Yaoying Xu

Yaoying Xu is a Professor in the department of Counseling and Special Education at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Education and Director of the School of Education International Educational Studies Center. Dr. Xu’s research focuses on social interactions of children and students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and how their social interactions predict school success. Dr. Xu teaches Master’s and doctoral level courses in assessment, intervention, single case research designs, and multicultural perspectives in education.

Publications

Designing and Implementing a Globally Focused Interdisciplinary STEM Program: A Model for Preservice Teacher Preparation Programs
Designing and Implementing a Globally Focused Interdisciplinary STEM Program: A Model for Preservice Teacher Preparation Programs
Moe D. Greene, Yaoying Xu, Jill E. Blondin. © 2024. 23 pages.
This chapter presents a model for designing and developing a globally-focused interdisciplinary STEM program in preservice teacher education. It provides an overview of a STEM...
Supporting Children With High-Intensity Needs Through Interdisciplinary Personnel Preparation
Supporting Children With High-Intensity Needs Through Interdisciplinary Personnel Preparation
Yaoying Xu, Alison King, Sarah Kye Price, Christine M. Spence, Serra De Arment, Bergen B. Nelson, Maris Wyatt, Dana Yarbrough, Seb M. Prohn. © 2023. 20 pages.
This chapter addresses potential challenges and opportunities of developing innovative programs in interdisciplinary personnel preparation in special education and related...