Suet-ling Pong's Information
POSITION TITLE: Professor of Education, Sociology and Demography
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Comparative education policy; family structure; student achievement; immigration issues; demography.
RESEARCH AREAS:
Demographic Perspectives on Inequality and Opportunity
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| PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE:
1986-1988 Assistant Lecturer, School of Education, Chinese University of Hong Kong
1990-1991 Fellow, Labor and Population Program, The RAND Corporation
1990 Consultant, The Rockefeller Foundation
1991-1988 Assistant Professor of Education; Research Associate, Population Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University
1998-2005 Associate Professor of Education and Sociology; Research Associate, Population Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University
2005-present Professor of Education and Sociology; Research Associate, Population Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University
Fall 2006 Visiting Scholar, Center for the Social Organization of Schools, Johns Hopkins University
Spring 2007 Visiting Scholar, Hong Kong - America Centre and the Institute of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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| HONORS, PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND FELLOWSHIPS:
1986-1987 Predoctoral Fellow, Hewlett Foundation
1989-1990 Postdoctoral Fellowship, Population Council
1991-1992 Spencer Fellow, National Academy of Education
1999 Willard Waller award for the best paper in 1996-1998, Sociology of Education Section, American Sociological Association
2007 Fulbright Scholarship for research on mainland Chinese immigration to Hong Kong
2007 Residence Fellow, Spencer Foundation, Chicago
2008 Spirit of Internationalization Award, Office of International Programs, Penn State
2008- Secretary/Financial Officer, Sociology of Education Section, American Sociological Association
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SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
Pong, S.
(1991).
"The Effects of Women's Labor on Family Income Inequality: The Case of Hong Kong."
Economic Development and Cultural Change 40(1):131.
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Pong, S.
and
D. Post
(1991).
"Trends in Gender and Family Background Effects on School Attainment: The Case of Hong Kong."
British Journal of Sociology 42(2):249-271.
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Pong, S.
(1992).
"Education, Women's Work and Family Income Inequality." In
Chung, Y.
and
Y. Wong
(Eds.)
, The Economics and Financing of Hong Kong Education.
Hong Kong:
Chinese University Press.
(pp. 141-176)
Pong, S.
(1993).
"Preferential Policies and Secondary School Attainment in Peninsular Malaysia."
Sociology of Education 66(4):245-261.
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Pong, S.
(1994).
"Sex Preference and Fertility in Peninsular Malaysia."
Studies in Family Planning 25(3):137-148.
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Pong, S.
(1995).
"Access to Education in Peninsular Malaysia: Ethnicity, Social Class and Gender."
Compare 25(3):239-252.
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Pong, S.
(1996).
"School Participation of Children from Single-Mother Families in Malaysia."
Comparative Education Review 40(3):231-249.
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Pong, S.
(1997).
"Family Structure, School Context, and Student Achievement."
Journal of Marriage & the Family 59(3):734-746.
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Pong, S.
(1997).
"Sibship Size and Educational Attainment in Peninsular Malaysia: Do Policies Matter?."
Sociological Perspectives 40(2):227-242.
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Pong, S.
(1997).
"Trends in Achievement Gains: What Do We Know?."
Teachers College Record 99(1):23-28.
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Pong, S.
(1998).
"The School Compositional Effect of Single Parenthood on 10th-Grade Achievement."
Sociology of Education 71(1):23-42.
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Post, D.
and
S. Pong
(1998).
"The Waning Effect of Sibship Composition on School Attainment in Hong Kong."
Comparative Education Review 42(2):99-117.
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Pong, S.
(1999).
"Gender Inequality in Educational Attainment in Peninsular Malaysia." In
Heward, C.
and
S. Bunwaree
(Eds.)
, Gender, Education and Development.
London:
Zed Books.
(pp. 155-170)
Pong, S.
and
D. Ju
(2000).
"The Effects of Change in Family Structure and Income on Dropping Out of Middle and High School."
Journal of Family Issues 21(2):147-169.
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Post, D.
and
S. Pong
(2000).
"Employment During Middle School: The Effects on Academic Achievement in the U.S. and Abroad."
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 22(3):273-298.
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Post, D.
and
S. Pong
(2000).
"International Policies on Early Adolescent Employment: An Evaluation from the U.S. and TIMSS Participant Nations."
International Journal of Educational Policy, Research, and Practice 2:153-170.
Pong, S.
and
A.M. Pallas
(2001).
"Class Size and Eighth-Grade Math Achievement in the United States and Abroad."
Educational Evaluation & Policy Analysis 23(3):251-273.
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Pong, S.
,
J. Dronkers
and
G. Hampden-Thompson
(2003).
"Family Policies and Children's School Achievement in Single-Versus Two-Parent Families."
Journal of Marriage and the Family 65(3):681-699.
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Wang, L.
,
G. Hampden-Thompson
and
S. Pong
(2003).
"Asian Americans: Contributions to the Growth and Development of the United States." In
Farmer, E.I.
,
B.W. Farmer
and
J.W. Rojewski
(Eds.)
, Diversity in America: Visions of the Future: Real Issues of Real People.
Dubuque, Iowa:
Kendall/Hunt Pubs.
Hampden-Thompson, G.
and
S. Pong
(2005).
"Does Family Policy Environment Moderate the Effect of Single-Parenthood on Children's Academic Achievement? A Study of 14 European Countries."
Journal of Comparative Family Studies 36(2):227-248.
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Pong, S.
,
L. Hao
and
E. Gardner
(2005).
"The Roles of Parenting Styles and Social Capital in the School Performance of Immigrant Asian and Hispanic Adolescents."
Social Science Quarterly 86(4):928-950.
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Nomi, T.
and
S. Pong
(2007).
"Self-Fulfilling Prophecy." In
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology.
MA:
Blackwell Publishing.
Pong, S.
and
L. Hao
(2007).
"Neighborhood and School Factors in the School Performance of Immigrants' Children."
International Migration Review 41(1):206-241.
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Hao, L.
and
S. Pong
(2008).
"The Role of School in the Upward Mobility of Disadvantaged Immigrants' Children."
The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 620(1):62-89.
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Pong, S.
(2009).
"Grade Level and Achievement of Immigrants' Children: Academic Redshirting in Hong Kong."
Educational Research and Evaluation 15(4):405-425.
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Post, D.
and
S. Pong
(2009).
"Los estudiantes que trabajan y su rendimiento escolar."
Revista Internacional del Trabajo 128(1-2):93-131.
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Post, D.
and
S. Pong
(2009).
"Student Labour and Academic Proficiency in International Perspective: Findings from the 2003 TIMSS in Eight Nations, and the 2004 Educational Longitudinal Survey in the United States."
International Labor Review 148(1-2):93-122.
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Pong, S.
(Forthcoming).
"Latino Academic Achievement and Dropping Out of School." In
McHale, S.M.
,
A. Booth
and
N.S. Landale
(Eds.)
, Development of Hispanic Children in Immigrant Families: Challenges and Prospects.
Washington, DC:
The Urban Institute.
Pong, S.
and
K.L. Zeiser
(Forthcoming).
"Student Engagement, School Climate, and Academic Achievement of Immigrants' Children." In
Garcia-Coll, C.
and
A. Marks
(Eds.)
, Is Becoming American a Developmental Risk?.
APA Publications.
Pong, S.
and
V. Chen
(Forthcoming).
"Co-resident Grandparents and Grandchildren's Academic Performance in Taiwan."
Journal of Comparative Family Studies.
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Pong, S.
and
W.K. Tsang
(Forthcoming).
"The Educational Progress of Mainland Chinese Immigrant Students in Hong Kong."
Research in Sociology of Education.
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Pong, S.
,
J. Johnston
and
V. Chen
(Forthcoming).
"Authoritarian Parenting and Asian School Performance: Insights from the U.S. and Taiwan."
International Journal of Behavioral Development.
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Post, D.
and
S. Pong
(Forthcoming).
"The Academic Effects of After-School Paid and Unpaid Work among 14-Year-Old Students in TIMSS Countries."
Compare.
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Book Reviews
Pong, S. and A.K. Agbaria (2005). Review of "Rampage: The Social Roots of School Shootings." American Journal of Education 111: 425-430.
Sil, S. and S. Pong (2006). Review of "Compelled to Excel." Comparative Education Review 50.
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