Overview
- First book on privatization of higher education in North China highlights the unique political, economic and cultural background of China
- Focuses on different practices of and rationales behind the privatization of higher education in China
- Challenges current assumptions on changes in Chinese higher education ?
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
About this book
This book makes both empirical and conceptual contributions to the debate on privatization of higher education in China. Empirically, it aims to fill a gap in our knowledge of privatization of higher education in North China. To this end, Beijing was chosen as a case for analysis, and nine local higher educational institutions were visited. The case study strategy is also complemented by an extensive review of national policies to reveal problems beyond the specific case of Beijing and of national concern. The effects of the cultural and socioeconomic background and the unique state-party controlling system on higher education management are stressed. Conceptually, most existing studies on privatization of higher education in China adopt a policy analysis approach, while research on privatization of other public sectors or in other countries is frequently guided by economic theories. This book thus seeks to combine both social policy and econometric approaches to provide a systematic and detailed investigation of the privatization process in the context of higher education. It also improves examines the applicability of western theories in the Chinese context.
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About the author
Dr. Li Wang is a highly motivated researcher in educational studies. She completed her PhD in East Asian Studies, though her research continues to be interdisciplinary. Dr. Wang’s research involves the sociology of education, education policy, educational inequality and social exclusion. Her work has been published in peer reviewed journals and presented at international conferences. She has also received a number of scholarships and grants for outstanding academic performance.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Road to Privatization of Higher Education in China
Book Subtitle: A New Cultural Revolution?
Authors: Li Wang
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38303-8
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-38302-1Published: 18 December 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-51347-7Published: 27 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-38303-8Published: 29 November 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 113
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations
Topics: Higher Education, Educational Policy and Politics, Sociology of Education, Sociology of Education