Assuring Quality in Higher Education in a Confucian Collectivist Culture: The Vietnamese Experience

Quality assurance(QA)has been introduced and developed into Vietnam for almost 15 years.The importation of such a concept from other countries with different cultures may result in resistance in some ways.This study explores QA arrangements at three institutions of higher education(HE)in Vietnam,a Confucian heritage country,as perceived by academic leaders,QA practitioners,and academics to respond to QA policies from the government.The methodological approach taken in this research is a multiple case study.A qualitative approach was used to explore QA practices at three institutions.Data collected from documentation and in-depth interviews were analyzed for patterns and themes.It was found that centralism and large power distance of a Confucian collectivist country such as Vietnam significantly influenced the government’s attempts to reform HE for quality improvement.Culturally appropriate measures from the bottom level with long-term strategies should be considered to assure and improve quality,including the shift to decentralization in HE.

A Comparative Study of the Management Mode of Sino- American Institutions of Higher Learning from the Perspective of the Party-Administrative Power Separation and Operation Mechanism

In this paper, we research on the higher education management mode of China and America based on the perspective of operation mechanism, separation of school and the government. As the thought of higher education management theory or a form, we jump out of the labyrinth of modernism manages view and the introduction of totally different from the modernist paradigm, from the angle of the theory research of postmodernism manages view. The paper is organized as the follows. In the first section, we generally introduce the basic concepts of higher education management and the relationship of the schools and government. Then, by comparing the pattern of the Chinese and the American, we analyze the difference in detail. Finally, we set up the prospect and the conclusion. In conclusion, our method combines the advantages of the American higher education management model which will be meaningful.

Development of Private Higher Education in Macao: Exploring the Relationship between Government and Private Sector

The development of private higher education in Macao has experien- ced rapid growth in the past two decades. The purpose of this paper is to understand this trend by investigating the facts and figures supplied by official sources and to analyze the role between the Government and the private sector. This paper shows that the attitude of the Macao Government is neither authoritative nor laissez-faire toward private higher education. On the one hand, the Government is investing heavily in the public sector. On the other hand, it is assisting the private sector by various means. However, there is a lack of systematic planning in the area of public-private partnership. There are also two issues which may hinder the current development of private higher education. They are an outdated legal framework and a lack of standardized quality assurance measures.

A Review of the Policies on the Private Colleges of China

One of the most important factors impacting the development of today’s private higher education in China is that there are not enough policies to support it.Then,the history of private higher education in Nanjing Nationalist Government （19271949） is focused on.

Is Shared Governance Feasible in Public Higher Education Institutions of China?

Economic development and rapid changes in technology have considerable impact on higher education in China.To prepare skilled highly-educated workforce and meet the demand for research development and productivity,higher education institutions in China are under a great pressure of adapting and implementing organizational change(Li et al.,2012).[20]This paper starts with an overview of the higher educational transformations in China in the past decades.Then the author assesses the shared governance practice in the U.S.and discusses the potential and limitations for China to adopt shared governance in the near future.

The Governance of Higher Education According to the Marxist View of Fairness

According to Marxism,fairness or equity is concrete,evolving,and practice-based,and has as its ultimate aim the realization of the full and free development of man.Xi Jinping Thought on Fairness and Justice underscores governing the country according to law,improving work styles,innovating the social governance model,and making social welfare and people＇s full and free development the point of departure and ultimate goal,in a fresh development of the Marxist approach to equity in the contemporary era.Guided by this approach,Chinese higher education institutions should break free of the traditional regimen,shifting the governance structure from bureaucratic management to shared governance and from the traditional rule of man to the rule of law.Through institutional measures and observance of the basic laws of higher education development,we can build a new type of collaborative relationship among governments,institutions of higher learning,academics and students,and society as a whole.In this way,all participants will find their proper place and realize their full potential,thus activating and enhancing the innovative capacity of higher education.Only thus will higher education institutions be able to modernize their governance systems and capacity.

Rethinking the World Bank Agenda for Chinese Higher Education Reform

This article explores the way in which the World Bank has worked effectively with China in higher education.It investigates whether or not the cooperation between the two has changed in line with their changing relationship.More specifically,it discusses whether the World Bank’s China agenda reflects the reform package of socio-institutional neoliberalism which the World Bank has tended to promote worldwide in the era of the Post-Washington Consensus,and how China’s higher education reform has been influenced by the agenda.The article argues that as China is transferring its role from that of a recipient country to that of a donor country,it is increasingly important to position itself as a global player.Other than mastering the game rules of the international community,China should also expand its influence within and through these major international organizations.

科教融汇视域下高职教育校企协同创新治理的逻辑与路径研究

教育、科技、人才“三位一体”重要论述为科教融汇视域下高职教育校企协同创新治理提供了政策基础与现实依据。高职教育校企协同创新实践中呈现出校企主体功能效益差异、管理权力运行向度单一、利益平衡机制缺失等问题表征,实际上是由于协同创新价值认同缺失、权力分配失衡、利益共享不均衡等治理不足所致。外溢性的公共价值达成、异质性的多元主体协同及柔性的网络化秩序建立共同构成了高职教育校企协同创新治理的逻辑。结合实践案例分析,校企协同创新治理现代化应通过建立“产科教”融合的治理价值理念、保障协同创新治理主体话语权、建立协同创新治理机制、构建基于自组织的协同创新场域等路径推进。

现阶段高等教育评价改革的理念澄清和着力方向

高等教育评价是一种重要的教育治理手段,对学生学习、教师发展和学校改进都起着非常关键的作用。高等教育评价有着内在的价值和规律,体现在评价类型与评价应用的契合、评价价值与实践的契合以及评价体系与治理的契合等方面。在推进高等教育评价改革的过程中,由于没有充分尊重教育评价的内在价值与规律,出现了阻滞评价改革的问题,包括量化评价惯性思维、评价指标科学性和精准性有待提升和评价体系缺乏协同等。解决这些问题需要我们面向质量提升,将转变评价理念并改进评价实践、重拾学术信任文化以及提升评价参与者的评价素养作为改革推进的重要支撑。

智慧教育背景下高等教育管理变革探究

教育随着时代的发展、技术的进步而变革和发展。随着数字化技术的发展,教育开始进入智慧教育阶段。智慧教育包括相互融通的学习场景、灵活多元的学习方式和富有弹性的组织管理,是数字化时代教育的新形态。若要有效推进智慧教育,必须实现高等教育管理的转型变革。智慧教育背景下,高等教育管理要创新教育管理观念,重视数字思维、适需服务和人机协同;拓展教育管理内涵,重视数据治理、环境再造和制度设计;完善教育管理的组织结构,不仅要创建矩阵型组织结构,还要将项目组作为新的治理单元,并建立数字化管理机构。

高等教育数字化治理:缘起、挑战与应对

高等教育是建设教育强国的龙头,高等教育数字化是实现教育大国向教育强国跃升的必然选择。在全球教育大变革的背景下,高等教育数字化治理是顺应数字时代的必然要求、提升教育质量的客观需要、国家战略发展的内在需求。虽然我国高等教育数字化治理工作已经取得了一定成就,但仍存在数字治理理念尚未转变、数字治理主体素养欠缺、数字治理技术不够成熟、数字治理制度有待完善等现实挑战。针对此,高等教育治理主体应转变理念、培养高等教育数字治理思维,提升素养、培育高素质技术型数字人才,变革技术、推动高等教育数字转型升级,完善数字化制度建设、优化高等教育数字治理布局。通过数字技术为高等教育深度赋能,促进高等教育高质量、可持续发展,让数字化治理为我国高等教育现代化建设提供有力支撑。

教育强国背景下中外合作办学提升高等教育国际影响力策略研究

在加快建设教育强国进程中,中外合作办学对提升高等教育国际影响力具有重要作用,且在提升拔尖创新人才培育力、国际学生吸引力、科研学术引领力、跨境教育“中国方案”影响力等方面具备了一定基础。然而,目前我国中外合作办学尚存在结构布局不够均衡、拔尖创新人才培养质量有待提高、服务国家和地方发展能力亟须提升、高效能治理体制机制尚需完善等问题。为此,中外合作办学应加大改革创新力度,补齐短板,在适度统筹规模和效益、调整优化结构布局,加大支撑保障力度、多渠道提升人才培养质量,聚焦科技前沿和国家关切、把好引进和审批准入关,完善合作办学治理体系、探索中国特色的合作办学模式等方面持续发力,不断提高中外合作办学水平,切实提升我国高等教育国际影响力。

中国特色高等教育治理体系现代化建设的内涵与路径

随着我国高等教育进入了新发展阶段,国家治理体系和治理能力现代化被进一步提上日程,高等教育治理体系现代化建设必须彰显中国特色。中国特色高等教育治理体系现代化的基本内涵表现在坚持和加强党的全面领导、秉持新发展理念、以人民为中心的价值取向、以立德树人为终极目标。推进中国特色高等教育治理体系现代化建设,必须确保党在高等教育治理中的核心领导地位,以新发展理念引领高等教育治理新发展,确立以人民为中心的高等教育治理体系改革导向,优化高等教育治理的权责配置,以现代信息技术手段创新高等教育治理方式。

连通性视域下高校师生互动类型、机制与策略

人际互动的基本前提是人与人之间的关系连通。在连通性视域中,高校师生关系可以区分为“无连通、弱连通和强连通”三种状态,并因此发展出“互动缺失、弱互动、强互动”三种互动类型。师生互动强度与教学效果之间存在明显正相关。师生强互动和关系强连通的获得机制主要是个体层面的特征同质性机制和群体层面的结构平衡化机制。实践中,通过调整教学策略、完善制度保障、建构支持合力等举措,可以增进师生之间的同质性因素,强化师生群体的结构平衡,进而建构起师生强互动和关系强连通,有效提升教学效果。

高职院校政产学研用创新人才培养模式探析

政产学研用是由当地政府、企业单位、高等学校、科学研究机构、用人单位多方参与相结合的人才培养模式,是解决企业和高校瓶颈问题的关键所在,是学生正式就业的有效过渡,是未来教育发展的趋势。从政产学研用人才培养模式的必要性入手,提出了构建基于工作任务的课程模块、组建专业级导师团队、发掘专业特色及改革学生考核评价方式等创新型人才培养模式的实施路径,从而解决传统教学的不足,为高职教育人才培养模式提供一种新思路。

职业本科助力新质生产力发展的价值意蕴和实践进路

新质生产力拓展了生产力的构成要素,揭示了区别于传统现代化发展规律的新动能,体现出“先进生产力质态”。新质生产力与职业本科教育目标具有耦合关系,职业本科可为发展新质生产力提供科技创新资源、产业升级动能、技术迭代支撑、人才资源跃升。职业本科院校应围绕国家人才战略凝练职业本科办学理念,围绕新兴产业、颠覆性产业布局专业体系,围绕前沿科技企业开展科教融汇,围绕人的全面发展拓展人才跃升通道,围绕数字技术培育新质教育力,在助力新质生产力发展实践中,找准目标定位、实现高质量发展。

产教融合视阈下高职院校高水平专业群治理研究——基于56份“双高计划”学校中期绩效自评报告的文本分析

产教融合视阈下高职院校高水平专业群治理的逻辑框架必须遵循产业发展需求的逻辑、知识关联的逻辑和组织治理的逻辑。以56份“双高计划”学校中期绩效自评报告为研究对象,运用NVIVO12.0软件对专业群治理逻辑归纳而建构的要素指标进行数据挖掘和分析,结果表明专业群产教融合形态由“单一虚体”向“多元实体”蜕变有待突破,专业间知识关联由“弱关联”向“强关联”演变有待强化,组织管理形态由“科层治理”向“多元治理”转变有待革新。产教融合视域下高职院校高水平专业群治理应坚持“以产定群”,搭建区域产业集群与专业知识关联耦合的专业群;坚持“以群治院”,打造治理结构与治理效能相匹配的组织体系;坚持多元共治,搭建产教协同与利益共享的实体育人平台。

“高等教育中国模式”的概念史寻绎

中国高等教育快速而独特的发展使“高等教育中国模式”逐渐成为备受关注的概念。厘清这一概念的源起和本质,对于理解中国高等教育的发展道路、推进高等教育学话语体系创新具有重要意义。采用概念史研究范式,梳理我国高等教育发展的历史和文献并综合分析话语内涵的演进发现,“中国特色的社会主义高等教育体系”是它的最初形态,独立自主这一中华民族精神之魂是它的思想内核,中国共产党的坚强领导是它生成和发展的根本保证,“中国式高等教育治理”是它的本质内涵;它在政治和经济变迁中被持续建构和反复定义,彰显出丰富的价值。“高等教育中国模式”为中国式高等教育现代化提供了历史注脚和学理概括,也必将在中国式高等教育现代化的伟大实践中继续得到丰富和发展。

我国本科职业教育治理的批判性思考:场域理论的视角

基于场域理论的视角,分析我国本科层次职业教育各场域及其组织间的互动情境,以此探寻不同场域与组织间的关系。立足科层管理、育人定位、职业技能和社会空间四个主要关系场域,思考如何突破科层权力失衡、育人资本缺失、职业惯习固化、社会资源协同不足等困局,进而结合组织与场域理论的适切性,分析路径过程为“入场准备”“中场适应”“出场联动”三个阶段。为应对关系场域形成的困局,提出应从以下三个场域阶段进行治理路径探究:首先是入场的环境建构,考虑权力与文化资本的完善;其次是控场的惯习重塑,重在加深职业行动能力;最后是出场的社会资本联动,关注治理的社会化发展,以期丰富我国本科职业教育治理思路,促进治理多样化发展。

政产学研视域下南充市生命科学协同创新发展路径研究

科技创新在推动科研、技术进步和产业变革中具有重要地位,是提升综合国力的关键驱动环节。本文基于南充市生命科学政产学研的现状,以南充市政府、高校、科研院所等为研究对象,探讨南充市生命科学政产学研一体化协同创新发展路径,提出加强政策支持、深化科研合作、创新氛围营造、人才引进与留住、资金投入增加、成果转化和知识产权保护等建议,以期为南充市生命科学协同创新发展提供借鉴和思考。