Overview
- The views of contemporary students in Chinese universities on democracy, equity and civil society are presented, from a survey of over 2300 students
- 12 contemporary universities in all parts of the country, including three private universities are depicted, including their vision and mission, their orientation to the world and the innovations in curriculum and research
- Photos of favourite campus buildings and spaces, chosen by university leaders, faculty and students, are presented in each chapter – giving a lively sense of the habitat of contemporary universities in China
- Government policy making for education at the national and provincial levels, and the role of senior scholars in the process is portrayed
- Chinese civilization and Confucian values are made concrete through the drama of the stories of these universities, their famous scholars and leaders and their visions for contributing to global well being
Part of the book series: CERC Studies in Comparative Education (CERC, volume 30)
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Portraits of Three Public Comprehensive Universities
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Portraits of Three Education-Related Universities
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Front Matter
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Portraits of Three Science and Technology Universities
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Portraits of Three Private Universities
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Keywords
- CMHE
- China's move to mass higher education
- Chinese higher education system
- Chinese model of the university
- Chinese universities
- Portraits of Chinese Universities
- Ruth Hayhoe
- comparative education
- confucianism
- educational thought
- higher education development in China
- mass higher education
- massification of higher education
- understanding Chinese universities
About this book
This book examines the ways in which China’s universities have changed in the dramatic move to a mass stage which has unfolded since the late 1990s. Twelve universities in different regions of the country are portrayed through the eyes of their students, faculty and leaders.
The book begins with the national level policy process around the move to mass higher education. This is followed by an analysis of the views of 2,300 students on the 12 campuses about how the changes have affected their learning experiences and civil society involvement. The 12 portraits in the next section are of three comprehensive universities, three education-related universities, three science and technology universities, and three newly emerging private universities. The final chapter sketches the contours of an emerging Chinese model of the university, and explores its connections to China’s longstanding scholarly traditions
Reviews
From the reviews:
“This volume is the result of a multi-year research project on the state of Chinese higher education in the first decade of the twenty-first century. … The institutional portraits, when combined, provide a good picture of the state of higher education in China today. … be of interest to scholars of contemporary China with interests far beyond the specifics of higher education.” (Kathryn Mohrman, Pacific Affairs, Vol. 87 (1), March, 2014)
“Hayhoe, Jun, Jing and Qiang have put together an excellent volume on Chinese universities. As a scholar whose research has not focused on this area in the past, I found the volume extremely informative. … The volume also did an excellent job of sketching out the direction of higher education as a whole in China and the prospects for a Chinese university model. … highly recommended for anyone who is looking for a quick overview of challenges and possibilities for higher education in China.” (John Allison, InternationalReview of Education, Vol. 58, 2012)
About the authors
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Portraits of 21st Century Chinese Universities:
Book Subtitle: In the Move to Mass Higher Education
Authors: Ruth Hayhoe, Jun Li, Jing Lin, Qiang Zha
Series Title: CERC Studies in Comparative Education
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2789-2
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-2788-5Published: 25 November 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-7920-3Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-2789-2Published: 03 December 2012
Series ISSN: 1573-6040
Series E-ISSN: 2543-022X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 488
Topics: International and Comparative Education, History, general, Cultural Heritage, Educational Policy and Politics, Philosophy of Education