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    TIAN Qing Research Associate
    Institute of Curriculum and Pedagogy
    Email:green@bnu.edu.cn
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    PROFESSIONAL(CAREER) BACKGROUND
    Education history
          2002-2005: Ph.D in Physical Geography, research area is Climate Change, research direction is about Human adaptation to Climate Change, College of Geography, Beijing Normal University 
          1998-2004: MSc. Master in Environment and Development Education, London South Bank University (Distance Learning)
          1995-1998: Med. Master in Education, research area is Environmental Education, College of Resources and Environment Science,
    Beijing Normal University
          1988-1992: BSc. Bachelor degree in Physical Geography, Geography Department, Beijing Normal University

    Working experiences
    July, 2006 – now, Associate Professor, Environmental Education Center, Beijing Normal University
    Aug., 1998 – June, 2006, Lecturer, Environmental Education Center, Beijing Normal University
    Feb., 1993 – Aug., 1995, Assistant Professor, Department of Land Management, South China Tropic Agriculture University, Hainan Province
    Aug., 1992 – Jan., 1993, High school teacher, responsible for Geography subject and politics affair learning in grade 10 and English Subject in grade 11. Affiliate High School of South China Tropic Agriculture University, Hainan Province

    Major research areas
          Environmental Education / Education for Sustainable Development
          Human Adaptation to Climate Change
          Education for Sustainable Consumption
          Education for Disaster Prevention
          Environmental affairs
          Geography Education

    Social activities in EE/ESD
          2012 – now, Consultant, Deputy Team Leader and environmental human resources specialist, Asia Development Bank
          2012 – now, China National ESD Focal Point, Monitoring and evaluation of UNESCO Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD)
          2011 – 2015, Expert of Climate Change Education, UNICEF-China Ministry of Education Climate Change Education program 
          2011 – now, Consultant, Hand by Hand Village of Earth Program initiated by Bosom Friend of Sister 
          2010 – now: Expert committee member in Environmental Education, CSR of Sino-Ocean, the Fund of Sino-Ocean
          2010 – now: Expert committee member of FEE-China, Center for Environmental Education Communication of China Ministry of Environmental Protection
          April-December, 2010: Environmental Education Project Supervision, Center for teaching and learning resource development, China Ministry of Education
          2010 - 2014: Coordinator of PERL(Partnership for Education and Research about Responsible Living)network in China supported by UNESCO and UNEP, Core-member of PERL network of Asia-pacific area, Member of PERL international
          2009 - now: Expert committee member of BP Low carbon initiative in universities in Shanghai, supported by BP and Shanghai Commission of Communist Youth League of China
          2008 – now: The Chief Member of the expert committee in Youth Communication among China, Japan and South Korea
          2008 – now: Social-scientific Committee member of World Environmental Education Congress
          2007 – now: The Chief Member of the expert committee, BP- Liaoning Province Low Carbon Education Initiative, supported by BP and Liaoning Commission of Communist Youth League of China in Liaoning Province
          2006 – now: Expert of China committee member of TEEN (Environmental Education Communication among China, Japan and South Korea) 
          2006 – now: Expert committee member, CSR Environmental Education project of Volkswagen in China
          2005 - now: Expert Committee member, National Forum on Environmental Health in China organized by China Ministry of Health and State Environmental Protection Administration of China.
          December 2000-August 2003: Education Program Assistant (Part-time) , China Program Office of Would Wide Fund (WWF-China, Beijing)
          2000 – now : Expert Committee member in Environmental Education, Ministry of Education in China
          2000 – now : Expert Committee member in Green School Program, State Environmental Protection Administration in China.
          August 1997 – now : Master teacher in “Environmental Educators’ Initiative” Program supported by Ministry of Education, WWF-China and BP

    Research Project
    In charge of the following projects:
    1. 2011-2015, Mapping Situation of Environmental Issues in China to Support Climate Change Education in China. Entrusted by China Ministry of Education, supported by UNICEF
    2. 2012-2013,Research about talents classification system in environmental protection field. The fourth sub-project of Research on environment management system based on eco-system management theory, the special funds of Ministry of Environment Protection for Public Welfare. Supported by Ministry of Environment Protection
    3. 2011.7-2011.12, Data analysis for the investigation of peasants’ perception and adaptation decision-making to Climate Change in Northeast China. One of the sub-projects of major science plan on Global Change Research of “The social and economic impacts of climate in warming period and Human’s adaptation research(Project number: 2010CB950103)”, Supported by Institute of Geography, China Academic of Science
    4. 2010 - 2012, The Model of Low Carbon School Education Research in City (Project number: BHA100057), general project at national level. Supported by National Education Science Plan during The Eleventh Five Years Plan
    5. 2010.6-2012, Sub- project of Regional differences of the cognition and response behavior to earthquake disaster based on the new earthquake case study, supported by Institute of Geology of China Earthquake Administration (Project number: 40971274). The source of project is National Foundation of Natural Science
    6. 2010.7-2011.3, Research on Promoting Sustainable Consumer Behaviour & implementing Education for Sustainable Consumption in China (it’s sub-project of Research on Promoting Sustainable Consumer Behaviour & implementing Education for Sustainable Consumption in China, Japan and Republic of Korea), supported by IGES, Japan.
    7. 2010.12-2011.1, Northeastern Asia Regional Workshop on Education for Sustainable Consumption among China, Japan and South Korea, supported by IGES, Japan
    8. 2010.5-12, Project of translation of UN documents in EE/ESD and its publication, supported by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors in New York
    9. 2006 – 2008. Regional Compared Research on Human Cognition and Adaptation to Climate Change – A Case Study in Northeastern China. National Natural Science Foundation of China(Project number: 40501026).
    10. 2010-2011. The higher quality general education curriculum construction project of Environmental Education and Education for Sustainable Development, supported by Teaching Affairs Office of Beijing Normal University.
    11. July, 2009. Northeastern Asia Regional Workshop on Education for Sustainable Consumption among China, Japan and South Korea, supported by IGES in Japan.
    12. 2008-2009. The Provist Research on the progress of Green University under the State Strategy of Sustainable Development in China(Project number: 2008-E-03). Supported by China Ministry of Environmental Protection.
    13. Nov. 2008. Northeastern Asia Regional Workshop on the ESD Policy and its implementation among China, Japan and South Korea. Supported by IGES.
    14.2008.1-2010,BP Carbon Calculation and Reduction, supported by BP
    15.2007-2008. Environmental Education Policy Research on Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), supported by China Ministry of Environmental Protection.
    16. 2007 – 2008. Young Citizen Initiative for Water, supported by NOVIB.
    17. January-July, 2007. Sub-project of Environmental Wisdom, co-operate with Japan and South Korea, supported by UNEP and South Korea.
    18. 2006.1-2006.12. The behavior science research on comparing peasant’s perception and adaptation to Climate Change: make Dunhua City in Jinlin Province as a case, supported by Social Science Research Foundation of Beijing Normal University
    19. 2005-2007. “The Pilot School Initiatives for <Environmental Education Guideline for Primary and Middle School>”, entrusted by China Ministry of Education, funded by World Wide Fund(WWF-China)
    20. 2003-2005. “Developing Wall Chat in Environmental Education for Primary and Middle School”, funded by China Ministry of Education
    21. 2003. “Province-based Curriculum and Textbook Development in Environmental Education in Shandong Province”, funded by Education Committee in Shandong Province

    Participate in the following projects:
    22. Chief member of national curriculum policy making “Developing <Environmental Education Guideline for Primary and Middle School>”, entrusted by China Ministry of Education, funded by World Wide Fund for nature (WWF-China), 1999-2003.
    23. Chief member of national curriculum policy making “Developing <Environmental Education Syllabus for Primary and Middle School>”, entrusted and funded by China Ministry of Education, 2002-2003
    24. Chief member of Project “Developing Master Courses in Environmental Education and Education for Sustainable Development”, funded by World Wide Fund for nature, 2001-2005.
    25. Chief member of Program “Environmental Educators’ Initiative”, supported by China Ministry of Education and WWF-China, funded by BP, 1997-2007.
    26. 1999 -2002. China-Japan EE Comparative Research – theory and practice, supported by Japan Ministry of Education

    Selected Publications
    Papers
    1. TIAN QING,Historical Review of Environmental Education in China. CHINESE EDUCATION AND SOCIETY, 37(3): 34-38 MAY-JUN 2004.
    2. Huang Yu, Tian Qing, Retrospection and inspiration of green education campaign in Chinese primary and secondary schools, CHINESE EDUCATION AND SOCIETY, 37(3): 78-85 MAY-JUN 2004.
    3. Tian Qing, Yao Dongping, Su Guiwu, Liu Jian, Xie Jinfan. Rural People's Preception Deviation on Climate Change and Population's Differences in Dunhua City, Jilin Province. Advances in Climate Change Research. 2011, 7(3): 217-223
    4. TIAN Qing, FANG Xiuqi, YUN Yaru, etc. Research about the ways and features of peasants’ perception to Climate Change in Dunhua City, Jilin Province. AEE-T Jourmal of Environmental Education (Thailand). 2011, 2(3): 12-25
    5. TIAN Qing, Report about EE in two primary schools in Taiwan. Geography Teaching. 2011(6): pp7-8.
    6. TIAN Qing, The impression of EE in Basic Education in Taiwan. Geography Teaching. 2011(5): PP10-11.
    7. TIAN Qing, The Practice Trace from EE Extending to ESD in China Mainland since 1997- Make EEI program and its influences to Education in China as case study (Part 1). Geography Teaching.2010(1): pp8-10
    8. TIAN Qing, The Practice Trace from EE Extending to ESD in China Mainland since 1997- Make EEI program and its influences to Education in China as case study (Part 2). Geography Teaching.2010 (2): pp4-7.
    9. Chai Cijin, TIAN Qing, Yang Ke, Duan Yushan, Song Xuhong. The progress and trend analysis for EE at international level. Journal of Beijing Normal University (Social Science Version). Vol.216, 2009(6): pp135-137.
    10. Qing TIAN. The Practice Trace from EE Extending to ESD in China Mainland since 1997- Make EEI program and its influences to Education in China as case study. AEE-T Jourmal of Environmental Education (Thailand). Issue 1, January-June. 2010. pp.13-23.
    11. Qing TIAN, Ke YANG, Xuhong SONG, Zhiyan JIAO, Yuting JIN. The progress of EE/ESD in higher education in China - based on the questionnaire to university students in sample universities in China. AEE-T Jourmal of Environmental Education (Thailand). Issue 1, January-June. 2010. pp.107-121.
    12. Chai Cijin,TIAN Qing. The progress and trend of EE. Journal of Environmental Education Research (Taiwan). 6(2), pp1-20, 2009.
    13. TIAN Qing,Yun Yaru, Yin Peihong. The history and future trend of EE research in China. China Population Resources and Environmen. Vol.17 No.1, PP130-134,2007.
    14. Qing TIAN, The history and trends of Environmental Education Research in China,Environmental Education (Japan). VOL.15, NO.3, P29-33,2006.
    15. Yu HUANG, Qing TIAN (Corresponding author), The problem and challenge of Environmental Education teacher training in China,Environmental Education (Japan). VOL.15, NO.3, P86-90,2006.
    16. Wang Yuan, Fang Xiuqi, TIAN Qing(Corresponding author), Yun Yaru. The total productions change resulted from Climate Warming and Human’s adaptation behavior – make paddy producing in Heilongjiang Province in the 1990s as a case. Progress of Natural Science, 2006, Vol.16(12):1645-1650.
    17. TIAN Qing, Fang Xiuqi, Qiao Dianfeng. Research on Human adaptation behavior to Global Change in the view of Behavioristic Psychology indicated from the case study of Antu County, Jinlin Province. Advances in Earth Science, Vol.20, No.8, 2005, P916-919。
    18. TIAN Qing, The principles of constructing the contents of Environmental Ethics from the angle of public communication. China Population Resources and Environment, Vol.15(85), PP44-46, 2005
    19. TIAN Qing, From EE to ESD. Discipline Education. 2004(8) : P7-11
    20. TIAN Qing, The research of ESD in China. China Population Resources and Environment. VOL.13,NO.3,2003,P125-127
    21. TIAN Qing,Case study analysis for the research learning in EE. Environment Education, 2002(1): P24-25
    22. TIAN Qing,The history of ESD at international level. Environment Education. 2001 (9) : P16-17
    23. Huang Yu,TIAN Qing(Corresponding author), The retrospect and inspiration to the Program of Environmental Educators’ Initiatives in China. Environment Education. 2001(5) : P20-22
    24. TIAN Qing,The retrospect to the efforts of Environmental Educators in China. Environment Education. 2000(4) : P31-32
    25. TIAN Qing,The challenge of EE to the formal education in China. Environment Education. 1998(8) : P27-28
    26. TIAN Qing translate, Values and EE. Environment Education. 1998(5) : P4-5
    27. TIAN Qing,The main features of EE in different stage at international level. Environment Education. 1998(2): P34-36
    28. TIAN Qing,EE in the formal education system in UK. Environment Education. 1997(9)
    29. Peihong Yin, Xiuqi Fang, Qing Tian, The changing regional distribution of grain production in China in the 21st century, Journal of Geographical Sciences,16,(4)2006, 396-404.
    30. Yun Yaru, Fang Xiuqi, TIAN Qing. Adaptation of agricultural production to Climate Change in Northeast China: A behavior economics interpretation. Acta Geographica Sinica, Vol.64, No.6, 2009.
    31. Yun Yaru, Fang Xiuqi, TIAN Qing, Peasants’ perception on Climate Change – A case study on Mohe County in Heilongjiang Province. Advances in Climate Change Research, Vol.5, No.2, PP117-121. 2009.
    32. Yun Yaru, Fang Xiuqi, TIAN Qing. Peasants’s perception and cognition to Climate Change in Mohe County, Heilongjiang Province. Scientia Geographica Snica, 2009(5), Vol.29, No.5, pp745-749
    33. Han Jiarui, Ye Qian, TIAN Qing, Law of public needs to weather information and public weather services [J]. Ard Meteorology,2007,(2),PP82-89.
    34. Zhang Xuezhen, Fang Xiuqi,TIAN Qing,Wang Liyan, Sand dust weather of Beijing in the later half of 19th century recorded in the book Weng Tonghe Diary. Journal of Palaeogeography,Vol.8, No.1,117-124,Feb.,2006。
    35. Yin Peihong, Fang Xiuqi,TIAN Qing,Distribution and regional difference of main output regions in grain production in China in the early 21st century. Acta Geographica Sinica. 2006. Vol. 61(2):190-198
    36. Yin Peihong, Fang Xiuqi, Ma Yuling, TIAN Qing,New regional pattern of grain supply-demand in China in the early 21st century. Journal of Natural Resources,2006, Vol.21 No.4, 625-631
    37. Yun Yaru, Fang Xiuqi,Wang Liyan,TIAN Qing,The adaptation response to climate warming for the dividing line of crops in China. Crops,2007,(3),PP20-23.
    38. Yin Peihong, Fang Xiuqi, Ma Yuling, TIAN Qing,Distribution and regional difference of food shortage in China in 21st Century [J]. Scientia Geography Snica, Vol.27 No.4, PP463-471,2006.

    Books
    1. Qing TIAN (One of the contributing authors): Chapter2: Education for Sustainable Consumption in P.R.China- Current policy frameworks, implementation and governmental capacity. Edited by Robert Didham,The Role of Governments in Education for Sustainable Consumption: Strengthening capacity for effective implementation in China, Japan, and Republic of Korea. Tokyo:Institute for Global Environmental Strategies. 2011.
    2. TIAN Qing. The behavior research on Human’s adaptation to Climate Change – make peasants’s in Dunhua City Jilin Province as a case [M]. Beijing: China Environment Science Publishing House. 2011
    3. Translated by TIAN Qing, Hu Jinchang, Liu Jian, etc., The UN documents compiled in EE/ESD[M], Beijing: China Environment Science Publishing House. 2011
    4. TIAN Qing, Zeng Zaozao, The China documents compiled in EE/ESD[M]. Beijing: China Environment Science Publishing House. 2011
    5. Translated by TIAN Qing. Here and Now! Guideline of Education for Sustainable Consumption. UN Document, 2011
    6. TIAN Qing,Zhang Lansheng, Our Common Homeland, Province-based EE learning materials in Shandong Province[M],Shandong Science and Technology Publishing House, 2003.
    11. TIAN Qing, EE in primary and middle schools. Textbooks for teacher continuing education supported by Ministry of Education[M]. Huaxia Publishing House, 2001.
    12. Zhang Wei,TIAN Qing, Integrate and extend: from EE to ESD[M]. Xueyuan Publishing House, 2002.
    13. Translated by TIAN Qing,Liu Feng, EE in 21st Century[M]. Light Industry Publishing House, 2002.
    17. Translated and edited by Huang Yu,TIAN Qing,Guo Yufeng, EE in Schools – plan and implementation[M]. Chemistry industry publishing house, 2003
    18. Part translated by TIAN Qing, Windows on the wild[M]. Xingqiu Map Publishing House, 2003.
    19. TIAN Qing, Zhang Lansheng, the author of chapter 9. Teacher’s professional moral culture in new century[M]. Textbooks for teacher continuing education supported by Ministry of Education. Huaxia Publishing House, 2001. Edited by Lian Xiuyun