Research Summary
Peggy A. Kong (she/her) is a clinical associate professor with expertise in educational policy and comparative education at the University of Utah. Dr. Kong brings an interdisciplinary approach to her research on immigrant families, rural education, and family and school relationships.
Education
- B.A. , Government, Asian Studies, and Chinese, University of Texas at Austin
- EdD , International Education in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy , Harvard University
- MEd, International Education Policy, Harvard University
Biography
She has been working in rural China for two decades on a large survey project. Building on her research in China and East Asia, her work has expanded to include a transnational focus. She has been awarded research grants to investigate the parent-school relationship for immigrant and non-immigrant parents regarding kindergarten transition and school readiness. She is developing a more complete and complex model of the immigrant experience including a focus on race and racism.
Dr. Kong is a board member of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) and co-chair of The Carnegie Project for the Education Doctorate (CPED) Online/Hybrid CIG. She is past chair of the CIES East Asia SIG and past president of the Mid-Atlantic Association for Asian Studies (MARAAS). She serves on the editorial boards of Cogent Education and Chinese Education and Society. Dr. Kong earned her master’s and doctoral degrees from Harvard University and her bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas at Austin.
Dr. Kong has taught courses in educational policy, comparative and international education, program evaluation, Chinese education and society, globalization and education, gender and development, and quantitative and qualitative research methods.