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Affiliation

Faculty of Education
University of Macau

Accepting applications from PhD/EdD students

Email

mjwu@um.edu.mo

Tel

(853) 8822 8731

Fax

(853) 8822 2402

Office

Room 3024, Faculty of Education,

University of Macau, E33,

Av. da Universidade, Taipa, Macau, China

Mei Jiun WU 吳梅君

Assistant Professor
Faculty of Education, University of Macau

Academic Qualifications

  • 2000     Ph.D. Educational Policy, Planning & Administration, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
  • 1997     M.S. Educational Administration, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
  • 1993     B.A. Mass Communication, The Union Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.

Teaching Area

  • Sociology of Education
  • School Administration and Management
  • Education Administration

Current Research

  • Equity and equality in school resource allocation
  • School accountability and achievement gaps
  • Cross-cultural comparisons of school practices

Selected Publications

  • Wu, M.J. (12/2024). School resources and student achievement: What contributes to Macau students’ academic success? The Fourth Annual Conference of Macao Studies
  • Wu, M.J. (2024). The Effect of Digital Technologies to Improve the Math Performance of Rural Students: A Three level Analysis. Hong Kong Association for Educational Communications and Technology (HKAECT) International Conference
  • Wu, M. J. (2022). What Makes a Difference in Achievement for Black and Hispanic Students: Identifying Factors of Influence Inside the Black Box of Schooling Production. NASSP Bulletin, 106(3), 232-263. https://doi.org/10.1177/01926365221122786
  • Wu, M. J. (03/2021). Understanding educational inequalities through the lens of cultural belief system: Cross-cultural evidence from the 2018 PISA. Paper presented the CESHK 2021 Spring Annual Conference, The Education University of Hong Kong, March 13.
  • Wu, M. J. (2020) Predicting Outcomes of School-Choice Policies Using District Characteristics: Empirical Evidence from Hong Kong, Journal of School Choice, 14:4, 633-654, DOI: 10.1080/15582159.2020.1773742
  • Wu, M. J. (2020). School Resources and Subgroup Performance Gains: What Works for Whom? Educational Administration Quarterly, 56(2):220-254. doi:10.1177/0013161X19840400
  • Wu, M. J. (2013). The Effects of Student Demographics and School Resources on California School Performance Gain: A Fixed Effects Panel Model. Teachers College Record, 115(4). pp. 1-28.
  • Wu, M.J. (2010). School management and administrative infrastructure of basic education system in Macao. Final report to the University Research, University of Macau.
  • Wu, M.J. (2008). “An assessment on graduate programs in educational administration: a comparative study among Macao, Hong Kong, Taiwan and the United States. Final report to the University Research Committee, University of Macau.
  • Wu, M.J. (2007). Assessment of the internal efficiency of Macau’s basic education: an Alternative Application of the Reconstructed Cohort Method. Education Journal, 35(1), 63-91.
  • Wu, M.J. (2006), “Projecting basic education enrollment in Macao with the use of the cohort survival technique,” paper presented at the Educational Developments in Chinese Societies Conference, April 29, 2006. University of Macau, Macao.
  • Hui, K.F., Wong, P.M., Ng, S.W. & Wu, M.J. (2004). Sri Lanka school principal’s training programmes in Hong Kong and Macau: prinicpals’ effective leadership in the context of social change and educational reform. The World Bank Project joint with Hong Kong Institute of Education and Faculty of Education, University of Macau. CD.
  • Wu, Mei Jiun (2003), with Dr. Leung, S.O., Dr. Lo, L.F. and Mr. Ng, J., “The effects of reduced class size and teacher’s efforts on achievement and motivation of low-ability students in Chinese subject,” paper presented at the Reform and Innovation of Teaching and Learning Conference, November 29, 2003. University of Macau, Macau.

Current Courses

  1. Introduction to Education (Lecture in Chinese) (EDUC180)
  2. Sociology of Education (EDUC281)
  3. Data Driven Approach to Educational Administration (EDUC7042)
  4. Theories of Educational Administration (EDUC7201)
  5. Education and Development (EDUC 7203)
  6. Organization and Leadership: From Theories to Practices (EDUC8101)

Previous Courses

  1. Introduction to Education (EDUE103)
  2. Sociology of Education (PGEE202)
  3. Sociology of Education (PREI203)