Higher Education as a Field of Study in China

Higher Education as a Field of Study in China: Defining Knowledge and Curriculum Structure concerns the complexity of higher education as an academic field-in particular, the evolving nature of the field in light of the overall development of higher education in China. It reviews how higher education as a field of study has evolved in China since 1978 and how the field has been shaped by political and social forces, as well as institutional culture.

Xin Wang is associate professor of Chinese studies and acting director of Asian studies at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
The Changing Landscape of Higher Education: Reforms and Development in China	p. 5
Development of Higher Education as a Field of Study in China	p. 25
Higher Education, an Evolving Academic Field in the United States	p. 41
The Reality and Nature of the Knowledge Structure of Higher Education as a Field of Study	p. 67
Issues and Discussions	p. 109
Toward the New Models: Implications for National Policymaking and Institutional Initiatives	p. 123
Appendix	p. 137
Bibliography	p. 143
Index	p. 151
About the Author	p. 153
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Higher Education as a Field of Study in China Defining Knowledge and Curriculum Structure

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