Education
Ph.D.2015-09 to 2018-07, Comparative Education (Educational Policy and Leadership), Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China,
M.Phil.2013-09 to 2015-07, Comparative Education (Educational Policy and Leadership), Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
B.S. 2003-09 to 2008-07, Bachelor’s in Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China
Work
•Associate Professor, Hunan University, Changsha, PR. China 2021-1 to present
•Assistant Professor, Hunan University, Changsha, PR. China 2018-09 to 2020-12
Publications
•Ashraf, M. A.,Turner, D. A., & Laar, R. A. (2021). Multilingual Language Practices in Education in Pakistan: The Conflict Between Policy and Practice. SAGE Open, 11(1), 21582440211004140.(Web of Science SSCI indexed journal)
•Laar, R. A., Shi, S.,Ashraf, M. A.,Khan, M. N., Bibi, J., & Liu, Y. (2020). Impact of Physical Activity on Challenging Obesity in Pakistan: A Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(21), 7802.(Web of Science SSCI indexed journal)
•Ashraf, M. A.,Yang, M.J., Zhang Y. F., (2020). The Current Situation and Prospect of Higher Education Governance Reforms in Pakistan. University Education Science. 6, 72-78.(Written in Chinese, and published in CSSCI indexed journal)
•Larbi, F. O., &Ashraf, M. A. (2020). International Academic Mobility in Chinese Academia: Opportunities and Challenges. International Migration, 58(3), 148-162..(Web of Science SSCI indexed journal)
•Ashraf, M. A.(2019). Exploring the Potential of Religious Literacy in Pakistani Education.Religions,10(7), 429.(Web of Science A&HCI indexed journal)
•Laar, R. A., Shi, S., &Ashraf, M. A.(2019). Participation of Pakistani Female Students in Physical Activities: Religious, Cultural, and Socioeconomic Factors.Religions,10(11), 617.(Web of Science A&HCI indexed journal)
•Laar, R., Zhang, J., Yu, T., Qi, H., &Ashraf, M. A.(2019). Constraints to women’s participation in sports: a study of participation of Pakistani female students in physical activities.International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 11(3), 385-397.(Web of Science ESCI indexed journal)
•Tsegay, S. M., Zegergish, M. Z., &Ashraf, M. A.(2018). Socio-cultural adjustment experiences of international students in Chinese higher education institutions.Millennial Asia,9(2), 183-202.(Web of Science ESCI indexed journal)
•Tsegay, S. M., Zegergish, M. Z., &Ashraf, M. A.(2018). Pedagogical practices and students’ experiences in Eritrean higher education institutions.Higher Education for the Future, 5(1), 89-103.
•Ashraf, M. A.(2018). Islamized ideologies in the Pakistani education system: The need for religious literacy.Religious Education,113(1), 3-13.(Web of Science A&HCI indexed journal)
•Ashraf, M. A.(2017). Cultural hybridization in the globalized China: A case study of young university students.International Communication of Chinese Culture,4(4), 457-465.
•Ashraf, M. A.(2017). Poverty and Its Alleviation: The Case of Pakistan. InPoverty, Inequality and Policy. IntechOpen.(Book Chapter)
•Ashraf, M. A., Liu, S., Ismat, H. I., & Tsegay, S. M. (2017). Choice of higher education institutions: Perspectives of students from different provinces in China.Frontiers of Education in China,12(3), 414-435.(Web of Science ESCI indexed journal)
•Ashraf, M. A.,& Ismat, H. I. (2016). Education and Development of Pakistan: A Study of Current Situation of Education and Literacy in Pakistan.US-China Education Review B,6(11).
•Ashraf, M. A.,Ismat, I., & Milenkovic, J. (2016). Public Pedagogy Analysis in Coal-Rich Areas in Pakistan and China.International Journal of Social Science and Humanity,6(10), 769.
•Tsegay, S. M., &Ashraf, M. A.(2016). How do students succeed in national college entrance examination (Gao-kao) in China: A qualitative study.International Journal of Research,5(3), 81-90.
•Ashraf, M. A.,& Tsegay, S. M. (2016). Analysis of globalization and “Englishization” in Pakistan.International Journal of Research,5(1), 79-88.
•Tsegay, S. M., &Ashraf, M. A. (2015). The influence of senior secondary school teachers on students’ achievement in Gao-Kao. International Journal of Research Studies in Education, 4(4), 67-76.
Conference Presentations
•CIES 2020 Miami,Education Beyond the Human, 64th Annual Conference. (March-April 2020) Presentation title: Environmental issues and educational solutions: religion, culture and politics
•The Sixth Worldwide Forum for Comparative Education. (September 2017). Presentation title: “Research on the Hijackers’ Hands: A Potential Threat to Researchers”
•The 6th BNU/UCL IOE International Conference in Education. (May, 2017). Presentation title:Teachers’ Perception about Blasphemy in Pakistan.
•International Conference on Children Drama, (December 2016). Presentation title: Importance of Drama in Modern Education and Development of Children
•XVI The World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES), (August 2016). Presentation title:Forbidden Debate: Understanding the Concept of Blasphemy in Pakistan
•3rd Journal Conference on Social Science and Humanity (JCSSH 2015 3rd), Hong Kong, (November 25-26, 2015) Presentation title:Public Pedagogy Analysis in Coal-Rich Areas in Pakistan and China.
•International Conference on Global Economy, Finance and Humanities Research (GEFHR), March 2014, Atlantis Press. Presentation title:Chinese Higher Education Enrollment Policy: Fairness of System for Students’ Choice of University
•The 4th Worldwide Forum for Comparative Education (WFCE), Beijing Normal University. Presentation title:Globalization and “Englishization” of Pakistan: Colonial, Neocolonial and Modernity Theories.
•Institute of Education London- Beijing Normal University (IOE-BNU) conference 2014, London. Presentation title:How students succeed in Gao-kao; A Qualitative study
Awards
•Ministry of Education (China) Excellent Foreign Scholarship 2017/2018.
•First prize-winner (Ph.D. Student), 2016-2017 BNU Yearly Scholarship for Current International Degree Students, Beijing Normal University
•First prize-winner (Ph.D. Student), 2015-2016 BNU Yearly Scholarship for Current International Degree Students, Beijing Normal University
•Named “Year 2015 Excellent Graduate” Beijing Normal University
•First prize-winner (M.A. Student),, 2013-2014 BNU Yearly Scholarship for Current International Degree Students. Beijing Normal University
•Best Class in-charge teacher, year 2009, Inner Mongolia University for Nationalities, International Exchange College,
•Chinese proficiency Language Test, (HSK), Grade 5, May, 2009
Grant Projects
•National Natural Science Foundation of China, 2020-2021
•Awarded “Ming Yuan Educational Research Grant Program 2017” for PhD research 2017-2018
Affiliations/Memberships
•Comparative and International Education Society’s (CIES) 2020-01 to present
Research Journals
•English Editor, University Science Education Journal. 2018-11 to present
