Tertiary Education at a Glance: China / by Kai Yu, Andrea Lynn Stith, Li Liu, Huizhong Chen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yu, Kai.

Series:

Global Perspectives on Higher Education ; 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher.

Higher Education.

Local Subjects:

Higher Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (124 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2012.

Place of Publication:

Rotterdam : SensePublishers : Imprint: SensePublishers, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This publication aims to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of tertiary education in China. It is the result of a partnership established between the World Bank and the Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s Graduate School of Education to collect and disseminate information on higher education in the China. Inspired by the OECD’s annual “Education at a Glance” publication, it presents data collected from several sources, including statistical publications such as the National Statistics on Education Yearbook and other statistical yearbooks, government authorities such as the Chinese Ministry of Education, and other sources, and is a significant and timely contribution to the literature and data on global tertiary education. As such, it should constitute a valuable resource for students, scholars, and policy makers interested in understanding tertiary education in the world’s most populous country.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

China – Country Profile

The Chinese Education System – History

The Contemporary Chinese Higher Education System

Data and Analysis: Students and Education

Data and Analysis: Graduates

Data and Analysis: Research

Data and Analysis: Governance

Data Sources

Notes

Appendix

References.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references.

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ISBN:

9786613709615

9789460917462

9460917461

9781280799228

1280799226

OCLC:

783528342