Scholarship
Research and publications
Selected publications and research directions as listed on official program pages and public scholarly profiles. This is not an exhaustive catalogue.

Research profiles — Dr. Chi Che
Public scholarly records for the Head of the Educational Leadership Department, plus the personal academic website drchiche.com.
Dr. Chi Che
Head of the Educational Leadership Department
Research expertise (from the Head of Department profile)
- Meta-skills development
- Academic management innovation
- AI literacy
- Educational leadership
- Institutional transformation

Lab
Design Thinking for Meta-Skills Development Lab
Payap EL has launched the Design Thinking for Meta-Skills Development Lab to advance innovation, leadership, and future-ready skills. A related research laboratory listing describes the Payap EL Design-Thinking for Meta-Skills Development Research Lab, based in the Educational Leadership Department at Payap University International College.
DTMS LabSelected recent publications
Each title and DOI opens the publisher article page (not Google Scholar). Rank badges are validated against Scopus/SCImago 2025 quartiles, Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI / JCR), and TCI where the journal is Thai-indexed.
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AI literacy as a meta-skill: a four-domain model for academic management innovation in higher educationScopus Q1ESCI · Web of Science CoreJCR Q1 · IF 2.6
Q1Educationbest quartileChe, C.
Frontiers in Education, 11, 1755238, 2026
Affiliation listed: Educational Leadership Program, International College, Payap University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
2
AI-enabled assessment in higher education: Institutional culture and student meta-skill readiness across university tiersScopus Q1
Q1Educationbest quartileChe, C.
Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 14, 103141, 2026
3
Meta-skills-oriented academic management in higher education: evidence from Chinese HEIsScopus Q2
Q2Educationbest quartileChe, C., Chaemchoy, S., & Siribanpitak, P.
International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE), 15(1), 2026
4
Beyond diagnosis: using PNImodified and composite priority indices to orchestrate meta-skills-driven academic management innovationScopus Q2
Q2Educationbest quartileChe, C., Chaemchoy, S., & Siribanpitak, P.
International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE), 15(3), 2026
5
Institutional design thinking: Re-architecting curriculum, pedagogy and assessment for meta-skills in Chinese private HEIsScopus Q2
Q2Educationbest quartileChe, C.
International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 25(5), 2026
6
Policy–governance–culture dynamics in Myanmar education reform: Implications for transformational leadership practiceScopus Q2
Q2Educationbest quartileChe, C., & Tun, W. P. P.
International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE), 15(4), Article 39057, 2026
7
Academic Management and Meta-Skills in Chinese Higher Education: A Systematic Review of Graduate ReadinessScopus Q3
Q3Educationbest quartileChe, C., Chaemchoy, S., & Siribanpitak, P.
Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 20(1), 264–277, 2026
8
From gaps to modules: design thinking for meta-skills in Chinese private universitiesScopus Q3
Q3Educationbest quartileChe, C., Chaemchoy, S., & Siribanpitak, P.
Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 20(3), 1803–1816, 2026
9
EMPATHY-TO-EXECUTION (E2E): An execution-oriented design thinking model for meta-skills–based academic system transformationTCI Tier 2

Che, C., Chaemchoy, S., & Siribanpitak, P.
Journal of Education and Innovation, 28(2), 2026
10
Academic Stewardship through AI-Enabled Learning Governance: Ethical Systems for Inclusive Learner Support in Higher EducationPreprint
Che, C., & Perkins, B.
2026 (public scholarly record)
11
Teacherpreneurship as a Meta-Skill for Transformational Leadership: Conceptualization and ValidationTCI Tier 2

Che, C.
Journal of Education and Innovation, 28(3), 293423, 2026
12
Meta-Skills as Managed Outcomes: A Delphi-Validated Implementation System for Chinese Private HEIsTCI Tier 2

Che, C.
Educational Management and Innovation Journal, 9(3), 1–20, 2026
Recognition
The Educational Leadership Department publicly congratulated Dr. Chi Che on receiving the Best Poster Presentation Award at ICESML 2026 (Chulalongkorn University academic platform).
Awards and certificates