Higher Education as a Field of Study in China: Defining Knowledge
and Curriculum Structure concerns the complexity of higher
education as an academic field the evolving nature of the field in
light of the overall development of higher education in China. It
reviews how higher education as a field of study has evolved in
China since 1978 and how the field has been shaped by political and
social forces, as well as institutional culture. Xin Wang argues
that higher education is becoming an interdisciplinary field rather
than a subfield under the discipline of education, especially when
higher education has become an enterprise with such a broad scope
in China. Wang also expresses a belief that the field of higher
education is being challenged by the professional need for
preparing and training competent professionals for various
administrative positions in China. Higher education as a field will
be professionalized with its own knowledge base and a set of skills
in applying this knowledge to practical areas. This book also
provides an account of the U.S. model of higher education as an
example how the field was formed and developed, how it has evolved
from a generalized area of inquiry into a professional
specialization, how programs of higher education are structured,
what classes they offer, and what challenges they face. The U.S.
model presents a comparative perspective for Chinese scholars and
program directors about higher education as a field of study.
General
| Imprint: |
Lexington Books
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Emerging Perspectives on Education in China |
| Release date: |
March 2010 |
| First published: |
April 2010 |
| Authors: |
Xin Wang
|
| Dimensions: |
242 x 161 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
60 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7391-3428-3 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
Higher & further education >
General
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| LSN: |
0-7391-3428-0 |
| Barcode: |
9780739134283 |
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