Key research areas
- International and Comparative Higher Education
- Indigenous Education and Liberal Arts Education
- Higher Education Management
Recent projects
- UK International Students and Graduates from East Asia: Careers, Earnings, Jobs and Mobility (UK ESRC)
Selected publications
- Jacob, W. J., Xiong, W., Ye, H., Wang, S., & Wang, X (2018). Strategic best practices of flagship university professional development centers. Professional Development in Education, 1-13. doi:10.1080/19415257.2018.1543722
- Jacob, W. J., Mok, K. H., Cheng, S. Y., & Xiong, W. (2018). Changes in Chinese higher education: financial trends in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. International Journal of Educational Development, 58, 64-85. doi: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2017.03.006
- Xiong, W., Jacob, W. J., & Ye, H. (2016). Minority language issues in Chinese higher education: Policy reforms and practice among the Korean and Mongol ethnic groups. Frontiers of Education in China, 11 (4), 455-482. doi: 10.1007/BF03397136
- Jacob, W. J., & Xiong, W. (2016). Higher education capacity for what? Balancing issues of equity, efficiency, choice, and excellence. In The Palgrave Handbook of Asia Pacific Higher Education (pp. 345-364). Palgrave Macmillan, New York. doi: 10.1057/978-1-137-48739-1_23
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