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

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.

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-252
Author(s):  
Zhou Xian

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.


2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2/3) ◽  
pp. 78-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Okai Larbi ◽  
Wangqian Fu

Purpose The purpose of the paper is to conceptualize international students’ perception on the internationalization of higher education in China and identify some challenges faced by some of the higher educational institutions (HEIs) in their internationalization practice. Design/methodology/approach This study utilized the qualitative research method, specifically, the researchers employed structured interview for investigation. The population of this research includes 15 international students and five Chinese professors teaching in BNU. Participants’ responses were categorized to provide a better understanding of the subject of study. Findings This study identified some push-pull factors that influenced international students’ decision making to pursue their studies in China. Some of the push factors identified include the high cost of graduate education, unavailability of some academic courses in some students’ home countries, international exposure, and unemployment, whereas the pull factors identified constitute scholarship opportunities, an alliance between BNU and others foreign universities, global job opportunity, universities’ prestige, and ranking, Chinese history and culture, and technological advancement. Finally, the challenges discovered are professors and students’ relationship, language barrier, separation of international and Chinese students, and lack of internship opportunities. Research limitations/implications This study provides an in-depth understanding of the case presented and has outlined some key areas to be improved in the internationalization process of Chinese HEIs. Further studies in this area are encouraged to critically analyze foreign faculty members’ experiences and contributions to Chinese internationalization of HE process in different institutions and provide a substantial framework to help mitigate some of the challenges that will emerge. Originality/value This research collated and addressed the lived experiences and perception on matters relevant for international practices by Chinese HEIs. Researchers have explained the assumptions and theory used in this study to better understanding the issues that emerged.


2011 ◽  
Vol 211-212 ◽  
pp. 752-755
Author(s):  
Wei Wang ◽  
De Quan Liu ◽  
Jian Liu

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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