Lingzhi Shao is a PhD candidate with the Faculty of Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China. My current research interests are in the areas of Higher Education Evaluation, Social Impact of Universities, Innovation Policy, Technology Transfer, Case Study Evaluation, Double World-Class Construction. If we’re like-minded and you want to collaborate with me in research (or you just want to discuss your brilliant idea with me), feel free to send me an email to arrange an appointment. My email is 51194110030@stu.ecnu.edu.cn.

📝 Publications

• CSSCI Lingzhi Shao and Junwen Zhu (2023). “Feature and Problem Analysis for Typical Cases-Based Technology Transfer in Double World-Class Universities”. Research in Educational Development, 43(17), 18-24. (Chinese Social Sciences Citation Index, Impact Factor: 3.9)
• CSSCI Lingzhi Shao, Junwen Zhu and Yinqi Ma (2020). “Application, Conflict and Governance of Multi-Disciplinary Classification Standards in Chinese Universities”. Jiangsu Higher Education, (08), 21-27. (Chinese Social Sciences Citation Index, Impact Factor: 2.8)
• CSSCI Junwen Zhu and Lingzhi Shao (2022). “The Case Study in the Effectiveness Evaluation of the Double World-Class University Construction: Characteristics, Problems and Reflections”. Educational Research, 43(12), 91-100. (Chinese Social Sciences Citation Index, Impact Factor: 9.3)
• CSSCI Junwen Zhu and Lingzhi Shao (2021). “The Case Study in Higher Education Evaluation and Standardization”. Journal of Higher Education, 42(01), 33-38. (Chinese Social Sciences Citation Index, Impact Factor: 3.9, Full Text Views: 3026)
• SSCI Yinqi Ma, Qi Xiu, Lingzhi Shao and Hao Yao (2022). “Promoting the Sustainable Improvement of Educational Empirical Research Quality: What Kinds of Collaborative Production Relationships Make Sense?”. Sustainability, 14(06), 3380.（Social Sciences Citation Index, Impact Factor: 3.9）
• Lingzhi Shao(2021). “Research on Professional Development of Primary and Secondary School Principals”. Primary and Secondary School Principals, (10), 42-45+50.

📖 Educations

• 2022-Present Ph.D candidate, Faculty of Education, East China Normal University
• 2019-2022 M.A., Faculty of Education, East China Normal University
• 2015-2019 B.A., School of Business, Nanjing Normal University

📚 Thesis of Master

• Title: Research on the Structural Characteristics and Effectiveness of Case Studies for Effect Evaluation of “Double First-Class” Construction
• Supervisor: Professor Junwen Zhu

💬 Advisory Reports

• Junwen Zhu and Lingzhi Shao (2022). “Recommendations for Improving and Promoting Case Study in Higher Education Evaluation”. Accepted by Department of Social Sciences, Ministry of Education of China.
• Junwen Zhu, Lingzhi Shao, Jiawen Xu, Ji Qi and Juan Zhao (2022). “World Experience and Chinese Patterns in Cultivating Excellent Talents”. Invited by East China Normal University.

💻 Research Grants

• The 2023 National Social Science Fund of China (NSSFC) Major Project (￥600,000). “Research on Theory, Path and Contribution Evaluation of Higher Education Serving Innovation-Driven Development in the New Era”. Co-Investigator, 2023-2025.
• The 2023 Shanghai Municipal Education Commission, Research and Innovation Program Major Project (￥750,000). “Research on Big Data-based Service Contribution Evaluation of Universities”. Co-Investigator, 2023-2027.
• The 2022 National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Special Project (￥400,000). “Research on the Working Situation and Support Policies of Foreign Fundamental Researchers in China”. Co-Investigator, 2022-2024.
• The 2022 Ministry of Education of China, Laboratory of Philosophy and Social Sciences(￥100,000). “Research on the Case Study in Higher Education Evaluation”. Co-Investigator, 2022-2023.

🎙 Conference and Invited Presentations

• 2024: American Education Research Association Annual Meeting
• 2023: The Third Annual Conference on Educational Evaluation, Chinese Society of Education Development Strategy
• 2023: The 2023 Annual Conference on the Economics of Education, The Chinese Society of Education
• 2022: The 2022 Annual Conference on Educational Administration, The Chinese Society of Education

🎖 Honors and Awards

• 2021.09 China National Scholarship
• 2018.09 China National Scholarship
• 2022.06  Outstanding Graduate of Universities in Shanghai
• 2021.12 Outstanding Student of East China Normal University
• 2019.06 Outstanding Graduate of Nanjing Normal University
• 2017.11 Third Prize of Jiangsu Graduate Business Management Case Competition