In the next eight years, many of China’s most prominent intellectuals taught or studied at Lianda. This book is the story of their lives and work under extraordinary conditions.
Presented in four parts, the book unpacks Tsinghua's thoughtful yet swift strides into the new era of 'global hybrid higher education.' The book examines influential technology, education, policy, and global forces.
Recent events in Tianamen Square have made such books abruptly important, though in some aspects outdated.
William Kirby examines sources of—and threats to—US higher education supremacy and charts the rise of Chinese competitors. Yet Chinese institutions also face problems, including a state that challenges the commitment to free inquiry.
This book introduces the higher education and universities in China.
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In Ambitious and Anxious, the sociologist Yingyi Ma offers a multifaceted analysis of this new wave of Chinese students based on research in both Chinese high schools and American higher-education institutions.
Presents both the historical development and the current state of higher education in China. Emphasizes the ongoing education reform, the government's education policies, and the development in higher education since the 1990s.
Berner, Boel. China's Science through Visitors' Eyes. Lund, Sweden: Research Policy Program, University of Lund, 1975. Bernstein, Thomas, and Hua-Yu Li, eds. China Learns from the Soviet Union, 1949–Present.
This book offers an in-depth investigation of the globalization of higher education at Chinese universities and colleges.