Personal Profile | Xiaoxu Liu is from Chifeng, Inner Mongolia. She holds a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Helsinki, Finland. Her main research areas include multicultural education, teacher education, and comparative education. She has published a number of academic papers in both Chinese and international journals, including Asia Pacific Journal of Education, Asian Ethnicity, and Studies in Foreign Education. She has been invited to present at several renowned academic conferences in China and abroad, including the World Congress of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES), the World Education Research Association Focal Meeting in Tokyo, and Methodological Challenges in Critical Research. |
Research Projects | 1. Research on the Construction and Improvement Pathways of an Artificial Intelligence Literacy Framework for Primary and Secondary School Teachers in the Digital-Intelligence Era, ongoing, Key Project of Jiangsu Education Science Planning Program, Principal Investigator. 2. Teacher Education for Social Justice in the Post-Pandemic Era: Examples from China and Finland, September 2022–July 2023, funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture of Finland, EUR 15,000, Principal Investigator. Web: https://gintl.org/funding/project-and-seed-funding-spring-2022/ 3. Racism in Lower Secondary Schools (RILSE), funded by the Academy of Finland and the Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland, completed. The project resulted in one book manuscript. Role: Project Researcher. Web:https://www2.helsinki.fi/en/researchgroups/diversity-multilingualism-and-social-justice-in-education/projects/racisism-in-lower-secondary-schools-rilse#section-108439 4. Education of International Newly Arrived Migrant Children at Primary and Secondary Level (EDINA), funded by the EU Erasmus Programme, 2015–2018. EDINA brought together policymakers, primary and secondary school teachers, and university researchers from Finland (Helsinki), Belgium (Ghent), and the Netherlands (Rotterdam and Utrecht). The project has been completed. Xiaoxu Liu participated throughout the project and delivered a keynote speech.Web: https://edinaplatform.eu/en |
Papers & Publications | 1. Niemi, H., Liu, X., Wang, J., & Niu, S. (2024). The impact of artificial intelligence on teacher education: An interview with Professor Hannele Niemi from the University of Helsinki, Finland. Journal of Teacher Education, (06), 1–7. DOI: 10.13718/j.cnki.jsjy.2024.06.001. 2. Liu, X. X. (2023). Understanding multicultural education in Chinese higher education: The perspectives of ethnic minority students and university educators. Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki. 3. Helakorpi, J., Holm, G., & Liu, X. (2023). Education of pupils with migrant backgrounds: A systemic failure in the Finnish system? In Finland’s Famous Education System: Unvarnished Insights into Finnish Schooling (pp. 319–333). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. 4. Liu, X. X. (2022). University educators’ perceptions on minority education: Examples from Chinese higher education. American Journal of Educational Research, 10(7), 459–468. DOI: 10.12691/education-10-7-5. 5. Liu, X. X. (2021). Ethnic minority students’ access, participation and outcomes in preparatory classes in China: A case study of a School of Minzu Education. Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 1–16. DOI: 10.1080/02188791.2021.1926918. 6. Liu, X. X. (2020). Comparing multicultural education in China and Finland: From policy to practice. Asian Ethnicity, 23(1), 165–185. DOI: 10.1080/14631369.2020.1760078. 7. Liu, X. X. (2018). Review of The Han: China’s Diverse Majority, edited by Agnieszka Joniak-Lüthi, USA, University of Washington Press, 2015, xiii + 187 pp., $33.00, ISBN 978-0-295-99467-3. Asian Ethnicity, 19(3), 404–406. DOI: 10.1080/14631369.2018.1423948. 8. Liu, X., & Chen, X. (2015). An analysis of affirmative action policies in South African higher education reform. Studies in Foreign Education, 42(3), 62–74. |
