Jia Wang

Jia Wang

GSE&IS Building 307
300 North Charles E. Young Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1521

P: (310) 267-4476

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Jia Wang

Adjunct Professor; Senior Research Scientist

Expertise

Research Centers

Education

  • Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles. Education: Research Methodology

Select Publications

  • Wang, J., Herman, J., Haubner, J. (2023). Exploring the variation in magnet school success across 24 magnet schools. Magnet Schools: Public Schools of Choice in a Changing Education Landscape.
  • Wang, J., Straubhaar, R., & Ong, C. (2020). Teacher and Administrator Experiences with Teacher Recruitment, Retention, and Support in a California Charter-Led Turnaround School. Inquiry in Education, 11: 2, Article 22. Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/ie/vol11/iss2/22
  • Harju‐Luukkainen, H., Vettenranta, J., Wang, J., & Garvis, S. (2020). Family related variables effect on later educational outcome: a further geospatial analysis on TIMSS 2015 Finland. Large-scale Assess Educ, 8:3, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40536‐020‐00081‐2
  • Harju-Luukkainen, H., Wang, J., La Torre, D. (2018). Using content analysis to compare a U.S. urban teacher residency to a Finnish teacher education program. The Urban Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11256-018-0475-8
  • Wang, J., Herman, J., & Dockterman, D. (2018). A research synthesis of magnet school effect on student outcomes: Beyond descriptive studies. Journal of School Choice. DOI: 10.1080/15582159.2018.1440100
  • Wang, J. & Herman, J. (2017). Magnet schools: History, description, and effects. In R. Fox & N. Buchanan (Eds.), Handbook of school choice (pp. 158-179). New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119082361.ch11
  • Wang, J., Schweig, J., & Herman, J. (2017). Is there a magnet school effect? A multisite study of MSAP-funded magnet schools. Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 22(2), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/10824669.2017.1292853
  • Frankenberg, E., Siegel-Hawley, G., & Wang, J. (2010). Choice without equity: Charter school segregation. Education policy analysis archives, 19(1), 1-96. Los Angeles, CA: The Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles at UCLA. www.civilrightsproject.ucla.edu
  • Goldschmidt, P. & Wang, J. (1999). When can schools affect dropout behavior: A longitudinal multilevel analysis. American Educational Research Journal, 36(4), 715-738. https://doi.org/10.3102/00028312036004715
  • Wang, J. (1998). Opportunity to learn: The impacts and policy implications. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 20(3), 137-156. https://doi.org/10.3102%2F01623737020003137