Expansion of Chinese higher education since 1998: Its causes and outcomes |
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Authors: | Yinmei Wan |
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Institution: | (1) The University of Michigan, 1559 Fairway Dr., APT.301 Ann Arbor, Naperville, IL, USA |
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Abstract: | This paper examines an important development in Chinese higher education in the late 1990s and early 2000s, namely, its radical
expansion of enrollment starting from 1998. After a brief review of the related literature on educational expansion, the paper
analyzes the higher education expansion in China in detail. The paper argues that a variety of factors have led to the enrollment
expansion, including the expectation to stimulate domestic consumption and to ease the immediate pressure on the labor market,
the high public interest in and demand for higher education in Chinese society, and the political will of the Chinese government
to develop higher education. The outcomes of the enrollment expansion are also examined. The paper argues that the expected
short term impact of enrollment expansion on Chinese economy is not warranted by reality. Enrollment expansion has also put
pressures on Chinese higher education to further reform its structure, curricula, and administration. More importantly, enrollment
expansion has brought the issue of equity to the front. |
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Keywords: | Educational development Chinese higher education Expansion educational administration |
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