The Crisis in the Humanities and ‘Invented Tradition’

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-252
Author(s):  
Zhou Xian
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
The Past ◽  
Invented Tradition ◽  
Worldwide Phenomenon ◽  
Higher Education In China ◽  
Education In China

The crisis of the humanities in higher education has been around for some time. Over the years, concerns regarding this crisis have spread extensively. To the optimist, such a crisis presents new opportunities and challenges; to the pessimist, old practices die hard. In fact, the crisis of the humanities in Chinese academic circles has yet to attract proper attention and discussion. If we think of the past 30 years, it is clear that higher education in China faces this crisis, with the various instances of poisonings and murders amongst Chinese students being a further indicator of its seriousness. Thus, despite differences in its manifestation throughout various countries, it seems that the crisis of the humanities is a worldwide phenomenon. Below, I will discuss three sets of problems in order to explore some possible solutions to this crisis.

Research trend on higher education in China for the past ten years

2014 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 319-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cuiping Kang ◽  
Gang Wang ◽  
Min Shi ◽  
Fei Sun
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Research Trend ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Education Theory ◽  
Higher Education In China ◽  
Issue Definition ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Education In China

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the developing trend of higher pedagogy, to promote the research of higher pedagogy to be more canonical and scientific and to improve the higher education theory. Design/methodology/approach – The utility research uses a method of quantitative study, namely “content analysis”, to estimate and analyze the higher education theory literature on ten dimensionalities which include theme, author, abstract, keywords, subject, proposing of the issue, definition of key terms, research methods, conclusion, reference and annotations from 1996 to 2006 in China. Findings – The analysis of the selected 250 academic theses and reports in the field of higher education shows that academic research and theoretical standard have been improved, meanwhile academic criterion have been formed by degrees in higher pedagogy within ten years. At the same time, there are still some problems in the papers and reports the authors have selected such as title, key words, proposing of the issue, researching method and conclusion. Originality/value – This paper sums up the trend of research on higher education in China for the past ten years, and points out the problems in this trend and then proposes ways to improve the research of higher education in China.

On the System of Multiple Linear Regression of Higher Education Tuition in China

2011 ◽  
Vol 211-212 ◽  
pp. 752-755
Author(s):  
Wei Wang ◽  
De Quan Liu ◽  
Jian Liu
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Model ◽  
The State ◽  
State Funding ◽  
Reasonable Assumption ◽  
Training Costs ◽  
Higher Education In China ◽  
Education In China

Based on the fairness and benefits of the opportunity to accept higher education, tuition should be paid. The average cost of higher education and the ability to pay tuition which is determined by the average income are two fundamental basics for making the standard of tuition. In order to research the standard of tuition, the paper has focused on two issues: What is the acceptable range of tuition for higher education in China? How much is the reasonable tuition for higher education in China? Then we have established a multiple linear regression model on the basis of the reasonable assumption. Using the Eviews Software, we got that the range of average tuition was [4674.4, 7516.1]. Then we made a sensitivity analysis on the state funding and got the conclusion, tuition of colleges and universities all over our country were reasonable, and that the average tuition was negatively correlated to the state funding to some extent. Through the conclusion, we obtained that the state funding accounted for 25% in training costs of students. When the state funding rose by 250 yuan, the average tuition would decrease by 238 yuan.

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