Table 1

Biographical information of the 10 KYY interviewees in Shanghai

ParticipantsGenderDistrictEducational backgroundAcademic and practical experiences by years (up to 2022)
Academic experiencesPractical experiencesPracademic experiences
K-HanFemaleM DistrictPhD6N/A14
K-WangFemaleJ DistrictMaster3N/A7
K-LeeFemaleMunicipalPhD6N/A16
K-MaFemaleN DistrictMaster3N/A6
K-DongFemaleD DistrictMaster3N/A20
K-YuFemaleE DistrictBachelorN/A2010
K-JiaFemaleF DistrictBachelorN/A1914
K-ShanFemaleF DistrictBachelorN/A247
K-LanMaleH DistrictMaster31025
K-HuanFemaleG DistrictPhD6515

Note(s): 1. The terms used to describe participants’ academic and practical experiences are defined as follows: “Academic experiences” refer to those participants who have pursued an MPhil (3 years) or PhD (6 years) degree in graduate school. “Practical experiences” pertain to participants who have previously worked as frontline teachers, directors of educational research affairs or principals before assuming KYY positions. “Pracademic experiences” describe participants employed as KYYs at both the district and municipal levels within Shanghai’s educational system. “N/A” means participants had no such kind of working experiences

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