Overview
Background
An experienced researcher with a multi-disciplinary training background, Ning is a Research Fellow in the Inclusive Education and Employment research group at ISSR.
Ning has strong expertise in delivering multi-year collaborative research projects, including complex mix-method evaluation projects (e.g., the national evaluation of the Australian Government’s Paid Parental Leave scheme and a follow-up ARC Linkage Project, funded by the Department of Social Services).
Ning has also significantly contributed to a number of projects funded by Department of Education at federal and state levels and though various research grant schemes, utilising data from LSIC, LSAC, LSAY and HILDA to investigate the impacts of a range of factors (e.g., individual, family, school and community) on disadvantaged students’ outcomes, such as socio-emotional wellbeing, academic achievement, university participation and graduate labour market outcomes.
Ning has specialist expertise in literature review, constructing theoretical framework to guide data analyses, data preparation, management, screening and analysis, which she has applied to great effect in these projects. Ning has a track record of successfully delivering accessible and policy informing documentation. She also specialises in longitudinal data analysis, and has published extensively on school climate, student engagement, and long-term education and labour market outcomes for students from equity groups.
Availability
- Dr Ning Xiang is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Economics, Beijing University of Technology
- Masters (Coursework) of Education, Peking University
- Masters (Coursework) of Science, London School of Economics and Political Science
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2017
Other Outputs
School Experiences, Career Guidance, and the University Participation of Young People from Three Equity Groups in Australia
Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Perales, Francisco and Xiang, Ning (2017). School Experiences, Career Guidance, and the University Participation of Young People from Three Equity Groups in Australia. St Lucia QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
2017
Conference Publication
The Role of Career Guidance in Addressing Barriers to University Participation among Low-SES Students
Tomaszewski, W., Perales, F., Rampino, T., Xiang, N., Kubler, M. and Western, M. (2017). The Role of Career Guidance in Addressing Barriers to University Participation among Low-SES Students. International Life Course Conference, Sydney, Australia, 24-26 October 2017.
2016
Other Outputs
Career guidance, school experiences and the university participation of young people from equity groups
Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Perales, Francisco and Xiang, Ning (2016). Career guidance, school experiences and the university participation of young people from equity groups. LCC Working Paper Series. 2016-27. Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland.
2016
Other Outputs
NSW Student Engagement Research and Analysis: Phase 2 Report, prepared for the NSW Department of Education and Communities
Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Xiang, Ning, Huang, Yangtao, Western, Mark and Bolano, D. (2016). NSW Student Engagement Research and Analysis: Phase 2 Report, prepared for the NSW Department of Education and Communities. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
2016
Other Outputs
NSW Student Engagement Research and Analysis: Phase 1 Report, prepared for the NSW Department of Education and Communities
Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Western, Mark, Xiang, Ning, Bolano, D., Huang, Yangtao, Rampino, T. and Haynes, M. (2016). NSW Student Engagement Research and Analysis: Phase 1 Report, prepared for the NSW Department of Education and Communities. Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
2016
Journal Article
Timing of return to work and breastfeeding in Australia
Xiang, Ning, Zadoroznyj, Maria, Tomaszewski, Wojtek and Martin, Bill (2016). Timing of return to work and breastfeeding in Australia. Pediatrics, 137 (6) e20153883, e20153883-e20153883. doi: 10.1542/peds.2015-3883
2016
Conference Publication
Socio-economic background, student engagement and academic achievement among secondary school students in Australia
Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Xiang, Ning, Western, Mark and Rampino, Tina (2016). Socio-economic background, student engagement and academic achievement among secondary school students in Australia. ISA RC28 Meeting, Singapore, 26-28 May 2016.
2015
Journal Article
The Australian retirement income system: structure, effects and future
Martin, Bill and Xiang, Ning (2015). The Australian retirement income system: structure, effects and future. Work, Aging and Retirement, 1 (2), 133-143. doi: 10.1093/workar/wav003
2014
Other Outputs
PPL evaluation: Final report
Martin, Bill, Baird, Marian, Brady, Michelle, Broadway, Barbara, Hewitt, Belinda, Kalb, Guyonne, Strazdins, Lyndall, Tomaszewski, Wojtek, Zadoroznyj, Maria, Baxter, Janeen, Chen, Rachael, Foley, Meraiah, McVicar, Duncan, Whitehouse, Gillian and Xiang, Ning (2014). PPL evaluation: Final report. ISSR10012 and ISSR 10333 Brisbane, QLD Australia: Institute for Social Science Research.
2013
Other Outputs
Paid parental leave evaluation: Phase 2 report
Martin, Bill, Yerkes, Mara, Hewitt, Belinda, Baird, M., Jones, Andrew Eric, Rose, Emily, Rose, Judith, Davis, K., Coles, Laetitia and Xiang, Ning (2013). Paid parental leave evaluation: Phase 2 report. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
2012
Other Outputs
Developing an effective homelessness workforce
Martin, Bill, Phillips, Rhonda and Xiang, Ning (2012). Developing an effective homelessness workforce. St Lucia, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland, The Institute for Social Science Research.
2012
Other Outputs
Paid parental leave evaluation: Phase 1
Martin, Bill, Hewitt, Belinda, Baird, Marian, Baxter, Janeen, Heron, Alexandra, Whitehouse, Gillian, Zadoroznyj, Maria, Xiang, Ning, Broom, Dorothy, Connelly, Luke, Jones, Andrew, Kalb, Guyonne, McVicar, Duncan, Strazdins, Lyndall, Walter, Margaret, Western, Mark and Wooden, Mark (2012). Paid parental leave evaluation: Phase 1. Occasional Papers Series; 44 Canberra, ACT, Australia: Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs.
2009
Other Outputs
Just because you lead us, it doesn't mean we have to like you: How can anti-norm leaders mitigate negative evaluations from their group members?
Ning Xiang (2009). Just because you lead us, it doesn't mean we have to like you: How can anti-norm leaders mitigate negative evaluations from their group members?. PhD Thesis, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland.
2008
Conference Publication
Just because you lead us, it doesn't mean we have to like you: The challenge of being an anti-normative leader
Fielding, K. S., Masser, B. and Xiang, N. (2008). Just because you lead us, it doesn't mean we have to like you: The challenge of being an anti-normative leader. 37th Annual Meeting of Australasian Social Psychologists, Wellingon, New Zealand, 27-30 March 2008. doi: 10.1080/00049530802385533
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