Peace education, environmental ethics and education, world religions and spirituality education, Chinese education, culture and society, East-West Dialogues in education and culture.

Prof. Jing Lin is Harold R. W. Benjamin Professor of International Education in the program of International Education Policy at University of Maryland, College Park. She received her doctorate from the University of Michigan. She has done extensive research on peace and environmental education, and spirituality, religion and education. The books she has published as single author and co-author/co-editor are: Love, Peace and Wisdom in Education: Vision for Education in the 21st Century (2006); Educators as Peace Makers: Transforming Education for Global Peace (2008); Spirituality, Religion, and Peace Education (2010); Transformative Eco-Education for Human and Planetary Survival (2012); Re-envisioning Higher Education: Embodied Pathways to Wisdom and Social Transformation (2013); and Toward a Spiritual Research Paradigm: Exploring New Ways of Knowing, Researching and Being (2016); Contemplative Pedagogies for Transformative Teaching, Learning, and Being (2019); and Daoist Cultivating of Qi and Virtue for Life, Wisdom and Learning (2020).

Dr. Lin has published many articles and chapters on peace and sustainability education. Topics include: “From self cultivation to social transformation: The Confucian embodied pathways and educational implications” (2018); “Enlightenment from body-spirit integration: Dunhuang’s Buddhist cultivation pathways and educational implications (2019); “Environmental justice must include the rights of all species to life and respect: Integrating indigenous knowledge into education; (Lin et al., 2020); “From Intimidation to Love: Taoist philosophy and Love­-based environmental education” (Yang, Lin & Culham, 2019).

Dr. Lin has been the co-editor of four book series: 1) Peace Education; 2) Transforming Education for the Future; 3) Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and Education; and 4) Religion, Spirituality, and Education.

Prof. Lin’s research also focuses on Chinese and East Asian education. She has published five books and numerous articles on Chinese education, culture and society, systematically examining educational reforms and policy changes in China since 1978. The five books she has published are: The Red Guards’ Path to Violence (1991), Education in Post-Mao China (1993), The Opening of the Chinese Mind (1994), Social Transformation and Private Education in China (1999), and Portrait of 21st Century Chinese Universities (co-edited, 2011, 2015). Further, Prof. Lin has done years of research on women teachers and girls' education in Africa. The book she co-authored is entitled: Women teachers in Sub-Saharan Africa: Problems and possibilities (Stromquist, Klees, & Lin, 2017. London: Routledge).

Dr. Lin teaches courses on Global Climate Change and Education Policy, Education for Global Peace, Ecological Ethics and Education, World Religions and Their Implications for Education, Culture and Education in a Global Context, Contemplative Inquiry and Holistic Education, Gender and Education, and International Higher Education.

BOOKS

Culham, T., and Lin, J. (2020). Daoist Cultivation of Qi and Virtue for Life, Wisdom, and Learning. New York: Palgrave-Springer.

Lin, J., Culham, T., and Edwards, S. (Eds.). (2019). Contemplative Pedagogies for Transformative Teaching, Learning, and Being. Charlotte, North Carolina: Information Age Publishing.

Stromquist, N., Klees, S., & Lin, J. (Eds.). (2017). Women Teachers in Sub-Saharan Africa: Problems and Possibilities. London: Routledge.

Lin, J., Oxford, R., & Culham, T. (Eds.). (2016). Toward A Spiritual Research Paradigm: Exploring New Ways of Knowing, Researching and Being. Charlotte, North Carolina: Information Age Publishing.

Lin, J., Oxford, R., & Brantmeier, E. (Eds.). (2013). Re-envisioning Higher Education: Embodied Pathways to Wisdom and Social Transformation. Charlotte, North Carolina: Information Age Publishing.

Oxford, R. & Lin, J. (Eds.). (2012). Transformative Eco-Education for Human Survival in the 21st Century. Charlotte, North Carolina: Information Age Publishing.

Hayhoe, R., Li, J., Lin, J. & Zha, Q. (Eds.). (2011). Portraits of 21st Century Chinese Universities: In the Move to Mass Higher Education.  New York: Springer.

Brantmeier, E., Lin, J. & Miller, J. (Eds.). (2010). Spirituality, Religion and Peace Education. Charlotte, North Carolina: Information Age Publishing.

Lin, J., Brantmeier, E., & Bruhn, C. (Eds.). (2008). Transforming Education for Peace. Charlotte, North Carolina: Information Age Publishing.

Lin, J. (2006). Love, Peace and Wisdom in Education: Vision for Education in the 21st Century. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Education.

Lin, J. (1999). Social Transformation and Private Education in China. New York: Praeger.

Lin, J. (1994). The Opening of the Chinese Mind. New York: Praeger.

Lin, J. (1993). Education in Post-Mao China. New York: Praeger. 

Lin, J. (1991). The Red Guards' Path to Violence: Political, Economic and Educational Factors. New York: Praeger. 

 

BOOK SERIES EDITORSHIP

Transforming Education for the Future Series: (2011- )

Editors: Jing Lin, Rebecca Oxford, and Vachel Miller. Charlotte, North Carolina: Information Age Publishing. http://www.infoagepub.com/series/Transforming-Education-for-the-Future

Books published:

  1. Hope for the Embattled Language Classroom: Pedagogies for Wellbeing and Trauma Healing. (Forthcoming 2021). By Olivia Kanna
  2. The Wisdom Way of Teaching: Educating for Social Conscience and Inner Awakening in the High School Classroom. (Forthcoming 2021). By Marty Schmidt
  3. Contemplative Pedagogies for Transformative Teaching, Learning, and Being. (2019). Co-edited by Jing Lin, Tom Culham, and Sachi Edwards
  4. Apocalyptic Leadership in Education: Facing an Unsustainable World from Where We Stand. (2017). Edited by Vachel Miller.
  5. Critical Conversations about Religion: Promises and Pitfalls of a Social Justice Approach to Interfaith Dialogue. (2016). By Sachi Edwards.
  6. Toward a Spiritual Research Paradigm: Exploring New Ways of Knowing, Researching, and Being. (2016). Co-edited by Jing Lin, Rebecca Oxford, and Tom Culham.
  7. Re-Envisioning Higher Education: Embodied Pathways to Wisdom and Social Transformation. (2013). Co-edited by Jing Lin, Rebecca Oxford and Edward Brantmeier.
  8. Ethics Education of Business Leaders: Emotional Intelligence, Virtues and Contemplative Learning (2013). By Tom Culham.
  9. Transformative Eco-Education for Human and Planetary Survival (2012). Co-edited by Rebecca Oxford and Jing Lin.

Spirituality, Religion and Education Series (2015 - )

Editors: Jing Lin, Rebecca Oxford, Sachi Edwards, and Edward Brantmeier. London: Palgraves-Springer.  http://www.springer.com/series/15331

Books published:

  1. Daoist Cultivation of Qi and Virtue for Life, Wisdom and Learning. (2020). By Tom Culham and Jing Lin
  2. Decolonizing the Spirit in Education and Beyond. (2019). By Njoki Wane, Miglena Todorova and Kimberly L. Todd.
  3. Internationalising the University: A Hindu Spiritual Approach. (2019). By Kalyani Unkule.
  4. The Dunhuang Grottos and Global Education: Philosophical, Spiritual, Scientific, and Aesthetic Insights. (2019). Edited by Di Xu
  5. The Taoist Pedagogy of Pathmarks: Critical Reflections upon Heidegger, Lao Tzu, and Dewey. (2018). By Jie Yu

Current Perspectives on Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and Education Series: (2015 -  )

Editors: Hongyu Wang, Jing Lin, Heesoon Bai, and Xin Li. Charlotte, North Carolina: Information Age Publishing.

http://www.infoagepub.com/series/Current-Perspectives-on-Confucianism-Taoism-Buddhism-and-Education

 

Books published:

  1. Contemporary Daoism, Organic Relationality, and Curriculum of Integrative Creativity (in press 2021). By Hongyu Wang.
  2. Confluences: Intercultural Journeying in Teaching and Research (2020) By David Geoffrey Smith.
  3. In Praise of Radiant Beings:
A Retrospective Path Through Education, Buddhism and Ecology. (2016). By David W. Jardine.

 

Peace Education Series (2006-2015)

Editors: Jing Lin, Edward Brantmeier, and Ian Harris. Charlotte, North Carolina: Information Age Publishing. http://www.infoagepub.com/series/peace-education

Books published:

  1. Educating Toward a Culture of Peace (2006). Edited by Yaacov Iram
  2. Encyclopedia of Peace Education (2008). Edited by Monisha Bajaj
  3. For the People: A Documentary History of the Struggle forPeace and Justice in the United States (2008). By Charles Howlett & Robbie Lieberman
  4. Peace Education: Exploring Ethical and Philosophical Foundations (2008). By James Page
  5. Transforming Education for Peace (2008). Edited by Jing Lin, Edward J. Brantmeier, & Christa Bruhn
  6. Books, Not Bombs: Teaching Peace Since the Dawn of the Republic (2010). By Charles Howlett, & Ian Harris
  7. Spirituality, Religion, and Peace Education (2010). Edited by Edward J. Brantmeier, Jing Lin, & John P. Miller
  8. More than a Curriculum: Education for Peace and Development (2011). By Johan Galtung, & S. P. Udayakumar
  9. Building a Peaceful Society: Creative Integration of Peace Education (2011). By Laura Finley
  10. Think, Care, Act: Teaching for a Peaceful Future (2011). By Susan Gelber Cannon
  11. The Language of Peace: Communicating to Create Harmony (2013). Edited by Rebecca Oxford
  12. Peace Education from the Grassroots (2013). Edited by Ian M. Harris
  13. Understanding Peace Cultures (2013). Edited by Rebecca Oxford
  14. Peace and Conflict Studies Research (2014). Edited by Robin Cooper and Laura Finley
  15. Teaching Peace Through Popular Culture (2014). Edited by Laura Finley, Joanie Connors and Barbara Wien
  16. Peace Education Evaluation (2014). Edited by Celina Del Felice, Aaron Karako, and Andria Wisler
 

CHAPTERS

Rappeport, A., and Lin, J. (2021). Experiential Ecological and Art-Based Practices for Reconnecting with Mother Earth and with Each Other. In Ashmi Desai and Hoa Nguyen (Eds.). Global Approaches to Dialogue: Cultivating Inclusive, Authentic and Intersectional Classroom Conversations.

Yang, F. and Lin, J. (2019). Tai Chi contemplative practice and effects in higher education. In Lin, J., Edwards, S., and Culham, T. (2019). Contemplative Pedagogies for Transformative Teaching, Learning and Being. Charlotte, North Carolina: Information Age Publishing. Pp. 135-148.

Lin, J. and Parikh, R. (2019). Connecting meditation, quantum physics, and consciousness: Implication for higher education. In Lin, J., Edwards, S., and Culham, T. (2019). Contemplative Pedagogies for Transformative Teaching, Learning and Being. Charlotte, North Carolina: Information Age Publishing. Pp. 3-25.

Lin, J. (2019). Enlightenment from body-spirit integration: Dunhuang’s Buddhist cultivation pathways and educational implications. In Di Xu (ed.), The Dunhuang Grottos and Global Education: Philosophical, Spiritual, Scientific, and Aesthetic Insights. Palgraves-Springer. Pp. 113-132.

Oxford, R., Culham, T., and Lin, J. (2018). Cultivating the ability of the heart: Educating through the Pedagogy of Love. John P. Miller et al. (eds.), The International Handbook in Holistic Education. New York: Routledge. Pp. 170-177.

Lin, J. (2018). From self cultivation to social transformation: The Confucian embodied pathways and educational implications. In Liu, Y. & Ma, W. (Eds.), Confucianism and Education. Albany, NY:  SUNY press. Pp. 169-182.

Hu, L. and Lin, J. (2017). Access to higher education for people with disabilities: A Chinese perspective. In Henry C. Alphin Jr. et al. (Eds.). The Future of Accessibility in International Higher Education. Hershey, PA: IGI Global. Pp. 70-87.

Lin, J., Culham, T., and Oxford, R. (2016). Developing a spiritual research paradigm: A Confucian perspective. In Lin, J., Oxford, R., & Culham, T. (Eds.), Toward a Spiritual Research Paradigm: Exploring New Ways of Knowing, Researching and Being. Charlotte, North Carolina: Information Age Publishing. Pp. 141-169.

Culham, T. and Lin, J. (2016). Exploring the unity of science and spirit: A Daoist perspective. In Lin, J., Oxford, R., & Culham, T. (Eds.), Toward a Spiritual Research Paradigm: Exploring New Ways of Knowing, Researching and Being. Charlotte, North Carolina: Information Age Publishing. Pp. 171-198.

Lin, J., Edwards, S. and Khamis, S. (2015). Jewish-Muslim Women’s Leadership Initiative: A program for peaceful dialogue. In Roy, S. & Shaw, I.S. (Eds.), Communicating difference: Culture, media, peace and conflict negotiation – A reader. Palgrave Macmillan, London. Pp. 204-218.

Wang, Y., Zhang, A., Xu, R., and Lin, J. (2014). Chinese language, philosophy, and language of peace. In Oxford, R (ed.), Understanding Peace Cultures. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. Pp. 157-172.

Lin, J. (2013). Education for transformation and an expanded self: Paradigm shift for wisdom education. In Lin, J., Oxford, R. & Brantmeier, E. (Eds.), Embodies Pathways to Wisdom and Social Transformation. Information Age Publishing. Pp. 23-32.

Oxford, R., and Lin, J. (2012). Introduction: Transformative eco-education in a time of global ecological crises. In Lin, J. and Oxford, R. (Eds.), Transformative Eco-Education for Human and Planetary Survival. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. Pp. ix-xxii.

Lin, F., Oxford, R., and Lin, J. (2012). Helping students cope with disasters – Thoughts after the 5.12 Wenchuan Earthquake in China. In Lin, J. & Oxford, R. (Eds.), Transformative Eco-Education for Human and Planetary Survival. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. Pp. 3-24.

Sun, X. and Lin, J. (2012). Daoism and Chinese landscape painting: Implication for environmental education. In Lin, J. & Oxford, R. (Eds.), Transformative Eco-Education for Human and Planetary Survival. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. Pp. 335-348.

Lin, J. and Wang, Y. (2010). Confucius’s teaching of virtues and peace education. In Lin, J., Miller, J., & Brantmeier, E. J. (Eds.), Religion, Spirituality and Peace Education. Information Age Publishing. Pp. 3-17.

Lin, J. (2008). Constructing a global ethic of universal love, forgiveness and reconciliation: The role of peace education in the 21st century. In Lin, J., Brantmeier, E., &Bruhn, C. (Eds.), Transforming Education for Peace: Educators as Peace Makers. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing. Pp. 301-316.

Brantmeier, E. J.  and Lin, J. (2008). Introduction: Toward forging a positive, transformative paradigm for peace Education. In Lin, J., Brantmeier, E., & Bruhn, C. (Eds.), Transforming Education for Peace. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.  Pp. xiii-xviii.

Gemstone Peace Education Team (Jing Lin and the Gemstone Team). (2008). Peace Education Aimed at Children Everywhere in the World: An experimental project implementing a peace curriculum for fifth graders. In Lin, J., Brantmeier, E.,  & Bruhn, C. (Eds.), Transforming Education for Peace. Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.  Pp. 93-111.

 

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Lin, J., Stoltz, A., Rappeport, A., and Aruch, M. (Forthcoming). Decolonization and Transformation of Higher Education for Sustainability: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into Research, Policy, and Practice. Journal of International and Comparative Higher Education.

Lin, J., Hiltebrand, G., Stoltz, and A., Rappeport, A. (2020). Environmental justice must include the rights of all species to life and respect: integrating indigenous knowledge into education. International Studies in Sociology of Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/09620214.2020.1854827

Lin, J., Culham, T., & Scott, C. (2020). Virtues as Emergence from Contemplative Practices. Journal of Character Education, Volume 16(1), 2020, pp. 39–53.

Lu, Leng and Lin, J. (2019). Educational Research in Post-Truth Era: Reflections and Reviews on the AERA 2019 Annual Conference. Research on Educational Development [jiaoyu fazhan yanjiu], 13-14:118-124.

Fan, Yang., Lin, J., & Culham, T.  (2019). From Intimidation to Love: Taoist Philosophy and Love­Based Environmental Education. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 51(11):1117-1129.

Tian, Youyi. & Lin, J. (2017). Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy and Multiple Levels of Integration. Journal of Central China Normal University (Humanities and Social Sciences), vol. 56, No. 5, pp. 166-176.

Yang, Fan, and Lin, J. (2016). A Chinese Tai Chi Model: An Integrative Model beyond the Dichotomy of Student-Centered Learning and Teacher-Centered Learning. Asian Education Studies, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 44-55.

Haugen, C., Sklees, S., Stromquist, N., Lin, J., Choti, T., & Corneilse, C. (2014). Increasing female primary school teachers in African countries:  Effects, barriers, and policies. International Review of Education, No. 11, pp. 1-24.

Li, G, Lin, J., & Wang, H. (2014). Rethinking identity and agency in minority education: preparing Asian American leaders for a global future. New Waves—Educational Research & Development. Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 50–65.

Lin, J. (2013). General education in a new era: Reforms, challenges and the possibility of East-West Learning. International Journal of Chinese Education, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 1-8.

Lin, J. & Lou, J. (2013). Building bridges of cultural understanding and enabling mutual learning of East and West. Frontier of Education in China, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 3-8.

Weng, X., & Lin, J. (2013). Building bridges in a Third Space: A Phenomenological study of the lived experiences of teaching Chinese in American Chinese schools. Frontier of Education in China, Vol. 8, No. 1, pp. 41-61.

Stromquist, N., Lin, J., Corneilse, C., Klees, S., Choti, T., & Haugen, C. (2013). Women teachers in Liberia: Social and institutional forces accounting for their Underrepresentation. International Journal of Educational Development, Vol.33, No. 5, pp. 521–530.

Yan, F. & Lin, J. (2012). Commercial Civil Society: An interpretative perspective to understand the features of private universities in China. Educational Research [Jiaoyu Yanjiu], No. 4, pp. 57-63.

Lin, J. (2007). Love, peace and wisdom in education: Transforming education for peace. Harvard Education Review, Vol. 77, No. 3, pp. 362-365.