Democracy and International Higher Education in China

Autor/inn/en	Onsman, Andrys; Cameron, Jackie
Titel	Democracy and International Higher Education in China
Quelle	In: Australian Universities' Review, 56 (2014) 2, S.4-13 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0818-8068
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Democracy; International Education; Activism; Advocacy; College Students; Qualitative Research; Semi Structured Interviews; Political Issues; Political Attitudes; Social Change; Social Systems; Confucianism; Student Surveys; Student Attitudes; Questionnaires; Social Control; Student Participation; Foreign Countries; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Demokratie; Internationale Erziehung; Aktivismus; Politischer Protest; Sozialanwaltschaft; Collegestudent; Qualitative Forschung; Politischer Faktor; Political attitude; Politische Einstellung; Sozialer Wandel; Social system; Soziales System; Konfuzianismus; Schülerbefragung; Schülerverhalten; Fragebogen; Soziale Kontrolle; Schülermitarbeit; Schülermitwirkung; Studentische Mitbestimmung; Ausland
Abstract	There is substantial evidence that supports the theory that higher education and democracy are highly correlated. Throughout modern history, students have been at the forefront of democratic movements, including the 1989 pro-democracy uprising in China. Since then, and despite the increased availability of Western-style education within and without its borders, China has bucked the trend. Using system justification theory as its theoretical framework, this study investigates why a Western-style education in China has done little to inculcate revolutionary movements. Findings indicate that a Western-style education does not facilitate student desire for democratisation in China because of the control imposed on student behaviour by Chinese authorities, including student subscription to Chinese Communist Party endorsed notions of national pride and student ambition for postgraduate socioeconomic reward. Culturally grounded notions of social harmony were less evident than might have been expected. (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10