Portraits of 21st Century Chinese Universities: In the Move to Mass Higher Education

by Ruth Hayhoe, Jing Lin, Jun Li

Book Overview

This book examines the ways in which China's universities have changed in the dramatic move to a mass stage which has unfolded since the late 1990s. Twelve universities in different regions of the country are portrayed through the eyes of their students, faculty and leaders. The book begins with the national level policy process around the move to mass higher education. This is followed by an analysis of the views of 2,300 students on the 12 campuses...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9881785235
• ISBN13: 9789881785237
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher