个人简介：

Dr. Zhu Yao is a Lecturer in the School of Foreign Languages at Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University. She completed her Ph.D. in Education at the University of Auckland in 2022. She is a qualified teacher with many years of tertiary education experience in both New Zealand and China, her research interests include gifted and talented education, as well as the education of minority and disadvantaged students. She has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals such as Teaching and Teacher Education, Gifted Child Quarterly, and Exceptional Children. Additionally, she has contributed chapters to several books on literacy education and teaching strategies for gifted and talented students.

研究方向：special education, gifted and talented education

代表性论文:

Yao, Z., Fan, L, & Chen, J. (In press). Exploring Professional Learning and Development in Gifted and Talented Education: Perspectives of New Zealand Teachers. The Australian Educational Researcher. (SSCI, Q1)

Yao, Z., & Hope, J. (2026). Cultural and educational challenges of Chinese gifted students with special learning needs in New Zealand primary schools. The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 35, 655–665. (SSCI, Q1)

Yao, Z., & Hope, J. (2025). Call for mutual understanding: New Zealand primary school teachers’ experience with Chinese gifted and talented students and their families. Teaching and Teacher Education, 167, 105218. (SSCI, Q1)

Yao, Z., Rawlinson, C., & Hamilton, R. (2025). Chinese gifted and talented students learning needs in New Zealand primary schools: Perspectives from Chinese parents. Exceptional Children, 91(4), 29-41. (SSCI, Q1)

Yao, Z., Rawlinson, C.& Hamilton, R. (2024). Listen to the Voices of Gifted Chinese Students in New Zealand: A Culturally Responsive Framework. Gifted Child Quarterly, 68(1), 3-18. (SSCI, Q1)

邮箱：zyao@gpnu.edu.cn