This book constitutes the proceedings of the 8th CCF Conference on Big Data, BigData 2020, held in Chongqing, China, in October 2020. The 16 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 65 submissions.  Meer

This book presents and theorises research findings into why and how school principals play a critical role in engaging parents and their school communities to enhance student learning and wellbeing.  Meer

The articles in this book are from Educational Research—the top academic journal in the field of education research in China. It covers education theory and philosophy, basic education, education economy and management and other fields, focusing on the hot and frontier issues of Education in China 2019, such as the development of artificial intelligence and education, the contribution of education to green GDP, rural education teams and policies, vocational education development, and so on.  Meer

This book explores teacher well-being in light of the increasingly ethnically diverse profiles of schools and classrooms, focusing on socially and linguistically diverse teaching contexts.  Meer

This book focuses on the development and trends of Chinese local luxury industry in the digital era, which brings a new round of manufacturing transformation and upgrading, as well as development opportunities.  Meer

This book examines the directions of local higher education policy in contemporary China since reform and opening up. It involves investigating rationales and conceptualizing analytical framework of shaping multiple type-based local higher education system, including the local undergraduate universities, skill-based local colleges, and technical-oriented local higher education institutions.  Meer

This book is an inquiry about the possibilities of using technology to support the education of artists within higher education contexts. Even though technology-enhanced learning and teaching may seem incongruent with the long-established studio-based cultures of making and performing, it is increasingly becoming a pivotal point to connect artistes to potential audience and markets.  Meer

This book explores the application of a significant discussion approach, Quality Talk, to English learning in Taiwanese college classrooms. Quality Talk has been found to successfully enhance students' reading comprehension and higher-level thinking in American contexts.  Meer