This book examines the ways in which Chinas 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 Chinas longstanding scholarly traditions
Profiling 12 Chinese universities through the eyes of students, faculty and leaders, this book examines ways in which China's universities have met the challenge of mass higher education. The closing chapter examines the emerging Chinese university model.
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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)
List of Abbreviations.- List of Figures.- List of Tables.- List of
Photos.- Foreword; Robert F. ARNOVE.- Introduction and Acknowledgements; Ruth
HAYHOE.- PART I: Overview and Main Themes.-
1. Understanding Chinas Move to
Mass Higher Education from a Policy Perspective; Qiang ZHA.-
2. Equity,
Institutional Change and Civil Society The Student Experience in Chinas
Move to Mass Higher Education; Jun LI.- PART II: Portraits of Three Public
Comprehensive Universities.-
3. Peking University Icon of Cultural
Leadership; Ruth HAYHOE and Qiang ZHA, with YAN Fengqiao.-
4. Nanjing
University Redeeming the Past by Academic Merit; Jun LI and Jing LIN, with
GONG Fang.-
5. Xiamen University A Southeastern Outlook; Ruth HAYHOE and
Qiang ZHA, with XIE Zuxu.- PART III: Portraits of Three Education-Related
Universities.-
6. East China Normal University Education in the Lead; Ruth
HAYHOE and Qiang ZHA, with LI Mei.-
7. Southwest University An Unusual
Merger and New Challenges; Jun LI and Jing LIN, with LIU Yibin.-
8. Yanbian
University Building a Niche through a Multicultural Identity; Jing LIN and
Jun LI, with PIAO Taizhu.- PART IV: Portraits of Three Science and Technology
Universities.-
9. The University of Science and Technology of China Can the
Caltech Model take Root in Chinese Soil?; Qiang ZHA and Jun LI, with CHENG
Xiaofang.-
10. Huazhong University of Science and Technology A Microcosm of
New Chinas Higher Education; Ruth HAYHOE and Jun LI, with CHEN Min and ZHOU
Guangli.-
11. Northwest Agricultural and Forestry University An
Agricultural Multiversity?; Qiang ZHA and Ruth HAYHOE, with NIU Hongtai.-
PART V: Portraits of Three Private Universities.-
12. Yellow River University
of Science and Technology Pioneer of Private Higher Education; Ruth HAYHOE
and Jing LIN, with TANG Baomei.-
13. Xian International University
Transforming Fish into Dragons; Jun LI and Jing LIN, with WANG Guan.-
14.
Blue Sky A University for the Socially Marginalized; Jing LIN and Qiang
ZHA.- PART VI: Conclusion and Future Directions.-
15. Is There an Emerging
Chinese Model of the University?; Qiang ZHA.- Notes on the Authors.- Index.
Ruth Hayhoe is a professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto. Jun Li is an assistant professor in international education policy at the Hong Kong Institute of Education. Jing Lin is a professor of international education policy at the University of Maryland, College Park. Qiang Zha is an assistant professor at York University.
