The research focuses on the strategies for the transition from elite to mass higher
education in China. The expansion of Chinese higher education has accelerated
since 1998. The Chinese government plans to increase its gross enrolment rate in
higher education to 15% by 2010. According to Trow's (1974:63) phase
development theories, this increase of enrolment would lead to fundamental
changes in higher education. These changes interact with its contextual factors,
such as, economy, politics, society et cetera. The research aimed at analyzing this
by using both literature study and qualitative inquiry. The Chinese strategies for
the transition were preliminarily evaluated. Findings were that people's elite
values, shortage of funds and social inequality are major obstacles for the
transition. The study revealed that developing non-traditional higher education,
among others, is an effective way to overcome these difficulties and to accelerate
the transition from elite to mass higher education. / Educational Studies / M. Ed. (Comparative Education)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/16504 |
| Date | 06 1900 |
| Creators | Xue, Yan Qing |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (viii, 252 leaves) : illustrations |
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