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
Titles, venues, and years below are taken from public scholarly records (Google Scholar / journal pages). Citation counts change over time and are omitted here.
1
AI literacy as a meta-skill: a four-domain model for academic management innovation in higher educationChe, C.
Frontiers in Education, 11, 1755238, 2026
Affiliation listed: Educational Leadership Program, International College, Payap University, Chiang Mai, Thailand. DOI: 10.3389/feduc.2026.1755238
2
Meta-skills-oriented academic management in higher education: evidence from Chinese HEIsChe, C., Chaemchoy, S., & Siribanpitak, P.
International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE), 15(1), 2026
3
Beyond diagnosis: using PNImodified and composite priority indices to orchestrate meta-skills-driven academic management innovationChe, C., Chaemchoy, S., & Siribanpitak, P.
International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education (IJERE), 15(3), 2026
4
Academic Management and Meta-Skills in Chinese Higher Education: A Systematic Review of Graduate ReadinessChe, C., Chaemchoy, S., & Siribanpitak, P.
Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 20(1), 264–277, 2026
5
From gaps to modules: design thinking for meta-skills in Chinese private universitiesChe, C., Chaemchoy, S., & Siribanpitak, P.
Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn), 20(3), 1803–1816, 2026
6
Institutional design thinking: Re-architecting curriculum, pedagogy and assessment for meta-skills in Chinese private HEIsChe, C.
International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 25(5), 2026
7
EMPATHY-TO-EXECUTION (E2E): An execution-oriented design thinking model for meta-skills–based academic system transformationChe, C., Chaemchoy, S., & Siribanpitak, P.
Journal of Education and Innovation, 28(2), 2026
8
AI-enabled assessment in higher education: Institutional culture and student meta-skill readiness across university tiersChe, C.
Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 14, 103141, 2026
9
Academic Stewardship through AI-Enabled Learning Governance: Ethical Systems for Inclusive Learner Support in Higher EducationChe, C., & Perkins, B.
2026 (public scholarly record)
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