The Road to Privatization of Higher Education in China - A New Cultural Revolution?

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.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Introduction - This chapter explains the aim and scope of the book.
Chapter 2: Higher education in China: local, national and global context - This chapter provides the background for privatization of HE in China.
Chapter 3: Privatization of higher education: theoretical underpinnings - This chapter conceputualizes privatization of HE in the Chinese context.
Chapter 4: Implementation of privatization: scale and scope - This chapter aims to answer how privatization is implemented by looking at the development of the private HE sector, and the privatization strategies adopted in publish HEIs.
Chapter 5: Financing higher education: changing rationales for funding - This chapter examines the financial aspects of HE in terms of revenue and expenditure.
Chapter 6: Control and regulation of higher education: innovated university governance - This chapter looks into the control of HE from three aspects, i.e. educational regulation, institutional autonomy and the mechanism of HE control.
Chapter 7: Rethinking privatization of higher education in China: lessons and impacts - This chapter concludes the book by evaluating the privatization of HE in China in terms of effects and problems.
References
Appendices

About the author

Dr. Li Wang is a highly motivated researcher in educational studies. She completed her PhD in East Asian Studies within three years although her research continues to be interdisciplinary. Dr. Wang's studies have crossed over sociology of education, education policy, educational inequality and social exclusion. Her research has been published in peer reviewed journals and presented at international conferences. Dr. Wang had won a number of scholarships and grants for outstanding academic performance.

Summary

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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“The book not only provides an empirical discussion of the implementation of the privatization of HE in the Chinese context, but also imposes a conceptual clarification concerning the retreat of the state, the relationship between the state, the market and university, and educational inequality. … this book should be valuable for anyone working in the area of China studies, not only those concerned with HE or privatization.” (William Yat Wai Lo, Higher Education, Vol. 74, 2017)

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"The book not only provides an empirical discussion of the implementation of the privatization of HE in the Chinese context, but also imposes a conceptual clarification concerning the retreat of the state, the relationship between the state, the market and university, and educational inequality. ... this book should be valuable for anyone working in the area of China studies, not only those concerned with HE or privatization." (William Yat Wai Lo, Higher Education, Vol. 74, 2017)

Product details

• Authors: Li Wang
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2013
• EAN: 9783642383021
• ISBN: 978-3-642-38302-1
• No. of pages: 113
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 239 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 303 g
• Illustrations: VIII, 113 p. 10 illus.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Adult education; B, Educational Policy, Sociology of Education, Education, Sociology, higher education, Educational strategies & policy, Social research & statistics, Educational Policy and Politics, Education and state, Educational sociology, Education and sociology