Ding Gang

2015-            Chairman of the Steering Committee of Postgraduate Education in Shanghai Education Professional degree

2015-            Convenor of the fifth session of the Shanghai Council of Academic degrees (pedagogy)

2015-            Member of the Advisory Committee of Shanghai Municipality on comprehensive reform of education

2015-            Vice-Chairperson of 3th professional Degree Committee, East China Normal University

2014-            Convener of 6th Subject Evaluation Group (Education), Academic Degree Committee of State Council, P.R.China

2014-            Member of 1^th Academic Committee, Shanghai Municipal institute of Lifelong Education

2013-            Member of 7^th Academic Committee, East China Normal University

2013-            Member of 9^th Academic Degree Committee, East China Normal University

2012-            Vice President of the Chinese Society of Education

2012-            Dean, Institute of Advanced Studies in Education, East China Normal University

2010-            Member of Consultant Committee for Educational Policy Decision in Shanghai

2010-            Member of the 6^th Standing Committee Shanghai Social Sciences Association

2009-            Convener of 4^th Subject Evaluation Group (Education and psychology), Academic Degree Committee in Shanghai

2009-            Convener of 6^th Subject Evaluation Group (Education), Academic Degree Committee of State Council, P.R.China

2009-            Convener of Evaluation Group of Post-Doctorate Mobile Stations (Education, psychology and Sports), Ministry of Personnel, China.

2008-12        Secretary-General of Teachers Education Branch, China Association of Higher Education

2006.12        Director of Experimental Centre for Education Science (“Space for Future Teacher”), integrated IT and teacher training and classroom teaching.

2002-                   Dean, School of Education Science, East China Normal University 

2002-            Professor (part time), appointment by Zhe Jiang University, South China Normal University and over 15 Universities

1996-                    Director of Research Center for Basic Education in East China Normal University

Society and Culture of Education; Chinese Educational Culture; Education and Mass Media; Narrative Inquiry in Education; Teacher Education Policy; Curriculum and Instruction; Integrated Education and Technology; Reform and Development of Basic Education and Curriculum Reform

Scholarly Monographs

1.         G. Ding, Voice and Experience: Narrative Inquiry in Education (Beijing: Educational Science Publishing House, 2008), 117pp.

2.         G. Ding, International Research on Chinese Education (Shanghai: Shanghai Education Press, 1996), 317pp.

3.         G. Ding and Q. Liu, Academy of Classical Learning and Chinese Culture (Shanghai: Shanghai Education Press, 1992), 240pp.

4.         G. Ding, Chinese Buddhist Education: Comparative Study of Education between Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism (Chengdu: Sicuan Education Press, 1988, 2010), 246pp, 216pp.

Edited 12 Books such as G. Ding (ed.), Report on Teacher Education Development and Policy Analysis in China (Shanghai: East China Normal University Press, 2010), 304pp. etc.

Chapters in Books and Papers in Journals over 100 in Chinese and English