Project activities

Publications

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(accepted) Wang, Y. and Florian, L. Learning from Children: Experiences of Bullying in Regular Classrooms. In Scorgie, K. and Forlin, C. (eds.) Promoting Social Inclusion: Co-creating Environments that Foster Equity and Belonging. Bingley: Emerald Publishing.

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(under review) Wang, Y. Promoting Inclusive Education? Examining Disabled Children’s Learning and Participation in Mainstream Schools in China.​

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Wang, Y. (2017) Counting Every Child In Project: Summary Report and Key Lessons for Stakeholders. https://yuchenwanguk.wixsite.com/ceciproject/resources

Wang, Y. (2016) Imagining Inclusive Schooling: An Ethnographic Inquiry into Disabled Children’s Learning and Participation in Regular Schools in Shanghai. PhD thesis. Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh. https://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk/handle/1842/22829

Working paper. Wang, Y. Listening in Action: Child Participation and Teachers’ Development of Inclusive Practice.

Academic conference presentations

Listening to disabled children: an ethnographic inquiry into inclusive schooling in Shanghai. Invited keynote. The First Eland Inclusive Education International Symposium. Xiamen, China. 9-10 January, 2017. Media cover: People’s Daily (CN, link)

Making it right for every child: examining the inclusion of disabled children in regular schools in China. The 6th Beijing Normal University/UCL-IOE International Conference in Education. Beijing, China. 12-13 May, 2017.

Counting every child in: promoting inclusive and quality education for disabled children in China. Scholarship awarded. The Research for Development Impact Network Conference. Sydney, Australia. 13-14 June, 2017.

From research to impact: promoting disabled children’s inclusion in education in China. The European Conference of Educational Research 2017. Copenhagen, Denmark. 22-25 August, 2017.

A critical examination of China’s policy development in supporting disabled children’s inclusion in education. The British Association of China Studies Annual Conference 2017. Glasgow, Scotland. 7-9 September, 2017.

Seminars, events, workshops and wider exchange activities

Invited tutor of ‘comparative approaches to inclusive and special education’ course. MSc Inclusive Education programme. Moray House School of Education. University of Edinburgh. Jan-March, 2017.

Keep pedalling: generating research impact in international contexts. 6th Annual Childhood Studies ‘Jamboree’ workshop. University of Edinburgh. 1 March, 2017.

Concluding speech on inclusive education (sub-forum). China Disability and Sustainable Development Forum. ILO, UNDP, UNESCO and UNICEF. Beijing. 30 June 2017. Media cover: China Daily (EN, link)

Round table panel. Haidian District International Seminar on Inclusive Education. Beijing. 5-6 July, 2017. Media cover: Beijing Haidian Education Authority (CN, link)

Consultancy on policy engagement. National Network of Parents for Children with Intellectual Disabilities. Beijing. 6 July, 2017.

Developing inclusive practice in schools. Workshop with Beijing Chaoyang District Special Education Resource Centre. Beijing. 7 July, 2017.

Inclusive pedagogy and listening to pupil voice. Workshop with early years teachers in Henan Province (part of National Teacher Education Programme). Zhengzhou. 12 July, 2017.

Inviting students from Beijing Normal University to attend ‘Comparative and International Approaches to Inclusive Education Summer School’. Moray House School of Education. University of Edinburgh. 10-14 July, 2017. Report from Beijing Normal University students (CN, link)

Consultancy on child-led inclusive school culture campaign project. National Network of Parents for Children with Intellectual Disabilities. September, 2017 – June, 2018.

Invited tutor of ‘inclusive pedagogy’ course. MSc Inclusive Education programme. Moray House School of Education. University of Edinburgh. 4 October, 2017.

Convener of ‘Counting Every Child In’ Network Seminar. Also presenting ‘From listening to action: Promoting disabled children’s inclusion in education in China’. Edinburgh, Scotland. 11-12 October, 2017.

Inviting secondary head teachers from Zhejiang province to attend ‘Leadership for Future Schools’ programme. Moray House School of Education. University of Edinburgh. 6-17 November, 2017.

Working together for inclusive and quality education. Scotland China Education Network Advisory Council Meeting. Edinburgh, Scotland. 1 December, 2017.

Online media article

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​Increasing inclusive schooling in China. ESRC Society Now Magazine. Autumn 2018. https://esrc.ukri.org/files/news-events-and-publications/publications/magazines/society-now/society-now-issue-32/

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Wang, Y. (2017) Behind the good fortune. China Disability Voice Month. Youren magazine.

Pilot study

Listening in action: Enhancing child participation in an inclusive kindergarten in China.