Kunzhao KOU

Email: koukunzhao@bfsu.edu.cn

Dr. Kou is a lecturer at Graduate School of Education, BFSU. He received his Ph.D. degree in education from Peking University and was awarded Excellent Graduate by Peking University and by Beijing Municipal Education Commission. He focuses on science education, high school education and undergraduate admission. His research articles have been published on important journals and newspapers i.e., International and Comparative Education (BNU), Tsinghua Education Review, and China Science Daily. He has been awarded a fellowship from the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation and is presiding research projects by Chinese Association of Higher Education and Chinese Society of Education. He was a visiting scholar at School of Education, the University of Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Education

Ph.D. in Education (2022),      Peking University

B.S. in Chemistry (2015),        Peking University

B.A. in Economics (2015),     Peking University

Visiting Scholar (2019-20),     The University of Carolina at Chapel Hill

Research Fields

Science education, High school education, and Undergraduate admission

Teaching

Representative works

• Kou, K & Wang, M*. (2024). American Conservatives and the End of Affirmative Action in College Admission. Tshinghua Journal of Education, 45(3), 67-76.
(Chinese: 寇焜照，王名扬*：美国保守主义政治与大学招生平权行动的终结，《清华大学教育研究》)

• Kou, K & Fang, C. (2022). Examination of the "Success Ethics" in the 3rd-Grade Senior High School Education:A Case Study on A Key School in Central China. Fudan Education Forum, 20(5), 54-63.
(Chinese: 寇焜照，方程煜：审视高三育人的“成功伦理”——以中部地区某重点中学为例，《复旦教育论坛》)

• Zhang R. & Kou, K.* (2024). From Top-notch to Spirit of Community: Group Cooperation Learning and Top-notch Talents Cultivation. Chongqing Higher Education Research, 12(3), 69-81.
(Chinese: 张仁杰，寇焜照*：从“拔尖”走向“乐群”：小组合作与拔尖创新人才培养，《重庆高教研究》)

• Guo, C, Lin, K, Kou, K.* & Fu, R. (2024). The Policy Exploration on the Integration of Selection and Cultivation of Top-notch Innovative Talents in Basic Disciplines: an Analysis Based on the Policy Package Theory. Education Research Monthly(6), 10-18.
(Chinese: 郭丛斌、林琨、寇焜照*、付瑞璐：基础学科拔尖创新人才选育一体化的政策探索——基于政策群理论的分析，《教育学术月刊》)

• Hao, X., Yang, X., Kou, K*, Zhang, Y., Guo, C. (2023). Research on the Contribution Mechanism of Vocational Human Capital, Education Sciences, 13(3), 246

Research Grants

• Fellowship, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, 2023

• “Research on the Changes in Admissions Policies American Universities and Asian American Racial Politics” (PI), General Project, Chinese Association of Higher Education, 2023-Present

• “Research on the Science Education Curriculum System in International Schools” (PI), General Project, Chinese Society of Education, 2025-Present

• “Research on the Educational Value, Mechanism and Strategy of Science Education Led by the Spirit of Scientists” (PI), Annual Special Project, Beijing Foreign Studies University, 2025-Present

Academic Affiliations

Member of the Chinese Society of Education, 2024- Present