Dr CHOI, Soobin    博士
Assistant Professor
Department of Education Policy and Leadership
Contact
ORCiD
0000-0003-2139-0282
Phone
(852) 2948 8763
Email
schoi@eduhk.hk
Address
10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
Scopus ID
58364591200
SDGs
4 - Quality Education
10 - Reduced Inequality
11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Research Interests
Educational leadership
School organization
School improvement
Education policy
Cultural diversity
Quantitative research methods
Teaching Interests

Educational leadership

School organization

School improvement

External Appointments

Editorship

  • International Journal of Educational Policy and Leadership (Editorial Board Member)
  • Leadership and Policy in Schools (Editorial Board Member)
  • International Journal of Educational Management (Editorial Board Member)


Professional Affiliations

  • American Educational Research Association
  • University Council for Educational Administration
  • Korean Society of The Politics of Education (Board Member)
Personal Profile

Soobin Choi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Education Policy and Leadership. He earned his Ph.D. in the Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis from the University of Missouri. His primary research interests include educational leadership, school organization, and policy analysis, with a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion. His research examines how school leaders prepare educators to teach a diverse student body in a culturally responsive manner. Additionally, his work explores the role of school leaders in creating an inclusive and culturally responsive school climate, emphasizing school capacity building and the development of global citizenship among school members. By employing critical quantitative approaches and utilizing data from large-scale international and national assessments, his research provides valuable insights into the role of school leaders in promoting cultural diversity and equity in schools. His scholarly work has been published in high-impact journals, including Educational Administration Quarterly, AERA Open, Teaching and Teacher Education, and School Effectiveness and Improvement.

Research Interests

Educational leadership
School organization
School improvement
Education policy
Cultural diversity
Quantitative research methods
Teaching Interests

Educational leadership

School organization

School improvement

External Appointments

Editorship

  • International Journal of Educational Policy and Leadership (Editorial Board Member)
  • Leadership and Policy in Schools (Editorial Board Member)
  • International Journal of Educational Management (Editorial Board Member)


Professional Affiliations

  • American Educational Research Association
  • University Council for Educational Administration
  • Korean Society of The Politics of Education (Board Member)
Research Outputs

Journal Publications
Choi, S. (2025). Bridging Between Us and Them: Cultivating Inclusive attitudes toward Immigrants through Global Citizenship Education and Intergroup Contact in South Korea. International Journal of Educational Research, 132, Article 102646. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2025.102646
SDGs infomation: 4 - Quality Education, 10 - Reduced Inequality, 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Choi, S., Mao, X., & Park, S. (2025). Promoting school belonging for immigrant students: the interplay of inclusive school climate and multicultural education. School Effectiveness and School Improvement. School Effectiveness and School Improvement, Advance online publication, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/09243453.2025.2492012
SDGs infomation: 4 - Quality Education, 10 - Reduced Inequality, 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Park, S., Mao, X., & Choi, S. (2025). Understanding the relationship between teacher collaboration and instructional clarity via teacher self-efficacy: A moderated mediation model of organizational commitment. Teaching and Teacher Education, 156, 104922. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2024.104922
Lee, S. W., & Choi, S. (2024). Teachers’ effects on student achievement in the United States from a cumulative perspective. Educational Research and Evaluation, 29(7-8), 566-588. https://doi.org/10.1080/13803611.2024.2398428
Choi, S. (2024). Is intergroup contact alone enough to cultivate inclusive attitudes toward immigrants? Global citizenship education as a complementary tool. International Journal of Educational Development, 104 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2023.102941
Choi, S. (2023). Distributed leadership promotes teacher self-efficacy in multicultural classrooms through school capacity building: A multilevel SEM approach using U.S. teaching and learning international survey. Educational Administration Quarterly, 59(4), 811-844. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013161X231189196
Dorime Williams, M. L., & Choi, S. (2023). Class, sex, and the role of involvement on Black collegians degree attainment. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 16(2), 194-204. https://doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000325
Dorimé-Williams, M. L., Williams, M. S., Carr, A., Choi, S., Fritz, N. Y., Joseph, T., ... & Udoh, E. (2023). Assessing a summer bridge program: Centering student voice and student learning. Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 60(3), 370-384. https://doi.org/10.1080/19496591.2022.2032114
Choi, S., & Cha, Y. K. (2021). Integration policy in education and immigrant students’ patriotic pride in host countries: A cross-national analysis of 24 European countries. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 25(7), 812-826. https://doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2019.1574315
Choi, S., & Lee, M. (2021). Diversity as an opportunity or a challenge? A cross-national study of ethnic diversity and students’ generalized trust. International Journal of Educational Development, 80 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2020.102301
Choi, S., & Mao, X. (2021). Teacher autonomy for improving teacher self-efficacy in multicultural classrooms: A cross-national study of professional development in multicultural education. International Journal of Educational Research, 105 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2020.101711
Choi, S., & Lee, S. W. (2020). Enhancing teacher self-efficacy in multicultural classrooms and school climate: The role of professional development in multicultural education in the United States and South Korea. Aera Open6(4), https://doi.org/10.1177/2332858420973574

Conference Papers
Choi, S., & Park, S (2025, April). The Dynamics of Parent-Teacher Communication, Professional Autonomy, and Teacher Well-Being: Evidence from Korea PISA 2022. The American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.. https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aera/aera25/
SDGs infomation: 4 - Quality Education, 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Choi, S., Mao, Xinyi., & Park, S. (2025, April). We cultivate school climate for immigrant peers to belong: International evidence from PISA 2018. The American Educational Research Association, Denver, CO.. https://convention2.allacademic.com/one/aera/aera25/
SDGs infomation: 4 - Quality Education, 10 - Reduced Inequality, 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities, 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Choi, S. & Verma, I. (2024, November). Promoting culturally responsive teaching in multicultural classrooms: Cross-national evidence. The University Council for Educational Administration, Los Angeles, CA..
Park, S., Choi, S., & Lee, S.W. (2024, April). The Role of Higher-Order Thinking Skills Instructions in Enhancing Student Achievement and Attitudes Toward Mathematics [Paper presentation]. 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA, USA. https://www.aera.net/AERA24
Park, S. Mao, X., & Choi, S. (2023, November). Collaboration for Improving Teaching: A Moderated Mediation Model Linking Teacher Collaboration to the Clarity of Instruction. [Paper presentation] The 37th Annual Convention of the University Council for Educational Administration, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. https://www.ucea.org/convention.php

Projects

Exploring Leader-Follower (In)Congruence in Educational Leadership and Its Effects on Teachers through Large-Scale International Assessments
This project employes polynomial regression analysis (PRA) combined with response surface methodology (RSM). These advanced statistical techniques have been increasingly adopted in leadership studies to assess the effects of the joint perspectives from multiple sources, yet they remain underutilized in educational leadership research. This project will be the first to apply the (in)congruence framework in educational leadership using a rigorous and precise statistical approach. By capturing the nuanced dynamics of these interactions, the study will provide insights into effective strategies for educational capacity building.
Project Start Year: 2025, Principal Investigator(s): CHOI, Soobin
SDGs Information: 4 - Quality Education
 
Can Distributed Leadership Help Teachers Better Teach Students in Multicultural Classrooms? A Cross-National Analysis
This project investigates the relationship between distributed leadership and teacher self-efficacy in multicultural classrooms using data from the Teaching and Learning International Survey 2018.
Project Start Year: 2023, Principal Investigator(s): CHOI, Soobin