Lifelong Education for Reducing Marginalization of Disadvantaged Groups: A Case Study of the Ping-min School of Peking University. Peking University Education Review, (03), 108-116+191.
Kaneko, M., & Bao, W. (2007). Japanese Private Universities in Transition: Characteristics, Crises, and Future Directions. Peking University Education Review, (02), 81-91+190.
Bao, W. (2007). Restructuring the Funding System of the Incorporated National Universities in Japan : The Shift from the "Administrative Model" to "Contract Model". Comparative Education Review, (09), 62–67.
Bao, W. (2007). The Private Higher Education and Employment: Emergence of the New Job Market. Tsinghua Journal of Education, (01), 52–61.
Bao, W. (2007). Quality of Higher Education from the the View of Students: An Analysis of Education Assessment by Undergraduates. Modern University Education, (04), 16-22+110-111.
Bao, W. (2007). The Fund- Raising Mechanism of Higher Education in China after the Rapid Expansion. Educational Development Research, (Z1), 63-68.
Bao, W. (2007). Characteristics and Problems of the Current Training System for Migrant Workers in China. Chinese Vocational and Technical Education, (03), 7-10.
Bao, W. (2006). Mechanism of Regional Expansion anf Growth Patterns of Private Higher Education in China. Peking University Education Review, (04), 149-159+191-192.
Amano, I., & Bao, W. (2006). The Incorporate National Universities: Realities and Problems. Peking University Education Review, (02), 93-109+191-192.
Kaneko, M., & Bao, W. (2005). For-Profit Universities: Background, Status Quo and Possibility. Peking University Education Review, (02), 17–22.
Bao, W. (2005). An Empirical Study on the Development Path and Mechanism of Private Higher Education in China. Educational Development Research, (24), 55-59.
Zhang, Y., & Bao, W. (2005). An Empirical Analysis of Education Satisfaction in Private Higher Education Institutions. China Higher Education Research, (03), 46–48.
Bao, W. (2003). The Crisis Implied behind Diversification: The Practice and Lessons of Japanese University Admission System Reform. Shanghai Education, (12), 62-63.
Bao, W. (2003). The "Great Shock" in Higher Education: A Perspective on the Corporatization Reform of Japanese National Universities. Shanghai Education, (03), 54-57.
(2) Japanese Journal Articles
Bao, W. (2020). Remote teaching popularized under the COVID-19 pandemic: Experiences from China. IDE: Modern Higher Education, 2020(7).
Bao, W. (2018). The effect of government funding systems for private higher education institutions in China. IDE: Modern Higher Education, 2018(6), 24-30.
Bao, W. (2017). University faculty in China: The prelude to the new personnel system reform. IDE: Modern Higher Education, 2017(10), 63-68.
Bao, W., & Shen, H. M. (2016). The new development of private higher education and "independent colleges" in China. In Hiroshima University Center for Higher Education Research and Development (Ed.), Higher Education Research Series: Changes and Trends in Chinese Higher Education (pp. 33-44). Hiroshima University Center for Higher Education Research and Development.
Bao, W. (2011). Postgraduate education reform in a turbulent context. IDE: Modern Higher Education, 2011(8-9), 69-75.
Bao, W. (2010). The higher education system and university establishment forms in China. In Research Report on University Establishment Forms (No.13, Research Report of the National University Finance and Management Center, pp. 41-72). National University Finance and Management Center.
Bao, W. (2010). China also faces the employment dilemma of university graduates. IDE: Modern Higher Education, 2010(1), 66-71.
Bao, W. (2010). Chinese higher education: From scale expansion to quality reform. IDE: Modern Higher Education, 2010(2-3), 30-34.
Bao, W. (2010). Private higher education in China at a crossroads. IDE: Modern Higher Education, 2010(7), 71-78.
Bao, W. (2010). Has the inequality of educational opportunities narrowed? IDE: Modern Higher Education, 2010(12), 65-70.
Bao, W. (2010). The higher education system and university establishment forms in China. University Finance and Management Research, (16), 41-72.
Bao, W. (2009). An empirical analysis of the financial characteristics and financial financing of Chinese universities during the large-scale expansion period. University Finance and Management Research, (6), 113-136.
Bao, W. (2006). The characteristics and challenges of private universities against the backdrop of higher education expansion. In Kaneko, M. (Ed.), Trends in Chinese Higher Education Reform (pp. 92-107). The University of Tokyo Center for General Education.
Bao, W. (2005). The rise of short-term vocational and technical colleges: Their policy concepts and realities. IDE: Modern Higher Education, 2005(6), 76-81.
Bao, W. (2005). Private higher education and independent colleges in China. In Huang, F. T. (Ed.), Higher Education Research Series 81: Reforms and Challenges of Chinese Higher Education Since the 1990s (pp. 35-44). Hiroshima University Center for Higher Education Research and Development.
Hu, J. H., & Bao, W. (Trans.). (2005). The reform of the higher education management system. In Huang, F. T. (Ed.), Reforms and Trends in Chinese Higher Education Since the 1990s. Hiroshima University Center for Higher Education Research and Development.
Kaneko, M., Xu, G. X., Dou, X. H., Cao, Y., & Bao, W. (2005). The development structure of Chinese higher education in the early 21st century: Based on a survey in the southeast of China (Summer 2004). Bulletin of the Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo, 44.
Bao, W. (2004). The expansion mechanism and regional differential growth model of private higher education in China. Sociology of Education Research, (75), 45-63.
Bao, W. (2003). Private higher education in China from the perspective of college applicants. Bulletin of the Graduate School of Education, The University of Tokyo, 42, 223-233.
Bao, W. (2002). Private higher education in China from the perspective of demand structure: A case study of Zhejiang Province. Sociology of Education Research, (71), 67-88.
Bao, W. (2002). The demand for mass higher education in China. IDE: Modern Higher Education, 2002(8), 61-65.
(3) English Journal Articles
BAO, W., HE, Y., & ZHANG, G. (2025). The Driving Effects and Mechanisms of Self-Control on College Students’ Academic Achievement. Frontiers of Education in China, 20(1), 1-23.
Yang, T., Bao, W., Belfi, B., & Haelermans, C. (2024). Chinese university students’ intention to study abroad in times of Covid-19: the important role of student background characteristics. Higher Education, 88(6), 2445-2466.
Zhang, W., & Bao, W. (2024). A study on the influences of parental involvement on the adaptation of college freshmen. Asia Pacific Education Review, 1-18.
Wei, B., Qiang, D., & Jialing, M. (2020). To be or not to be an academic: The academic professional intentions of PhD students and influencing factors. Chinese Education & Society, 53(3), 97-114.
Bao, W. (2020). COVID-19 and online teaching in higher education: A case study of Peking University. Human behavior and emerging technologies, 2(2), 113-115.
Bao,W. (2017) Loan financing behaviors and financial operation characteristics of Chinese higher education after enrollment expansion, in Chen Hongjie, W. James Jacob (ed.) Trends in Chinese Education (Comparative Development and Policy in Asia), NewYork: Routledge,p p.261-288
Liang Zhang, Liang Sun, Bao,W. (2017), The Rise of Higher Education and Science in China, in Justin J. W. Powell , David P. Baker , Frank Fernandez (ed.) The Century of Science: The Global Triumph of Research University (International Perspectives on Education and Society, Volume 33) Emerald Publishing Limited, pp.141-172。
Zhang, L., Bao, W., & Sun, L. (2016). Resources and research production in higher education: A longitudinal analysis of Chinese universities, 2000–2010. Research in Higher Education, 57(7), 869-891.
Wei, B., & Binglong, L. (2014). Who is unemployed, employed or admitted to graduate school; An investigation of the employment situation of college graduates in China between 2003 and 2009. Chinese Education & Society, 47(6), 36-58.
Wei, B. (2012). Regional disparities in the allocation of China's higher education resources from the perspective of equity. Chinese Education & Society, 45(1), 31-41.
Wu, C. L., & Bao, W. (2013). The effects of individual characteristics, socioeconomic status, and political engagement on the attainment of student leadership roles in Chinese university students. International Journal of Educational Development, 33(2), 149-155.
Wei, B. (2009). Formational mechanism and regional growth patterns of private higher education in China. Chinese Education & Society, 42(6), 74-90.
Wei, B. (2008).The Development of Private Higher Education in China: Change and Response, In: RIIHE Research Series3: Frontier of Private Higher Education Research in East Asia, Tokyo: Research Institute for Independent Higher Education,(1):63-94.
(IV) Major Research Projects
2023-2024, Project Leader, “Investigation on the Effectiveness of Talent Cultivation and High-Impact Factors in the Cultivation Mechanism of Professional Degree Postgraduates in Engineering (TY23004)”, commissioned by the Academic Degrees & Graduate Education Development Center of the Ministry of Education.
2024-2027, Project Facilitator, “Research on the Incentive Mechanism of Organizational Support for the Career Development of Female Scholars under the Goal of Building a Strong Science and Technology Nation in the New Era (72374015)”, National Natural Science Foundation of China General Program.
2020-2022, Project Leader, “Research on the Effectiveness of the National Scholarship Funding”, commissioned by the National Student Financial Aid Administration Center of the Ministry of Education.
2020, Project Leader, “Research on the Planning of Higher Education Cooperation between China and Japan in the New Era, commissioned by the Department of International Cooperation and Exchanges”, Ministry of Education.
2019-2021, Executive Leader (Project Leader: Lin Jianhua), “Research on the Theoretical System of Higher Education in China in the New Era - Theoretical Research on Faculty Development”, commissioned by the Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education.
2013-2018, Key Participant, “International Comparative Study on University Innovation Capability (AIA120003)”, National Social Science Fund Key Project (Education Category) during the "12th Five-Year Plan".
2018-2021, Project Facilitator, “Research on the Impact of Higher Education Institution Funding Allocation on Talent Cultivation Quality (71774007)”, National Natural Science Foundation of China General Program.
2017-2018, Sub-project Leader (Project Leader: Wen Dongmao), “Tracking and Evaluation Research on the Pilot Schemes of the College Entrance Examination Reform”, MOE Major Project of Philosophy and Social Science Research.
2014, Sub-project Leader, “Cost-Efficiency Analysis of World-Class University Construction (71373138)”, National Natural Science Foundation of China General Program.
2014-2016, Sub-project Leader, “Policies for Promoting Employment of University Graduates in the People's Republic of China (CS-F01 Firm; 48103-001;TA-8675PRC)”, Asian Development Bank Technical Assistance Project.
2016, Project Facilitator, “Monitoring Project on Teaching Quality and Student Development in Universities”, commissioned by the Beijing Municipal Education Working Committee.
2015, Project Facilitator, “Monitoring Project on Teaching Quality and Student Development in Universities”, commissioned by the Beijing Municipal Education Working Committee.
2014-2016, Sub-project Leader, “Top-Level Design and Application Research of the National Education Expenditure Statistics Management Information System (Phase I)”, commissioned by the Department of Finance, Ministry of Education.
2014-2016, Chinese Participant (Project Leader: Kawashima Tatsuwo), “大学における学術管理職と経営管理職の相互作用システムに関する国際比較研究”, J日本學術振興會課題.
2013-2014, Sub-project Leader (Project Leader: Chen Xiaoyu), “Reform of Higher Science Education, commissioned by the Department of Higher Education”, Ministry of Education.
2014, Executive Leader, “Monitoring Project on Teaching Quality and Student Development in Universities”, commissioned by the Beijing Municipal Education Working Committee.
2013-2014, Project Facilitator, “Research on the Operation and Management Mechanism of New-System Units in Central Universities”, commissioned by the Department of Finance, Ministry of Education.
2013, Sub-project Leader, “20 Years of Public Education Finance in China: Review and Outlook of the ‘4% Policy’”, commissioned by the Department of Finance, Ministry of Education.
2013-2016, Project Facilitator, “Research on the Influence Mechanism of Campus Participation and Academic Achievement of Rural First-Generation College Students (13YJA880002)”, MOE Humanities and Social Sciences Planning Fund Project.
2013, Executive Leader, “Monitoring Project on Teaching Quality and Student Development in Universities”, commissioned by the Beijing Municipal Education Working Committee.
2012-2014, Sub-project Leader, “Research on the Unemployed Group among University Graduates: From the Perspective of Higher Education Talent Cultivation”, MOE Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences Major Project.
2012-2013, Project Facilitator, “Student Engagement and College Impacts: Comparisons across Japan, China and the US (118063)”, Sumitomo Foundation Grant for Japan-Related Research Projects.
2012, Executive Leader, “Monitoring Project on Teaching Quality and Student Development in Universities”, commissioned by the Beijing Municipal Education Working Committee.
2011-2013, Project Leader, “Research on the Evaluation System of Higher Education Quality in Beijing: Based on a Holistic and Developmental Perspective (11JYB002)”, Beijing Philosophy and Social Science Planning Project.
2010-2012, Sub-project Leader, “An Empirical Study on the Demand and Supply of Higher Education Funding (2009JJD880001)”, MOE Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences Major Project.
2011, Sub-project Leader, “International Comparison of Graduate Education Finance”, commissioned by the Ministry of Education.
2011, Executive Leader, “Monitoring Project on Teaching Quality and Student Development in Universities”, commissioned by the Beijing Municipal Education Working Committee.
2010, Executive Leader, “Monitoring Project on Teaching Quality and Student Development in Universities”, commissioned by the Beijing Municipal Education Working Committee.
2010-2013, Core Participant (Project Leader: Min Weifang), “Research on Graduate Employment Problems and Countermeasures”, National Social Science Fund Major Project.
2009, Project Facilitator, “Investigation on the Current Situation of Factors Affecting Undergraduate Teaching Quality in Higher Education Institutions and Countermeasure Research”, Key Planning Project of the China Association of Higher Education & New Century Teaching Institute.
2009, Sub-project Leader (Project Leader: Wen Dongmao), “Monitoring and Evaluation of the "Child-Friendly Spaces" Project in Sichuan Disaster Area”, State Council Working Committee on Women and Children & UNICEF Project.
2009, Chinese Participant (Project Leader: Kiyoshi Yamamoto), A Survey and Study on the Establishment Forms of Universities, commissioned by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan.
2009, Sub-project Leader, An Empirical Study on the Demand and Supply of Higher Education Funding, MOE Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences Major Project.
2009, Sub-project Leader, “China Education Financial Decision Support System, commissioned by the Department of Finance”, Ministry of Education.
2008, Project Facilitator, “Research on the Characteristics of Learning Behaviors of Chinese College Students after Enrollment Expansion and Their Influencing Factors (08JC880002)”, MOE Humanities and Social Sciences Youth Fund Project.
2008, Project Facilitator, “An Empirical Study on the Causes and Impact Mechanism of University Loans after Enrollment Expansion”, China Scholarship Council Returnee Research Project.
2008, Project Facilitator, “An Empirical Study on the Correlation between Higher Education Quality and Student Academic Achievement after Enrollment Expansion”, National Education Science "11th Five-Year Plan" Project.
2006-2009, Sub-project Leader, “Research on the Supply Mode of Training and Continuing Education for Migrant Workers”, MOE Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences Major Project.
2007, Project Facilitator, “Restructuring of the Financial System of Chinese Higher Education at the Stage of Massification”, commissioned by the China Institute for Educational Finance Research, Peking University.
2007, Sub-project Leader, “Background and Conditions for Building a Strong Higher Education Nation”, Major Research Project of the China Association of Higher Education.
2008, Sub-project Leader, “Research on the Education Funding Guarantee Mechanism, commissioned by the Department of Finance”, Ministry of Education.
2007, Project Co-facilitator (with Ding Xiaohao, Yue Changjun), “Design of the University Student Medical Security System”, commissioned by the Department of Finance, Ministry of Education.
2010-2014, Sub-project Leader (Project Leader: Min Weifang), “Beijing Regional Higher Education Discipline Cluster Construction Project: Capital Higher Education Reform and Innovation and Graduate Employment”, Beijing Municipal Commission of Education.
2006, Project Facilitator, “Research on the Feasibility of Government Public Financial Aid System and the Development of Private Higher Education”, The 40th Batch of National Postdoctoral Science Foundation Funding.
2006, Chinese Participant, “Survey Research on Student Loan Systems and Their Benefits in Various Countries”, commissioned by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
2006, Executive Leader, “Survey on College Students' Evaluation of Higher Education Institutions' Education and Teaching Status”, commissioned by the Beijing Municipal Education Science Planning Office.