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Dr. Wing Chan is a Senior Lecturer and course leader for the Master of Education and Master of Inclusive Education programs in the Faculty of Education at Monash University, School of Education Culture and Society. His research focuses on AI in education, education policy, network governance, leadership, Chinese public education, and the concept of ‘Asia as method’, which offers multiple frames of reference in education research through inter-referencing among countries in Asia. Previously, he engaged in course development and training at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the University of Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong Federation of Education Workers. He serves as co-leader of the Globalisation, Education and Work research group and coordinator of the China Research Network at Monash University. Additional appointments include honorary fellow at the School of Education, University of Durham (UK), and senior research fellow at the Shanghai Municipal Institute for Lifelong Education, East China Normal University.

Dr. Chan is co-series editor of the Springer book series “Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects” with Professor Rupert Maclean, AO, and co-senior editor of the International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, official journal of the Oceania Comparative and International Education Society (OCIES). His awards include Dean’s Award for Teaching and Learning (2023), Chief Specialist from UNESCO (2022), Senior Fellow (SFHEA) of the Higher Education Academy UK (2022), Dean’s Award (2016), and Dean’s ECR Grant (2017). Key publications encompass books such as “Public Education Reform and Network Governance: Lessons from China’s State-owned Enterprise Schools” (Routledge, 2019), “School Governance in Global Contexts: Trends, Challenges and Practices” (Routledge, 2022), “Asia as Method in Education Studies: A Defiant Imagination” (Routledge, 2015), “Asia Pacific Education: Diversity, Challenges and Changes” (Monash University Publishing, 2012), “Equality in Education: Fairness and Inclusion” (Senses Publishers, 2014), and “Asia Pacific Education: Leadership, Governance and Administration” (Information Age Publishing, 2019). Recent articles address teachers’ emotion and well-being in China (2025) and students’ feedback experiences (2025). His contributions have advanced comparative education scholarship in the Asia-Pacific.