About the author

Cui Jia holds a doctorate in education and is an associate professor and master's supervisor at the School of Education, Hebei University. She is also a certified national psychological counselor and serves as a project expert for the School Planning, Construction and Development Center of the Ministry of Education. Her writing spans two fields: educational theory and popular history. On the education side, she has published works such as Effective Communication on Campus: How to Build Good Teacher-Student Relationships and Learning-Centered: New Thinking in Instructional Design, and has contributed articles to journals including Educational Research and China Higher Education. She has also taken part in the Harvard History Series, whose volumes cover topics such as human espionage, war, biological evolution, painting, exploration and scientific discovery. Her books combine academic substance with readability, serving both education researchers and frontline teachers as well as general readers who wish to understand history systematically.

Written (15)

Rating 3.5★ Learning-Centered: New Thinking in Instructional Design 崔佳 East China Normal University Press · 2025 “Learning-centered” starts from the process and outcomes of teaching and learning, transcends the opposition between “teacher-centered” and “student-c… Rating 3.6★ 校园里的有效沟通:如何构建良好师生关系 崔佳 East China Normal University Press · 2023 The book provides a communication map for teachers and students: it begins with accepting, appreciating, caring for, and accompanying students, aims t… Rating 3.8★ Harvard History Series: The History of Human Espionage Warfare in One Book 崔佳 China Industry and Commerce Associated Press · 2016 Cui Jia's The History of Human Espionage in One Book strings together nearly 200 thrilling stories into a history of espionage, offering substantial k… Rating 3.7★ Harvard History Series: The History of Human Warfare in One Book 崔佳 China Industry and Commerce Associated Press · 2016 In 1337, England and France went to war over Flanders, and the war lasted 116 years until the English surrendered in 1453. In 1896, war broke out betw… Rating 3.6★ Harvard History Series: The History of Biological Evolution in One Book 崔佳 China Industry and Commerce Associated Press · 2016 *The History of Biological Evolution*, compiled by Cui Jia, is one of the "Small Stories, Big History" series. Reading history makes one wise. World c… Rating 3.6★ Harvard History Series: The History of Human Painting in One Book 崔佳 China Industry and Commerce Associated Press · 2016 Cui Jia's The History of Human Painting is one volume in the "Small Stories, Big History" series. Reading history makes one wise. World civilization h… Rating 3.5★ Harvard History Series: The History of Human Exploration in One Book 崔佳 China Industry and Commerce Associated Press · 2016 With ingenious structure and told as stories, this description recreates the thrilling history of human exploration and showcases the moving courage w… Rating 3.5★ The History of Human Literature in One Book 崔佳 China Industry and Commerce Associated Press · 2016 This book reveals the true stories of the world's most celebrated writers and features over 200 rare images, offering a panoramic view of the history … Rating 3.5★ The History of Scientific Discoveries in One Book 崔佳 China Industry and Commerce Associated Press · 2016 A History of Scientific Discovery in One Book uses anecdotes about scientists and stories of scientific discoveries to teach scientific knowledge and … Rating 3.5★ Harvard History Series: The History of Human Drama in One Book 崔佳 China Industry and Commerce Associated Press · 2016 Harvard History Series: The History of Human Drama in One Book tells of the righteous red-faced Guan Gong, the cunning and treacherous white-faced Cao… Rating 3.4★ The History of Discovering Nature in One Book 崔佳 China Industry and Commerce Associated Press · 2016 A Brief History of Discovering Nature tells you that nature is a mysterious magician, showing us its wonders while posing question after question for … Rating 3.4★ The History of Human Weapons in One Book 崔佳 China Industry and Commerce Associated Press · 2016 A History of Human Weaponry in One Book begins with cold weapons in prehistoric times, focusing on how the invention of gunpowder drove rapid advances… Rating 3.3★ The History of World War I in One Book 崔佳 China Industry and Commerce Associated Press · 2016 Through one vivid story after another from the smoke of war, A History of World War I in One Book lets you read about the famous battles of World War … Rating 3.3★ The History of Special Operations in One Book 崔佳 China Industry and Commerce Associated Press · 2016 A One-Volume History of Special Operations recounts, through individual battle cases, the most representative special operations events from ancient t… Rating 3.2★ The History of Human Music in One Book 崔佳 China Industry and Commerce Associated Press · 2016 If you want to read the history of human music, A History of Human Music in One Book is your best choice: it covers almost the entire history of music…

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China Industry and Commerce Associated PressEast China Normal University Press