Accreditation System of Distance Higher Education in the U.S. and Its Implications for China

Distance higher education is an important component of the Chinese higher education.How to enhance the quality of distance higher education is one of the key issues to be addressed in the research areas of distance education and higher education.As a crucial step to quality improvement,the constitution of accreditation system in distance higher education balances the benefits of all parties involved.This paper explores the American accreditation system of higher education and distance education and concludes with suggestions for the constitution of the Chinese quality assurance system:1)establishing third-party institutions to share part of the government roles;2)constituting the accreditation system;3)setting up appropriate standards;4)publicizing results of quality assurance work;and 5)building internal quality assurance mechanism.This paper is aimed to provide some reference to the constitution of accreditation system of distance higher education in China,facilitate the solution of quality problems in distance education,and promote the continuous improvement and development of distance education in China.

REFORMING CHINA'S HIGHER ENGINEERING EDUCATION

This article expounds that China’s higher engineering education is facing both challenges and opportunities. Some special difficulties and problems rise in the course of economic transition, and exhort us that it has been of great urgency to carry out a reform of higher engineering education. Here are put forward six measures: to explore training patterns of such an education suited to China’s national conditions; to improve university system: to transform educational ideology, and reform educational contents and methods; to establish a system of cooperation of engineering universities and colleges with industries; to strengthen construction of teacher contingent in engineering universities and colleges; and to carry out testing work of continuing engineering education and training education.

From Mutual Creation to Mutual Benefit:China’s National Teacher Training Program between Higher Teacher Education and K-12 Teachers

Sustainable Development Goal(SDG 4)lays solid theoretical foundation for the development of higher teacher education in improving the quality of teaching faculty nationwide.Sustainable teacher training paves a way for teacher professional development in the long run.China’s“National Teacher Training Program”serves a connection between higher teacher education and K-12 teachers in multiple perspectives when exploring K-12 teachers’improvement of the essence by upgrading the initiative of the program with the assistance of educational technology and modern educational philosophy from mutual creation to mutual benefit.Direction orientation strategic design based on demand for teaching faculty,curriculum setting in modules,and characteristics creation have been carried out to upgrade the training of teacher colleges and National Teacher Training Program in the future for achieving a win-win situation between higher teacher education and K-12 education.

Contribution of Development of China's Higher Education to Human Rights Undertaking

Human rights are the rights and freedoms of humans in their nature, and represent the basic conditions for the free and complete development of the humankind. The educational develop- ment level is an important mark of the level of realization of human rights. China＇s higher education realized the historic development in the 1998- 2007 period, and the number of the enrolled students at common colleges and universities across the nation had exploded from 3.4 million to 18.85 million, the number one in the world.

Contributing to Sustainable Development——The Mission and Value of Higher Education

Some notes on sustainable development and scientific outlook on development were given. It is addressed that the mission of higher education to contribute to sustainable development should be reinforced and further expanded. The present situation of China's higher education and the improvements required were analyzed. Two modes of thinking (reductionism and holism) and the relationship between the mode of thinking and the mode of development were discussed. The change in the mode of thinking is the key point for Chinese higher education, and more intensive reform of teaching affairs is necessary. A proposal of the revision of China's Higher Education Act and University Constitutions was put forward.

Progress in Reform of China's Education and Pro tection of Citizens' Right to Educatio n ——An Interview with Zhou Ji, Minister of Education

Following is a transcript of an interview by our staff reporter with Zhou Ji, Minister of Education, on a range of questions concerning China's education. These include how China is reforming its education system, what the Chinese Government has done to protect the right of citizens to education, as well as the investment made by the state in education.

Concept and Feasibility of Offering Human Rights Courses in China's Institutions of Higher Learning

Doubtlessly, the term ＂human rights＂ has become a world language in the 21st century. China has written ＂The state respects and protects human rights＂ into its constitution, thus opening up a new period of constitutional construction and human rights cause. This great term ＂human rights＂ does not only contain specific rights that can be put into practice but also carry dignity, equality, freedom and other value systems and moral requirements.

Policy-Driven Development and the Strategic Initiative of One-Million Enrollment Expansion in China’s Higher Vocational Education

Purpose:This article explores the relationship between governmental policy and the development of higher vocational education in China.Design/Approach/Methods:The article begins with a textual analysis of dozens of policy documents on higher vocational education issued by the Chinese government since 1999.Findings:The article argues that the development of higher vocational education in China has been largely policy-driven.This development can be divided into four stages:scale development,quality improvement,capacity building,and systemwide enhancement.The transition between each of these developmental stages was marked by new policy initiatives undertaken by the Chinese government.Originality/Value:The government’s recent efforts to expand higher vocational education enrollment by one million students have significant implications for China’s higher vocational education.Additionally,the proposed“1 + X”model—which attaches equal importance to academic education and skill training—may represent the beginning of a new stage in the development of higher vocational education in China.

Women's Higher Education in China

AT the Huairou NGO Forum on Women, participants in the Workshop on Women’s Higher Education in China were inspired by Chinese speakers to give voice to their own ideas. The line for speaking grew so long as to require Qi Wenying, Workshop Chairwoman and Professor from Beijing University, to announce a new time limit of

我国中西部高等教育的特征及主要问题——基于商业模式画布理论的分析

随着国家区域协调发展战略的有效实施,中西部高等教育在时代浪潮中砥砺奋进。但中西部高等教育与东部相比,总体水平仍有很大差距。深入审视该行业的商业模式对推动党中央新时代振兴中西部高等教育相关意见精神落实落地,具有重要现实意义。分析中西部高等教育商业模式画布中的客户细分、价值主张、渠道通路、客户关系、核心资源、关键任务、合作伙伴、收入来源和成本等九个要素发现,其商业模式有优化的空间。需注重客户需求,提升高等教育供给与劳动力市场的匹配度,增加低收入人群收入以提高教育付费能力,帮助学生拓宽就业渠道,采取特殊激励措施聚集卓越教师队伍,加强开放合作实现共赢发展,发挥商业模式中的优势,消弭阻碍发展的劣势,激发其内生动力和发展活力。

“慕课”与中国高等教育的未来

简要回顾了近十年来中国由"精品课程"到"网络公开课"的发展历史,重点分析了自2013年中国"慕课"突飞猛进发展过程中所面临的现实困境,同时,提出了中国"慕课"要"面向中国、服务教育、辐射社会、走向世界"的未来发展道路。

近现代世界高等教育中心的转移及其对中国高等教育的启示

随着近现代世界科学活动中心从意大利开始,经英国、法国、德国至美国,历经了四次转移,近现代世界高等教育中心也发生了类似的转移。分析、研究其中的原因,对中国高等教育的发展有着有益的借鉴意义。

新中国民族院校发展与改革的历史性回顾

新中国民族院校60多年来的发展历程,是其发展目标、培养模式、内在结构等随着社会历史的变迁而不断调整、演变、提升和优化的过程。通过百万各民族干部和专业技术人才的培养、富有特色理论和应用性成果的推出,民族院校有力地推动了少数民族和民族地区的经济和社会发展进程,支持了民族团结、国家统一大业。经过长期的实践、探索和总结,民族院校也积累了丰厚的办学经验,为今后进一步深化教育体制改革、实现可持续发展奠定了坚实的基础。

试论中国现代高等教育形成的四种源流及其影响

从历史发展的角度,考察了形成中国现代高等教育的四种重要源流,以及它们怎样进入我国的现代高等教育并如何发挥着它们的影响与作用的。为我们研究当代中国高等教育的现状和发展提供了一个新的视角。

中国高等教育发展历史述评

中国古代高等教育萌芽于夏商周,近代高等教育始发于洋务教育,新中国成立后,现代高等教育经过50年,特别是改革开放后的改革与发展,培养了数以千万计的高级专门人才。20世纪90年代以来,高等教育呈现稳步发展的态势,突出表现在高等学校招生规模的不断扩大,以及高等教育入学率的显著提升。在1999年之后,高等教育步入了数量和规模扩张上的黄金时期,很快实现了由"精英化"向"大众化"的转变。

陕西省高等教育与经济增长的关系研究

收集陕西省1952—2004年数据对高等教育与经济增长之间的关系进行研究,利用协整理论加以分析,结论是:二者之间没能存在协整关系即长期均衡关系。陕西省高等教育的发展更多的是人为因素,不是自身发展的结果。陕西高等教育规模扩大对提升陕西省人力资本存量和促进经济发展作用并不明显。Granger因果检验结果表明,陕西省经济增长同高等教育尤其是普通高等教育之间尽管在改革开放的市场化进程中逐步回复了本身固有的关系,但仍未形成一个良性互动的关系。

中国高校战略经营的现实环境与路径

高校通过战略经营来实现跨越式发展是新时代高校发展的一种全新理念。但中国学术界对这种发展理念的本质内涵尚未形成统一的认识,这制约了战略经营理念在高校发展实践中的应用。并且,学者们对高校战略经营的必要性、可行性以及具体操作性的认识也欠透彻深入。为此,应从高校战略经营的本质内涵、战略经营的必要性、可能性以及具体操作性这三个方面来阐释中国高校战略经营问题,以推动中国学术界对中国高校战略经营的深入探讨。

英国大学课程考核方法对我国高校课程考核改革的启示

我国高等教育改革正在稳步进行并且逐步深化,考试改革是高等教育教学改革的一个重要部分。通过分析英国高校课程考核方法论述了对我国高校课程考核改革的启示意义。

我国农业高等职业教育发展历程及展望

改革开放以来,我国农业高职教育从萌芽到发展,再到内涵建设,为传统农业向现代农业转型升级奠定了良好的人才基础。文章在回顾我国农业高职教育40年发展历程的基础上,阐述了农业高职教育规模不断扩张、内涵建设水平不断提高、服务社会能力不断增强的历史成就。展望未来,我国农业高职教育需要构建发展新格局、培育发展新动力、找寻发展新机遇,从而实现高职教育与乡村振兴共生共荣。