Geng Wang
Biographic Data
| ID | 3701546 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Geng Wang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Geng |
| FAMILY NAME | Wang |
| SIGNATURE | WANG G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tianjin University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5732-1794 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 3 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
From online to offline
Objectives: At the nexus of rapid digitization and demographic aging, leveraging the social potential of digital technologies to achieve active aging goals has emerged as a key concern. Drawing on the digital empowerment perspective, this research empirically examined the association between digital communication and older adults' offline activity participation, while further investigating the mediating roles of three types of social capital and …
Agricultural technical and vocational education and training in China
Over the past decades, the Chinese central government has implemented significant reforms to the agricultural training system, making farmers’ upskilling a crucial public commitment. This paper examines how the central government’s policies have shaped and restructured the Chinese agricultural training system since the founding of the People’s Republic of China (1949–present). Based on an analysis of six flagship policy documents from 1949 until …
Exploring the Relationship Between Parental Involvement and Family Education Choice
The growing emphasis on family education has drawn increasing scholarly attention to parental involvement and family education choices, yet prior literature remains limited in its systematic analysis of their relationship. This study uses large‐scale survey data to empirically uncover the basic characteristics and relationships of parental involvement behaviors and family education choices, with a particular focus on differences in these behavior…
Academic Self‐Efficacy and Academic Identity Construction
This qualitative study explores how academic self‐efficacy shapes the construction of academic identity among doctoral students in China. Drawing on 25 in‐depth interviews with doctoral students from diverse disciplines, the study identifies four primary sources of academic self‐efficacy: past successful experiences, academic ability mirroring, feedback from significant others, and physical and psychological states. The findings reveal that acade…
Vocational Education, Skill Formation, and Social Development
Vocational education plays a crucial role in cultivating high-quality skilled professionals to meet the demands of social development and is intrinsically linked to industrial upgrading [...]
Student voices
Examining How Supervisor–Student Relationship Types Influence Depression in Doctoral Students
This study explores how different types of supervisor–doctoral student relationships affect depression levels in doctoral students and examines the chain mediating roles of psychological resilience and self‐esteem. A survey was conducted among current doctoral students, with 439 valid responses collected. Using ANOVA and mediation analysis, the study identified significant associations between relationship types and depression levels. Specificall…
Training the “craftsmen of the nation”
‘A cultured man is not a tool’
While enjoying the respect and prestige in some countries, in others, despite being a significant educational sector, vocational education continues to suffer from low status and negative societal sentiments. Vocational education in China has been positioned at the bottom of the educational hierarchy, absorbing the ‘left-over’ students with ‘less good’ academic records. Addressing the research gap concerning the limited philosophical discourses a…
Evolution of values in China
This study, guided by Taylor’s Great Disembedding Theory, examines global and Chinese societal values through the World Values Survey’s four-wave data from 1994 to 2014. Factor analysis shows six core values as disembedding factors (friends, leisure, politics) and embedding factors (family, work, religion). These data collected during China’s one-child policy and economic reforms reveal the country’s value shifts: leisure gains importance while p…
Does Vocational Education Matter in Rural China? A Comparison of the Effects of Upper-Secondary Vocational and Academic Education
The Chinese government has emphasised the role of vocational education and training (VET) in promoting the rural economy. Since 2018, the government has invested heavily in setting up secondary vocational schools, training centres, specialised programmes, and courses in rural areas. This paper aimed to explore whether VET at the upper-secondary level leads to better labour market outcomes than academic education in Chinese rural areas. We also ai…
Vocational education
In the Reform Era, the Chinese Government has placed great emphasis on the role of education in ensuring the economic success of individuals and of the country as a whole. While vocational and academic post-secondary qualifications are officially set at the same level, vocational education is positioned at the bottom of the educational hierarchy and suffers considerable societal prejudice. Drawing on the most recent nationwide-representative data…
Upskilling the workforce? A critical analysis of national skills policies in China’s Reform Era
Government reports and documents claim that building a high skill society is critical for national success in China. In this paper, eight policies in relation to the government’s espoused priorities of upskilling are examined. Applying the principles of critical policy analysis, the paper aims to expose the ideological presuppositions made in these policies. The findings in this paper reveal that the Chinese government may have focused on upgradi…
The making of ‘exam ronins
Public service positions are increasingly sought after by university graduates in China, especially in the post COVID-19 era. Drawing on Gramsci’s hegemonic power, this article analyses the ‘exam ronin’ phenomenon among young Chinese people, a term used to describe those who chronically remove themselves from the labour market to prepare for civil service exams. The findings reveal a more nuanced and complex picture than previous studies indicate…
Constructing false consciousness
Individual academic achievement is highly valued in Chinese society, with vocational education students positioned at the bottom of the educational hierarchy and suffering considerable societal prejudice. In this paper we present new findings from the choice-making experiences of students in two vocational education colleges in China, how they are perceived by their teachers, and how, in the context of their negatively-stereotyped status, they pe…
Stepping into the labour market from the VET sector in China
The Chinese Government is clear that investment is needed to upskill the workforce, yet VET students, who will play a key role in the upskilling, continue to be positioned at the bottom of the educational hierarchy and suffer considerable societal prejudice. This paper presents new findings on Chinese VET students’ perceptions of the job market and career possibilities in the context of the negatively stereotyped VET system. The findings are anal…
Stupid and lazy' youths? Meritocratic discourse and perceptions of popular stereotyping of VET students in China
Since the start of the Reform Era in 1978, vocational education and training (VET) in China has been seen as inferior to academic routes and positioned at the bottom of the educational hierarchy. VET students are stereotyped as being ‘stupid and lazy’ and suffer considerable prejudice in Chinese society. Drawing on Foucault’s disciplinary power and Ball’s idea of performativity, this paper analyses how academically focused, exam-driven societal a…
Retracted
They are bad seeds’
VET colleges in China are positioned at the bottom of the educational hierarchy, absorbing the ‘left-over’ students with ‘less desirable’ academic records. VET students are stereotyped as ‘stupid and lazy’ youths suffering considerable prejudice in Chinese society. Drawing on Bourdieu’s theoretical insights, this paper investigates the experiences of students in VET colleges and their teachers’ perspectives on them. I explore how teachers’ stereo…
Proteomic Analysis of Preoperative CSF Reveals Risk Biomarkers of Postoperative Delirium
Objective: To analyze the proteome of preoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in older orthopedic patients with or without postoperative delirium (POD) using untargeted proteomics. Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted. Eighty hip fracture patients aged ≥65 years were recruited. After successful spinal anesthesia, CSF was collected. The patients were divided into POD and No-POD groups based on the Confusion Assessment Method, and patie…
Achievements and challenges in health management for aged individuals in primary health care sectors
Though significant achievements in HMA were observed, this study highlighted the challenges in further quality improvement of HMA delivery program in Southwest China. The "older-person-centered and integrated care" model provided a good theory to improve the quality of HMA by reinforcing the needs-based HMA design, building a comprehensive assessment strategy, improving the capacity of PHC sectors and the LHWs' competency, and strengthening multi…
Factors for Chinese Students Choosing Australian Higher Education and Motivation for Returning
Under the third wave of international student mobility, Australia has become the third largest country receiving international students. Compared with the United States and the United Kingdom, Australia can still maintain a stable increase in terms of hosting Chinese students. For Australia, attracting international students becomes an important part of Australian universities’ business and cultural diversity. This paper reports the Chinese stude…
The Role of Sleep Quality in the Psychological Well-Being of Final Year UndergraduateStudents in China
There are increasing numbers of university students in China suffering from poor sleep and psychological well-being problems. In particular, the issues are more severe among the final year undergraduate students, because they are experiencing a transitory period from university life to the workplace. However, extant research has rarely explored sleep quality and psychological well-being of final year university students. To better understand the …
Research on Methods of Ecological Security Assessment of the Middle and Lower Reaches of Liaohe River Based on GIS
The making of ‘exam ronins
Public service positions are increasingly sought after by university graduates in China, especially in the post COVID-19 era. Drawing on Gramsci’s hegemonic power, this article analyses the ‘exam ronin’ phenomenon among young Chinese people, a term used to describe those who chronically remove themselves from the labour market to prepare for civil service exams. The findings reveal a more nuanced and complex picture than previous studies indicate…
Stupid and lazy' youths? Meritocratic discourse and perceptions of popular stereotyping of VET students in China
Since the start of the Reform Era in 1978, vocational education and training (VET) in China has been seen as inferior to academic routes and positioned at the bottom of the educational hierarchy. VET students are stereotyped as being ‘stupid and lazy’ and suffer considerable prejudice in Chinese society. Drawing on Foucault’s disciplinary power and Ball’s idea of performativity, this paper analyses how academically focused, exam-driven societal a…
They are bad seeds’
VET colleges in China are positioned at the bottom of the educational hierarchy, absorbing the ‘left-over’ students with ‘less desirable’ academic records. VET students are stereotyped as ‘stupid and lazy’ youths suffering considerable prejudice in Chinese society. Drawing on Bourdieu’s theoretical insights, this paper investigates the experiences of students in VET colleges and their teachers’ perspectives on them. I explore how teachers’ stereo…
Upskilling the workforce? A critical analysis of national skills policies in China’s Reform Era
Government reports and documents claim that building a high skill society is critical for national success in China. In this paper, eight policies in relation to the government’s espoused priorities of upskilling are examined. Applying the principles of critical policy analysis, the paper aims to expose the ideological presuppositions made in these policies. The findings in this paper reveal that the Chinese government may have focused on upgradi…
Research on Methods of Ecological Security Assessment of the Middle and Lower Reaches of Liaohe River Based on GIS
The Role of Sleep Quality in the Psychological Well-Being of Final Year UndergraduateStudents in China
There are increasing numbers of university students in China suffering from poor sleep and psychological well-being problems. In particular, the issues are more severe among the final year undergraduate students, because they are experiencing a transitory period from university life to the workplace. However, extant research has rarely explored sleep quality and psychological well-being of final year university students. To better understand the …
Factors for Chinese Students Choosing Australian Higher Education and Motivation for Returning
Under the third wave of international student mobility, Australia has become the third largest country receiving international students. Compared with the United States and the United Kingdom, Australia can still maintain a stable increase in terms of hosting Chinese students. For Australia, attracting international students becomes an important part of Australian universities’ business and cultural diversity. This paper reports the Chinese stude…
Proteomic Analysis of Preoperative CSF Reveals Risk Biomarkers of Postoperative Delirium
Objective: To analyze the proteome of preoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in older orthopedic patients with or without postoperative delirium (POD) using untargeted proteomics. Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted. Eighty hip fracture patients aged ≥65 years were recruited. After successful spinal anesthesia, CSF was collected. The patients were divided into POD and No-POD groups based on the Confusion Assessment Method, and patie…
Achievements and challenges in health management for aged individuals in primary health care sectors
Though significant achievements in HMA were observed, this study highlighted the challenges in further quality improvement of HMA delivery program in Southwest China. The "older-person-centered and integrated care" model provided a good theory to improve the quality of HMA by reinforcing the needs-based HMA design, building a comprehensive assessment strategy, improving the capacity of PHC sectors and the LHWs' competency, and strengthening multi…
Retracted
They are bad seeds’
VET colleges in China are positioned at the bottom of the educational hierarchy, absorbing the ‘left-over’ students with ‘less desirable’ academic records. VET students are stereotyped as ‘stupid and lazy’ youths suffering considerable prejudice in Chinese society. Drawing on Bourdieu’s theoretical insights, this paper investigates the experiences of students in VET colleges and their teachers’ perspectives on them. I explore how teachers’ stereo…
Constructing false consciousness
Individual academic achievement is highly valued in Chinese society, with vocational education students positioned at the bottom of the educational hierarchy and suffering considerable societal prejudice. In this paper we present new findings from the choice-making experiences of students in two vocational education colleges in China, how they are perceived by their teachers, and how, in the context of their negatively-stereotyped status, they pe…
Stepping into the labour market from the VET sector in China
The Chinese Government is clear that investment is needed to upskill the workforce, yet VET students, who will play a key role in the upskilling, continue to be positioned at the bottom of the educational hierarchy and suffer considerable societal prejudice. This paper presents new findings on Chinese VET students’ perceptions of the job market and career possibilities in the context of the negatively stereotyped VET system. The findings are anal…
Stupid and lazy' youths? Meritocratic discourse and perceptions of popular stereotyping of VET students in China
Since the start of the Reform Era in 1978, vocational education and training (VET) in China has been seen as inferior to academic routes and positioned at the bottom of the educational hierarchy. VET students are stereotyped as being ‘stupid and lazy’ and suffer considerable prejudice in Chinese society. Drawing on Foucault’s disciplinary power and Ball’s idea of performativity, this paper analyses how academically focused, exam-driven societal a…
Does Vocational Education Matter in Rural China? A Comparison of the Effects of Upper-Secondary Vocational and Academic Education
The Chinese government has emphasised the role of vocational education and training (VET) in promoting the rural economy. Since 2018, the government has invested heavily in setting up secondary vocational schools, training centres, specialised programmes, and courses in rural areas. This paper aimed to explore whether VET at the upper-secondary level leads to better labour market outcomes than academic education in Chinese rural areas. We also ai…
Vocational education
In the Reform Era, the Chinese Government has placed great emphasis on the role of education in ensuring the economic success of individuals and of the country as a whole. While vocational and academic post-secondary qualifications are officially set at the same level, vocational education is positioned at the bottom of the educational hierarchy and suffers considerable societal prejudice. Drawing on the most recent nationwide-representative data…
Upskilling the workforce? A critical analysis of national skills policies in China’s Reform Era
Government reports and documents claim that building a high skill society is critical for national success in China. In this paper, eight policies in relation to the government’s espoused priorities of upskilling are examined. Applying the principles of critical policy analysis, the paper aims to expose the ideological presuppositions made in these policies. The findings in this paper reveal that the Chinese government may have focused on upgradi…
The making of ‘exam ronins
Public service positions are increasingly sought after by university graduates in China, especially in the post COVID-19 era. Drawing on Gramsci’s hegemonic power, this article analyses the ‘exam ronin’ phenomenon among young Chinese people, a term used to describe those who chronically remove themselves from the labour market to prepare for civil service exams. The findings reveal a more nuanced and complex picture than previous studies indicate…
‘A cultured man is not a tool’
While enjoying the respect and prestige in some countries, in others, despite being a significant educational sector, vocational education continues to suffer from low status and negative societal sentiments. Vocational education in China has been positioned at the bottom of the educational hierarchy, absorbing the ‘left-over’ students with ‘less good’ academic records. Addressing the research gap concerning the limited philosophical discourses a…
Evolution of values in China
This study, guided by Taylor’s Great Disembedding Theory, examines global and Chinese societal values through the World Values Survey’s four-wave data from 1994 to 2014. Factor analysis shows six core values as disembedding factors (friends, leisure, politics) and embedding factors (family, work, religion). These data collected during China’s one-child policy and economic reforms reveal the country’s value shifts: leisure gains importance while p…
Vocational Education, Skill Formation, and Social Development
Vocational education plays a crucial role in cultivating high-quality skilled professionals to meet the demands of social development and is intrinsically linked to industrial upgrading [...]
Student voices
Examining How Supervisor–Student Relationship Types Influence Depression in Doctoral Students
This study explores how different types of supervisor–doctoral student relationships affect depression levels in doctoral students and examines the chain mediating roles of psychological resilience and self‐esteem. A survey was conducted among current doctoral students, with 439 valid responses collected. Using ANOVA and mediation analysis, the study identified significant associations between relationship types and depression levels. Specificall…
Training the “craftsmen of the nation”
From online to offline
Objectives: At the nexus of rapid digitization and demographic aging, leveraging the social potential of digital technologies to achieve active aging goals has emerged as a key concern. Drawing on the digital empowerment perspective, this research empirically examined the association between digital communication and older adults' offline activity participation, while further investigating the mediating roles of three types of social capital and …
Agricultural technical and vocational education and training in China
Over the past decades, the Chinese central government has implemented significant reforms to the agricultural training system, making farmers’ upskilling a crucial public commitment. This paper examines how the central government’s policies have shaped and restructured the Chinese agricultural training system since the founding of the People’s Republic of China (1949–present). Based on an analysis of six flagship policy documents from 1949 until …
Exploring the Relationship Between Parental Involvement and Family Education Choice
The growing emphasis on family education has drawn increasing scholarly attention to parental involvement and family education choices, yet prior literature remains limited in its systematic analysis of their relationship. This study uses large‐scale survey data to empirically uncover the basic characteristics and relationships of parental involvement behaviors and family education choices, with a particular focus on differences in these behavior…
Academic Self‐Efficacy and Academic Identity Construction
This qualitative study explores how academic self‐efficacy shapes the construction of academic identity among doctoral students in China. Drawing on 25 in‐depth interviews with doctoral students from diverse disciplines, the study identifies four primary sources of academic self‐efficacy: past successful experiences, academic ability mirroring, feedback from significant others, and physical and psychological states. The findings reveal that acade…
China (12 works) · Political science (11 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Pedagogy (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Law (7 works) · Vocational education (7 works) · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics (7 works) · Economic growth (6 works) · Economics (5 works)