Education

• Graduate School of Education & Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, (Ph.D. in Education, 2004)

Areas of Expertise

• Higher Education
• Comparative Education
• Multicultural Education
• Teacher Education

Professional Biography

Dr. Sheng Yao Cheng is currently an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Curriculum Studies and Center for Teacher Education at teh National Chung Cheng University in Taiwan. Dr. Cheng received his Ph. D. in the division of Social Science and Comparative Education at University of California, Los Angeles in 2004 and the topic of his dissertation focused on the politics of identity and indigenous schooling between Taiwan Aborigines
and American Indians. Dr. Cheng’s recent research interests are Higher Education, Comparative Education, Sociology of Education, and International Educational Reforms.

Research Interests & Current Projects

Dr. Sheng Yao Cheng is currently working on several projects. Among these projects are ones looking at Quality Assurance in Higher Education, Teacher Education Accrediation, and
Aboriginal Education. He is also working on a couple of projects that are supporrted by the National Scientific Council: “Indigenous Identity, Educational Experience, and Career Aspiration: Reflections from Taiwan Aborigines and American Indians” and "The Study on the Accreditation Mechanism of Teacher Education in the Netherlands".

Courses Taught

• Comparative Education
• Cultural Studies
• Higher Education
• Sociology of Education
  

Selected Publications

Cheng, Sheng Yao. (2008). Quality Assurance in Higher Education: The Taiwan Experiences Since 1990's. Higher Educayion Forum.

Jacob, W. James; Car, M. J.;& Cheng, Sheng Yao. (2008-In press.). Impact of Cultural Awareness on International Student Teaching Program in Pacific. Pacific Rim Studies, 2(1).

Hung, C. C.; & Cheng, Sheng Yao. (2008). Accessibility and Equitability: Who Are the Students at Taiwan's Top Universities. In Don B. Holsinger and W. James Jacob (Ed.), Education Inequality: A Review of International Evidence (Forthcoming). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.

Cheng, Sheng Yao; & Jacob, W. James. (2007). A Comparative Case Study on Indigenous Educational Policies between Taiwan and the United States. Comparative Education, 63(2): 40–78.

Jacob, W. James; & Cheng, Sheng Yao. (2005). Mapping Paradigms and Theories in Comparative, International, and Development Education (CIDE) Research. In David Baker and Alex Wiseman (Ed.), Global Trends in Educational Policy (pp. 231-268). New York: Elsevier.

Cheng, Sheng Yao; & Shan, W. J. (2005). Education and Society in Hong Kong and Macao: Comparative Perspectives on Continuity and Change. Asia Pacific Education Review, 6(1), 98-100.

Jacob, W. Jwmes; & Cheng, Sheng Yao. (2004).The International Handbook on the Sociology of Education: An International Assessment of New Research and Theory (book), Comparative Education Review, 48(3), 332-335.

Jacob, W. James; Smith, Troy D.; Hite, Steven J.; & Cheng, Sheng Yao. (2004). Helping the Street Children: An Analysis of the Model for Orphan Resettlement and Education (MORE). Journal of Children & Poverty, 10(1): 3–21.

Cheng, S. Y. and Jacob, W. J. (2003). The Changing Role of Education in a Post-September 11, 2001 World: Perspectives from East Africa, Taiwan, and the United States. In Wayne Nelles (Ed.), Comparative Education, Terrorism, and Human Security (pp.177-198). New York: Palgrave.