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Higher Education As a Field of Study in China
Defining Knowledge and Curriculum Structure
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2010
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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.
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Copyright year
2010
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-3428-3
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-3430-6
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
154
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Acknowledgments No access
Chapter 1: The Changing Landscape of Higher Education No access Pages 5 - 24
Chapter 2: Development of Higher Education as a Field of Study in China No access Pages 25 - 40
Chapter 3: Higher Education, an Evolving Academic Field in the United States No access Pages 41 - 66
Chapter 4: The Reality and Nature of the Knowledge Structure of Higher Education as a Field of Study No access Pages 67 - 108
Chapter 5: Issues and Discussions No access Pages 109 - 122
Chapter 6: Toward the New Models No access Pages 123 - 136
