Sun, Min
Min
Sun received her masters degree in Educational Economics and
Administration at Beijing Normal University in Mainland China. Before
entering the Educational Policy PhD program at MSU, she worked on
several research projects related to educational modernization in
Beijing, school planning and development strategies in local districts
and national comparative studies on educational administration system.
She also did a research project for European commission on inclusive
education policy in China, UK and Holland in 2005, as well as worked
for the China Elementary School Principal Training Center from
2003-2006.
At
MSU, Min is pursuing a dual-major Ph.D degree. Besides the Educational
Policy program, she is also majoring in Measurement and Quantitative
Methods. Her academic interests include developing teacher and
principal assessment and training systems, policy analysis, and program
evaluation. Her dissertation is to investigate what PD characteristics
can promote teacher collaboration in ways that subsequently lead to the
adoption of effective instructional practices. She is specialized in
multilevel modeling, social network analysis, and value-added analysis.
Min is supported by an Erickson Research Fellowship.
Representative Publications
Journal papers
Sun, M. & Youngs, P. (2009). How Does District Principal Evaluation
Affect Learning-Centered Principal Leadership? Evidence from Michigan
School Districts. Leadership and Policy in Schools, 8 (4), 411-445
Conference papers
Frank, K.A. & Sun, M. (May, 2010). Social Dynamics of Teachers and Administrators in Schools. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of Michigan Educational Research Association (MERA), Bath, MI
Penuel, R.W., Frank, A. K., Sun, M., Kim, C., & Singleton, C. (Auguest, 2010) How Organizations Mediate Institutional Pressure for Individual Change: The Case of No Child Left Behind. Paper presented at the 105th Annual Meeting of American Sociological Association, Atlanta, GA
Sun, M., Frank, K., Penuel, W.P., & Kim, C.M. (April, 2010). Formal Versus Informal Leaders: How Institutions Penetrate Schools. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO
Sun, M. (April, 2010). Comparing Estimates of School Effectiveness on Student Achievement. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO
Sun, M. (March, 2010). How Does District Principal Evaluation Affect Principal Leadership? Evidence from Michigan and Beijing. Paper presented at the 54th Annual Meeting of the Comparative and International Educational Society, Chicago, IL
Wang, J.W., Zhang, C.H., Sun, M., Zhao, Y., & Frank, K. (April, 2009). Using HLM Model to Examine the Effect of Social Network on Chinese Students' Language Heritage. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA
Penuel, W. R., Frank, K. A., Kim, C. M., & Sun, M. (November, 2008). Coordinating Instructional Improvement in Schools: A Network Theory of Change. Paper presented at the Fall Conference of The Center for Research on Educational Opportunity, Notre Dame, IN
Penuel, W. P., Frank, K. A., Belman, D., Kim, C. M., & Sun, M. (March, 2008). Teacher Unions in Institutional and Local Context. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY
Awards
AERA Dissertation Grant Award, American Educational Research Association
Summer Research Fellowship, Michigan State University
Graduate Student Research Enhancement Award, Michigan State University
Erickson Research Fellowship, Michigan State University
Email: sunmin@msu.edu
