The Rebirth of the Chinese Higher Education: Analysis of Higher Education Policies from the Economic Reform to Date

Autor/inn/en	Fu, Wangqian; Larbi, Frank Okai
Titel	The Rebirth of the Chinese Higher Education: Analysis of Higher Education Policies from the Economic Reform to Date
Quelle	In: International Journal of Comparative Education and Development, 24 (2022) 1, S.1-19 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Fu, Wangqian) ORCID (Larbi, Frank Okai)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2396-7404
DOI	10.1108/IJCED-04-2021-0044
Schlagwörter	Higher Education; Educational Policy; Foreign Countries; Economic Change; Conflict; Educational Development; Educational History; College Faculty; Educational Change; Global Approach; Asian Culture; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Ausland; Ökonomischer Wandel; Konflikt; Bildungsentwicklung; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Fakultät; Bildungsreform; Globales Denken
Abstract	Purpose: There have been regular policy enactment and dynamism to ensure progress and sustainability in the development of higher education (HE) in China after the Cultural Revolution. This study was purposed to reveal the processes of the Chinese higher education (CHE) development through series of policy implementations from the epoch of economic reformation and opening-up policy. Design/methodology/approach: The authors employed document analysis, and selected and critically analyzed documents that include published articles and books, the official website of the Chinese Ministry of Education, and historical documentaries of the Chinese Cultural Revolution and their HE aftermath. Again, a semi-structured interview was utilized with a sample size of 20 academics vested in the CHE history. Five academics from four universities in China were interviewed to analyze the historical events of the CHE transformation and current policies about the CHE development. Findings: The authors established that enrollment in the CHE has increased since the economic reformation; there has been the enhancement of the CHE internationalization in recent decades and the emergence of world-class universities and programs in the CHE as a result of the world class policies and projects. For consistency of the innovative programs toward HE development, the authors have posited some challenges, future goals and the global impacts of the CHE development and its sustainability. Originality/value: The utilization of document analysis cements the claims by the interviewees, which enriches the value of the results. This study would provide literature guidance to international researchers to critically concoct theoretical assumptions from the findings to critically investigate the developmental policy pattern of HE institutions. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01