摘要
Introduction While the ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease(COVID-19)has caused a global crisis,it is necessary for various sections including the highly internationalized higher education system to repredict their respective development trends.As been proposed by Popper(1957),“the influence of a prediction upon the predicted event(i.e.,the‘Oedipus effect’)”can hardly be avoided(p.11).Researchers in social sciences therefore should adopt a cautious attitude and choose an appropriate methodology while proposing their anticipations during social crises.It seems obvious that conducting historical analysis and making comparisons among similar situations(in both modern and premodern history)often help to understand existing challenges.According to the history,higher education has never been an ivory tower isolated from social crises.
基金
sponsored by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation[Grant No.2018M640358].
