Prof.Dr. Wang Min  

College of Geography, Beijing Normal University

Address: College of Geography, Beijing Normal University,

             No.19,Xinjiekouwai St.Beijing 100875 P.R.China

TEl: 86-10-62206307 Fax:86-10- 58836093

Email: wangmin@bnu.edu.cn

Website: http://210.31.68.167/twangmin/

 
 

 

                 
          Chinese  version
Education
Appointment
Publications(Six parts)
Research Projects
Academic Activities
  Courses Taught at BNU
Major Memberships


 

Education      back

●Ph.D in Geography from Institute of Geography of Chinese Academy of Science,1999

Master in Human Geography,Beijing Normal University,1988.

Bachelor in Geography, Beijing Normal University,1982.

Senior visiting scholar,Geography Department of Wurzburg University,

Germany,June---September,1994 July---October,2000.

Master curriculum by distance learning, South Bank University,London, 2000---2005.

 

Appointment     back  

June,2001---present 

    Professor, Doctoral students’ supervisor, College of Geography, Beijing Normal University.

 

June,1993---June,2001

    Associate professor, Geography Department, Beijing Normal University.

 

June,1987---June,1993

    Lecturer, Geography Department, Beijing Normal University.

 

March,1982---June,1987

    Assistant, Geography Department, Beijing Normal University.

 

Publications: (Six parts)      back

  Part One:  Books(in Chinese)

1.Panorama of Education for Sustainable Development, Wang min as editor-in-chief, China Geological Press,2005

 

2.Green University and Education for Sustainable Development ,Wang min as editor-in-chief, China Geological Press,2005

 

3.Practice of Education for Sustainable Development, Wang min as editor-in-chief, China Geological Press,2005

 

4.Research Projects and International Comparison of Education for Sustainable Development ,Wang min as editor-in-chief, China Geological Press,2005

 

5.Evaluation of Education for Sustainable Development, Wang min as editor-in-chief, China Geological Press,2005

 

6.Handbook of Teachers’ Training on Education for Sustainable Development, Wang min as editor-in-chief, China Geological Press,2005

 

7.New Curricula and Teaching on Geography,  Wang Min as editor-in-chief, Higher Education Press,2003

8.Geography for Junior Middle School---New Century National Curriculum for Basic Education,China Cartography Press,2001---2003

9.Geography---Beijing Pilot Textbooks for Senior High School,3 volumes,Wangmin as editor-in-chief, China Cartography Press,1999

10.Chinese Atlas for Junior Middle School,2 volumes, China Cartography Press,Wangmin,1995

11.World Atlas for Junior Middle School,2 volumes, China Cartography Press,Wangmin,1995

12.Geography Pilot Textbooks for Middle School, 4 volumes, Wangmin as editor-in-chief, Beijing Normal University Press, 1998

13.Theory of Geographical Curricula, Wangmin,Guangxi Education Press,2001

14.Foreign Trends on Geography Education, Wangmin and Hexiaofei,Beijing Normal University Press,2001

15.Geographical Curricula and Textbooks for Primary Schools in Japan and Germany, Wangmin, Hainan Press,2000

16. Methods of Foreign Curricula Setting on Environmental Education for Primary and Middle School Students, Wangmin, Hainan Press,2000

17.Research on Environmental Education for Chinese Primary and Middle School Students, Wangmin,China Environment and Science Press,1999

18.Research on Environmental Awareness and Evaluative Methods, Wangmin,China Environment and Science Press,1999

19. Teachers’ Training Handbook of Education for Sustainable Development, Wangmin as editor-in-chief, Beijing Normal University Press,1999

20.Expansion of Viewpoints on Geography Textbooks in Germany and China,Wangmin and Dietor Boehn, China Cartography Press,1998

21.Teaching Methods of Geography for middle schools, Wangmin as an editor, Higher Education Press,1995

 

 Part Two: Books (Translation)     

1.Education for Sustainable Development Toolkit.(translation of works) ,Wang min as editor-in-chief, China Geological Press,2005

 

2.Education for Sustainable Development, Author: John Huckle,Stephen Sterling, Earthscan Publications Limited, London, Translated according to the edition in 1996, Wangmin, et al, China light industry Press,2002

 

3.Geographical Teaching Methods---Conception, Author:Prof.Dr.Dieter Boehn (Germany), Translated according to the edition in 1985, Wangmin, Beijing Normal University Press,1997

 

4.Human Geography---Culture,Society and Space,Author: Harm J.de Blij,  Translated according to John Wiley & Sons,Inc,USA,edition in 1982,Wangmin  as a main translator, Beijing Normal University Press,1988

Part Three: Books (in Germany)

1. Expansion of Viewpoints on Geography Textbooks in Germany and China,Wangmin and Dietor Boehn, Verlag Hahnsche Buchhandlung,1997

 

Part Four: Articles (in English)

1. Environmental Education in Primary and Middle School in China, China Geology Press, Wangmin,2004

Part Five: Articles (in Chinese)    

1. The Proposal of Regional Center of Expertise on ESD and Case Study, Wang Min & Wei Dongying, Journal of Environmental Education, Vol 69,2006

2. Core Subjects of ESD, Wang Min,  Journal of Environmental Education, Vol 69,2006, P27-30

3. From Environmental to Education for Sustainable Development, Journal of Environmental Education, Vol 65,2005, P21-25

4. The Research on the Relationship Between EE and ESD, Journal of Beijing Normal University(Social Science),Wang Min, Wei Dongying, Vol12,2005

5. Discuss on the content of ESD in the Curriculum Standard of Senior Middle Schools, Wang Min, Subject Education, Vol146,2004

6. Analysis on Mental Maps of Middle School Students, Wang Min, Subject Education,Vol143,2003

7. Glancing at Course and Trend of International Geographical Education from American Journals on Geography (Ⅰ), Wangmin ,Wangying, Geographical Education, Vol 1,2004

8. The background and Content of Foreign Education on Globalism, Wangmin , Geographical Education, Vol 5,2003

9. Chinese Geographical Education: Inherit and Innovate, Wangmin, Acta Geographica Sinica, Vol.58,No.2,2003

10.Two Big Reform of Geographical Education in Foreign Countries, Wangmin, Teaching Reference of Geography for Middle Schools, Vol 3,2003

11.The Status of Basic Education Reform of Geography, Wangmin, Shi Peijun, Teaching Reference of Geography for Middle Schools, Vol 2,2003

12.Constructional Analysis of Geography Teaching Outline for Middle Schools, Wangmin, Teaching Reference of Geography for Middle Schools, Vol 3,2002

13.Research on Relation Between Environmental KnowledgeAttitudes and Anticipated Behavior for Chinese Primary Students and Middle School Students, Wangmin, Environmental Education, Vol 3,2002

14.A discuss on Composition of Environmental Awareness ,Environmental Education,Vol 3,2002

15.The Relation Between Different Ways Aquired Environmental Knowledge After School and Environmental Awareness for Primary Students and  Middle School Students, Wangmin, Discipline Education, Vol 5,2001

16.Problems Faced with Geographical Curricula for Middle School and Thinking on Innovation, Teaching Reference of Geography for Middle Schools,Vol 3,2002

17.Recent Development of Geography Curriculum Construction for Germany Middle Schools, Geography Teaching, Vol 3,2001

18.Introduction and Discussion of Descriptive Methods of Geography Textbooks for Middle Schools, Wangmin, Curriculum, Textbook and Teaching Methods,Vol 8,2001

19.The Relationship Between Family Sanitation Habit of Primary and Middle School Students and Their Environmental Awareness, Wangmin, Journal of Health Education,Vol 8,2000

20.Emergence and Definition of Conception on Environmental Awareness, Wangmin,Newsletter of Natural Dialectic, Vol.22 (4),2000

21.The Relationship Between different Curricula and Environmental Awareness for Primary and Middle School Students, Wangmin, Discipline Education, Vol 2,2000

22.An Discussion on Construction of Environmental Awareness, Transaction of Beijing Normal University( Edition for Natural Science), Wangmin, Vol.35, No.9,1999

23.Aims, Principles and Teaching Methods of Education for Sustainable Development, Discipline Education, Vol 7,1999

24.An Discussion on Retroaction of Environmental Awareness to Relationship Between Human and Environment, Wangmin, Environmental Education,Vol.4,1999

25.The Content of Environment in Geography Teaching Outline for Germany Middle Schools, Wangmin, Discipline Education, Vol 1,1998

26.Attitudes and Suggestion on Environmental Education and Activities from Chinese Primary and Middle School Students and Teachers,   Wangmin, Discipline Education, Vol 6,1997

27.An Analysis on Channels Acquired Environmental Knowledge for Primary and Middle School Students, Wangmin, Curriculum, Textbook and Teaching Methods,Vol.5,1997

28.An Analysis on Level of Environmental Education for Primary and Middle School Students, Wangmin, Shanghai Environmental Science, Vol.16, No.2, 1997

29.Aims,Content and Methods of  Germany Environmental Education for Primary and Middle School Students, Wangmin, Discipline Education, Vol.11,1996

30.Comparative Research on Setting Order of Geography Curricula for Middle Schools, Wangmin,Curriculum,Textbook and Teaching Methods, Vol.10,1996

31.Comparative Research on Outspread Methods of Geography Curricula for Middle Schools in Some Countries, Wangmin, Teaching Reference of Geography for Middle Schools,Vol.7,1996

32.Three Systems of Germany Teaching Outline on Geography for Middle Schools, Wangmin, Geography Teaching, Vol.6,1996

33.Comparative Research on Aims of National Geography Curricula in Fourteen Developed Countries, Wangmin, Geography Teaching, Vol.4,1996

34.Inter-Evaluation on Related Teaching Content in Germany and Chinese Geography Textbooks, Discipline Education, Vol 5,1995

35.Content System and Expression of Germany Teaching Outline on Geography for Middle Schools, Discipline Education, Wangmin, Vol.6,1994

 

Part Six: Articles (In English)

1.Environmental Awareness in Primary and Middle Schools in China, Wangmin, International Textbooks Research ,Vol 18,1996

2.Environmental Education in Chinese Primary and Middle School, Geography Forschungen Band 27 Nurnberg,Vol.1,1995

3.Geography Curricula Reform of Middle Schools in China,International Research on Geography and Environmental Education,2006

Research Projects:     back  

1. Intercultural Dialogue on Educational Approaches to Sustainable Development(IDEAS project)served as the leader of the project in China,2006-2008

2. Research on Environmental Moral of Adolescent of Beijing City, served as the leader of the project,2004-2005

3. Compiling the Geography textbooks for junior middle schools students and senior middle school students, served as the editor-in –chief,2002-present.

4. Development and establishment of basic concept framework of Chinese ESD, a pivot The research on the origin and international comparison of Education for Sustainable project of Chinese Education Ministry, served as the leader of the project,2002 ---present.

5. China–Germany Teacher’s Training Program on Environmental and Sustainable Development ,Wangmin as the Chinese Chair of the program,2001—present

6. Research on Germany Geography Textbooks and Teaching Maps for Middle Schools, Wangmin as  the leader of the research, 2000---2002

7. Comparative Research on Chinese and Germany Geography Education,Funded by Germany Academic Exchange Center, Wangmin as Chinese leader of the project,2000---2001

8. To constitute the Outline of Environmental Education for  Primary and Middle School Students, a pivot project of Chinese Education Ministry,Served as leader of task force,1999---2000

9. Modification of Geography Teaching Outline for Junior Middle Schools, a pivot project of Chinese Education Ministry, served as a leader of the project.

10.Special Invetigation:"Protect Ancient Capital, Construct Capital Scientifically” Served as a leader and main investigator,1999---2000

11.Media Software Design of Teachers’ Training on Education for Sustainable   Development, Funded by World Nature Fundation, Served as a leader of the      project,1999---2000

12.Reformation and Practice on Geography Curriculum of Middle Schools for 21 Century, a key project of Chinese Education Ministry, Served as leader of task force, 1998---2000

13.Research on Image of Rizhao City in the Geography Textbooks for Junior Middle Schools, Funded by Continental Bridge Office of Rizhao city, Shandong Province, Served as a leader of the project,1998---1999

14.Geography Curriculum Standard of Middle Schools for 21 Century, Funded by Beijing Education Committee, Served as a leader of the project,1998

15.Green Education Program of Primary and Middle Schools in China, Funded by Chinese Education Ministry, WWF and BP, Served as main member of the Project,1998---2000

16.Modification of Geography Textbooks for Junior Middle Schools( Third edition),Funded by Beijing Normal University, Served as a leader of the project,1996---1998

17.Research and Compilation of Geography Pilot Textbooks for Beijing Senior Middle Schools, Served as a Chief-editor, 1996---2001

18.Research on Geography Test Questions of College-enterance Test for Adult, Funded by Test Center of Chinese Education Ministry, served as a main member of the project,1995—1996

19.Research on Chinese and Germany Geography Textbooks , Served as Chinese leader of the project,1994---1998

20.Research on Environmental Education for Chinese  Primary and Middle Schools in China,  funded by International Development and Research Center of Canada, Served as a leader of the project and wrote Research Report  as a main leader and author, 1993---1995 

Academic Activities:     back

1. On 28th February,2006, organized the Seminar on Regional Center of Expertise on ESD in Beijing and made a report about RCE in China, the sector of United Nations University, Prof.Dr. Hans J.A.van Ginkel was invited to attend and made a report.

2. From 24th to 27th November,2005, attended the UNESCO APEID Seminar at Sendai, Japan and made the report From Environmental Education to Education for Sustainable Development-----the Development of EE in China.

3. From 3rd to 10th November,2005,attend the Symposium on Green University held in Taiwan, and made a report “ The development of Theories and Practice of Green University in Mainland China”.

4. From 29-31 October,2005, attended the 2rd International Forum on ESD held in Beijing, and made a report” the Status Quo of Teachers’ Training on ESD In China”.

5. From 3rd to 5th July,2005, organizing the Symposium on Teachers’ Training on ESD held in Beijing.

6. August 15th-20th,2004, Attended the 30th Congress of the International Geographical Union hold in Glasgow,UK and gave oral presentation “Geography curricula reform of middle schools in China”.

7. May 4th-7th, 2004,Attended International Consultation on Education for Sustainable Development hold in Goteborg, Sweden and exhibited the poster “Education for Sustainable Development in China”.

8. Sep.10th-30th,2003,Attended “Germany-China Teacher’s Training Program on Environmental and Sustainable Development” as the Chinese leader which cooperated with Gorge-Eckert Textbook Institute in Germany.

9. Nov.8---11st ,2003, Attended International Forum on Education for Sustainable Development, and wrote an important file about it, Towards the Decade for Education for Sustainable Development-------Recommendation of Actions for ESD (Appendix 2).

10.March 19th—27th,2003, invited to attend “Digital Life and Green Education Seminar” in Taiwan and  made a report “Research on cases in Continental Area”

11.Oct.6th-9th,2002, held “Ten Years’ Retrospect Seminar on Chinese and Germany Geography Textbooks” and made a report “Germany Geography in Textbooks”.

12.Nov.7th-15th,2001,attended Annual of Japanese Science and Technology in Japan and made a report “Chinese Environmental Education”

13.June 8th-12th,2000, Participated in Hongkong New Century International Academic Conference on Value Education and Civil Education and gave a representation.

14.May 2nd-14th,2000, Attended Chinese and England Seminar on Outline of Environmental Education in London,England.

15.Sep.3rd-15th,1998,Attended North American Association for Environmental  Education 27th Annual Conference,Atlanta,Georgia.

16.Feb.12th-26th,1998,Attended International Seminar on Environmental Education “Earth Era”in Tokyo, Japan and made a representation.

17.Oct.8th-9th,1997,Attend ed Seminar on International Textbooks in Braunschweig,Germany and gave a representation.

18.July,1997,Participated Environmental Education Trainers Workshop in Beijing,

   Which was organized by Chinese Education Ministry,WWF and BP.

19.July 14th-16th,1994,Attended Seminar on International Environmental Education in Wurzburg, Germany, and made a report.

20.June 23rd-July 6th,1993,First Conference on Chinese and Germany Textbooks in Braunschweig,Germany, and gave a representation.

21. May,1990, Attended IGU Regional Conference in Asia- pacific Area, Beijing, and made a report” Reformation of Geography Education in China” .

 

Courses Taught at BNU     back

1.Basic Course for Undergraduate Students :Teaching Methods of Geography

2.Basic Course for Undergraduate Students : Human Geography

3.Major Course for Graduate Students: Theory of Geography Curricula

4.Major Course for Graduate Students: Environmental Education

 

Major Memberships:     back

1.Executive member of Geographical Education Commission of International Geographical Union(IGU),August 2004—2008

2.Vice president of Beijing Association of Education for Sustainable Development.

3.Member of Editing Board of International Research on Geography and Environmental Education

4.Vice President, Beijing Geographical Society, 2000---Present

5.Secretary-general, Geography Education Committee, Geographical Society of China, 2002---present

6.Executive Director, Geography Teaching Research Committee of Beijing Education Society, 1999---present

7.Jury Expert of Textbooks for Continuing Education of Primary and Middle School Teachers,China Education Ministry,2003---present

8.Researcher in Examination Center of China Education Ministry, 1993---present

9.Jury Committeeman, China Textbooks Jury Committee for Primary and Middle Schools,1999--- present

 

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