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Achieving Balance among Competing Challenges in Chinese Higher Education

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Education and Global Cultural Dialogue

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Abstract

All countries face a number of daunting balancing acts with regard to their education systems. These challenges are intensified by the convergent forces of globalization and are remarkably dramatic in the case of China. Among the principal challenges are these:

  • Balancing the competing demands of equity, quality, and efficiency;

  • Coordinating the contributions of the private sector with public resources and oversight;

  • Balancing institutional autonomy and academic freedom with public accountability;

  • Achieving a harmony between the instrumental and intrinsic goals and purposes of an education system;

  • Drawing upon the best practices of other countries while building on the historic strengths of indigenous educational institutions and traditions.

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. OISE/UT, Canada

    Karen Mundy (Professor and Canada Research Chair) (Professor and Canada Research Chair)

  2. Faculty of Education, York University, Canada

    Qiang Zha (Associate Professor) (Associate Professor)

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Arnove, R.F. (2012). Achieving Balance among Competing Challenges in Chinese Higher Education. In: Mundy, K., Zha, Q. (eds) Education and Global Cultural Dialogue. International and Development Education. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137045591_10

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