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- Department: School of Geographic Sciences
- Graduate School: East China Normal University
- Degree: PhD in Education
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Education
Sept.2008-June.2011 Dept. of Geography, College of Resources and Environmental Science,East China Normal University, Mater of Pedagogy Sept.2011-June.2015 Dept. of Geography, College of Resources and Environmental Science,East China Normal University,Doctor of Education Doctor with Prof. Lizhong Yu Sept.2013-Sept.2014 Dept. of Geography,Western Michigan University, visiting student with Prof. Joesph P. Stoltman July.2015-July.2020 School of Geographic Sciences, Post-doctoral with Prof. Yushan Duan July.2020-July.2020 School of Geographic Sciences, Associate professor
Research Fields
Geography Curriculum,Teaching and Education Materials Education for Sustainable Development AI-enhanced geography education
Course
Undergraduate Courses:Graduate Course:
Scientific Research
December 2011 – June 2012: Participated in the National Key Project under the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Education: Experimental Research on the Mechanism for Cultivating Scientific Inquiry and Innovative Talents in Primary and Secondary Schools, specifically for the Geography discipline at the experimental schools (Project No.: 2009IM010300), led by Chen Cheng and Xia Zhifang. January – June 2013: Independently completed the report commissioned by the Ministry of Education to East China Normal University (ECNU): Feasibility Study Report on Integrating Earth Science Basics into Middle School Curriculum (Approx. 45,000 characters). (Missing Item 3 in original list) July 2008 – January 2009: Participated in the Shanghai Municipal Project on Professional Development Training for Teachers in the 'New Rural' Program, for the Geography series course: Geographical Teaching Evaluation and Test Item Design (Second author and principal contributor, approx. 75,000 characters). March 2012: Participated as an Analyst/Reviewing Teacher in the recording of several courses, including Improvement of Geography Teaching Behavior under the Guidance of the New Curriculum Standards, for the National Continuing Education Network for Primary and Secondary School Teachers. May 2014: Principal Investigator for the Shanghai Geography Education Teaching Research Base Project: Comparative Study on the Educational Value of International Geography Curricula. June 2011 – June 2012: Participated in the software learning and design for e-Textbook content and teaching resources project. September 2011 – October 2014: Participated in the writing of Theory of Geography Teaching published by Science Press, responsible for Chapter 10 (Approx. 30,000 characters). September 2012: Participated in the Ministry of Education Project: Survey on the Implementation of High School Geography Curriculum Standards. June – December 2013: Supervised the ECNU Normal School Student Study Project: Geographical Literacy of 21st-Century Chinese Citizens and its Implications for Middle School Curriculum Reform. September 2011 – December 2012: Participated in the Ministry of Education Project led by Professor Xia Zhifang and conducted at Shanghai Jingye Middle School: 'Respectful and Dedicated'—Research on the Cultivation of School Historical and Cultural Heritage. September – December 2015:Digital Teaching Resource Development at East China Normal University. January 1, 2016 – June 30, 2016:Development of Science Education Quality Assessment Tools for Grade 8 Compulsory Education (Project No.: 2016KX002-c). March 1 – September 1, 2016: Participated in the writing of chapters Water Resources and National Security and Cultivated Land Resources and National Security for the Xiangjiao edition of High School Geography Textbook. November 2015 – July 2016: Co-authored the English book Sustainable Development in the School Geography Education: Current State and Trends Case Studies in Russia, China and the Ukraine with Russian professors (ISBN: 978-5-98436-047-0). November 2015 – Present: Participated in the Henan Provincial Philosophy and Social Science Planning Project: Research on the Alignment of Teaching and Education between Middle School and University (Approval No.: 2015G017). August 2016 – January 2017: Responsible for two projects on the revision of the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission Teaching and Research Office Geography Curriculum Standards: Survey Report on the Current Status of Basic Education Teaching in Geography in Shanghai and International Comparative Study Report on Curriculum Reform in Basic Education for the Geography Discipline (Project Nos. 13901-412221-16049/002). 2018: Participated in the Shanghai Soft Science Research Program Project led by Tan Na: Research on Urban Vitality and Spatial Optimization Strategy in Shanghai Based on Big Data. January 2016 – June 2016: Participated in the Ministry of Education Project (2016KX002-c): Development of Science Education Quality Assessment Tools for Grade 8 Compulsory Education (Funding: 100,000 RMB, Completed). TBA (Original only has year 2019) – TBA (Original only has year 2021): Involved in the Shanghai Special Project (13901-412221-19017/003): Development of a Digital Curriculum Platform for Junior and Senior High School Geography (Funding: 1,000,000 RMB, PI and Participant). July 2021 – Present: Principal Investigator for the National Key Project of Educational Science 14th Five-Year Plan: Research on the Implementation Path and Collaborative Mechanism of Ecological Civilization Education in 'Rural Schools' (grant number: DHA210340). July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2025: Participated in the East China Normal University New Liberal Arts Innovation Platform Project: Domestic and International Geography Textbook Database. April 3, 2024 – Present: Participated in the East China Normal University Key Graduate Education Reform Project: Innovation Research on the Mechanism for Cultivating Excellent Talent in the Integrated Bachelor's-Master's Program for Geography Normal Students. 2020 – 2021: Participated in the writing of the Workbook for High School Geography Compulsory Course II. January 2020 – December 2024: Participated in the writing of the Junior High School Chinese Geography Textbook (Lower Volume), Workbook, and Atlas. November 2025 – Present: Principal Investigator for the National Textbook Research Center for Educational Materials Project: Research on the Construction of a Digital Geography Textbook Database.
Academic Achievements
2014Guo, F. (2014). A road map for 21st century geography education [Review of the book Geography Education Research, by S. Bednarz, S. Heffron, & NT. Huynh (Eds.)]. J-READING Journal of Research and Didactics in Geography, 1.
20152016Guo, F., Stoltman, J., Duan, Y., & Bourke, T. (2016). A comparison of content standards documents for geographical tuition in China and the United States. Mitteilungen der Osterreichischen Geographischen Gesellscaft, 158, 289-308.
2017Guo, F., Liu, Z., Duan, Y., Stoltman, J. P., Zhou, W., & Yao, Y. (2017). The Design of Interactive Digital Learning Resource in Geography of Middle School. In 2017 3rd International Conference on Social Science and Higher Education (pp. 367-371). Atlantis Press.
2018Duan, Y., Guo, F., Jiang, L., Xuan, X., & Miao, X. (2018). Geography Education for Global Understanding in China. In Geography Education for Global Understanding (pp. 143-153). Springer International Publishing Cham. Guo, F., & Duan, Y. (2018). The development of geography digital learning resource in China. In Practical Geography and XXI Century Challenges (p. 323). Guo, F., Lane, J., Duan, Y., Stoltman, J. P., Khlebosolova, O., Lei, H., & Zhou, W. (2018). Sustainable development in geography education for middle school in China. Sustainability, 10(11), 3896.
2019Guo, F., Duan, Y., & Yu, L. (2019). The education value of geography in secondary school. Lap Lambert Academic Publishing. Zhou, W., Zhang, J., Duan, Y., Jiang, L., & Guo, F. (2019). 褚绍唐先生的学术思想与贡献 [Mr. Chu Shaotang's academic thought and contribution]. Dili Xuebao/Acta Geographica Sinica, 74(8), 1695-1706.
2020Guo, F., Meadows, M. E., Duan, Y., & Gao, C. (2020). Geography pre-service teachers’ perspectives on multimedia technology and environmental education. Sustainability, 12, 6903.
2021Gong, Q., Duan, Y., & Guo, F. (2021). Disaster risk reduction education in school geography curriculum: Review and outlook from a perspective of China. Sustainability, 13(7), 3963.
2022Guo, F., Duan, Y., He, S., Gong, Q., & Yao, Z. (2022). Analysis of sustainable development questions of college entrance examination geography papers in China: 2010–2020. Sustainability, 14(3), 1526. Guo, F., Duan, Y., He, S., Zhang, Q., Xu, Q., & Miao, S. (2022). An empirical study of situational teaching: Agricultural Location in high school geography. Sustainability, 14(14), 8676. Miao, S., Meadows, M. E., Duan, Y., & Guo, F. (2022). How does the geography curriculum contribute to education for sustainable development? Lessons from China and the USA. Sustainability, 14(17), 10637.
2024Hua, R., Guo, F., Duan, Y., Fan, H., & Zhang, J. (2024). Research on interdisciplinary project-based geography fieldwork in education for sustainable development. Sustainable Social Development, 2(5), 3101.
2025Yu, Y., Ge, J., Guo, F., & Duan, Y. (2025). Exploring the impact of nature connectedness on Chinese adolescents’ climate change awareness and the mediating role of geographical synthetic thinking. Scientific Reports, 15(1), 26351.
Honor
The academic monograph, Educational Value of Geography in Secondary Geography, was translated and published in eight languages and received a Distinguished Achievement Award from East China Normal University (ECNU). As a key member of the team, I have received multiple awards, including the First Prize in the National Teaching Achievement Award, recognition as a National First-class Undergraduate Course, and the Special Prize in the Shanghai Teaching Achievement Award.
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