ICI Excellence║Two Textbooks Recognized as "14th Five-Year Plan" National Planning Textbooks for Higher Education

The Department of Higher Education under the Ministry of Education recently announced the selection results for the "14th Five-Year Plan" National Planning Textbooks for Undergraduate Education. Two works from the Institute of Curriculum and Instruction (ICI) have earned this prestigious national designation: Effective Teaching, edited by Professor Cui Yunhuo, and Research Methods in Education (3rd Edition), authored by Professor Liu Lianghua.

01. Effective Teaching

Editor-in-Chief: Prof. CUI Yunhuo

About the Author

Professor Cui Yunhuo is the Director of the Institute of Curriculum and Instruction (ICI) and the Executive Director of the National Center for School Curriculum and Textbook Development. A leading figure in China’s national curriculum reform, he is a recipient of the "National Leading Talent" honor in Philosophy and Social Sciences and has been awarded multiple National Teaching Achievement Awards.

Book Overview

Effective Teaching is a cutting-edge textbook designed to meet the demands of modern teacher education. It breaks away from traditional constraints in content structure to support the development of high-quality, professional teaching staff.

Key Features:

Values-Driven Approach: Centered on "Theory-Technology-Reflection," the book addresses three fundamental questions: What is teaching? How to teach effectively? How to teach better?

Integration of Theory and Practice: It places teaching behavior at the core of theoretical analysis, utilizing extensive real-world case studies from the front lines of Chinese education.

Alignment with Reform: Directly responds to the latest national standards for teacher education and the core literacy-based curriculum reform.

Interdisciplinary Innovation: Melds classic pedagogical theories with the latest findings from brain science and learning sciences, promoting an inquiry-based and participatory learning model for both teachers and students.

02. Research Methods in Education (3rd Edition)

Author: Prof. LIU Lianghua

About the Author

Professor Liu Lianghua is a Professor at ICI and the Executive Deputy Editor of Global Education. He also serves as the Principal of the Guangzhou Haizhu No. 2 Experimental Primary School Education Group. His research spans family education, philosophy of education, and curriculum theory, with over 100 published papers and numerous influential monographs.

Book Overview

As a core module of the Teacher Education Curriculum Standards, this textbook selects high-value content essential for the development of outstanding teachers, with a particular focus on high-quality case studies from primary and secondary education.

Key Features:

Focus on Rigorous Inquiry: The book advocates for empirical research driven by "theoretical perspectives" and "analytical frameworks," elevating the standard of evidence-based practice in education.

Practical Guidance: Specifically designed to address the common challenges faced by beginners, the text serves as a direct guide for undergraduate and graduate students in thesis writing and research design.