Higher education as a field of study in China : defining knowledge and curriculum structure / Xin Wang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wang, Xin, Ed. D.

Series:

Emerging Perspectives on Education in China

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--China.

Education, Higher.

Education, Higher--Research--China.

Universities and colleges--China.

Universities and colleges.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (165 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Higher Education as a Field of Study in China concerns higher education as an academic field_the evolving nature of the field in light of the overall development of higher education in China. Xin Wang illustrates how 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.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: The Changing Landscape of Higher Education; Chapter 2: Development of Higher Education as a Field of Study in China; Chapter 3: Higher Education, an Evolving Academic Field in the United States; Chapter 4: The Reality and Nature of the Knowledge Structure of Higher Education as a Field of Study; Chapter 5: Issues and Discussions; Chapter 6: Toward the New Models; Appendix; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

979-82-16-34735-4

1-282-81998-4

9786612819988

0-7391-3430-2

OCLC:

669505812