城市化推动中国高等教育发展了吗?

Has Urbanization Prompted the Development of Higher Education in China?

本文采用空间面板数据模型,考察了中国的城市化对高等教育发展的推动作用。实证结果表明:中国在高等教育发展水平上存在着显著的空间相关性;城市化水平显著地推动了高等教育的发展;在东、中部地区,经济增长没有发挥积极的作用;中国的工业化进程有力地支持了高等教育的发展;就全国整体而言,第三产业的发展具有同样的支持作用;高等教育的发展存在着东部相互带动,中、西部相互竞争的现象。最后,本文认为,城市化不仅实现了人口由农村向城市的转移,也促进了人们思想观念的转变和进步,提高了接受高等教育的意愿;而中国的高速经济增长并没有对高等教育发展起到应有的拉动作用。

From a spatial perspective, this paper studies how urbanization prompts higher education in China by spatial panel data model. Empirical results show that the development of higher education in China has spatial correlation. Urbanization has significantly prompted the development of higher education. Economic growth hasn＇t played an active role in eastern and central regions. China＇s industrialization has strongly supported the development of higher education. In the whole country, the development of tertiary industry has the same role. There are mutual promotions in eastern region and competitions in central and western regions. Finally, this paper points out that urbanization does not only transfer rural population to urban areas, but also contribute to the changes and progress of people＇s ideas, and enhance their willingness to accept the higher education. However, the rapid economic growth did not play its due role in the development of higher education in China.