Neither of the“Three Industry”Theory nor the“General Agreement of Trading Service”(GATS)of the World Trade Organization(WTO)can be the essential criteria to analyze the property of education.The property of educat...Neither of the“Three Industry”Theory nor the“General Agreement of Trading Service”(GATS)of the World Trade Organization(WTO)can be the essential criteria to analyze the property of education.The property of education can be defined from consumers’perspective.The direct consumers of education are students;but the ultimate consumers of education include parents,employers,society and governments as well.From the perspective of consumers,education is both a service and a productive institution.展开更多
By probing into the relationship of senior students’demand for“internationalization”,students’expected economic returns in future careers,and their individual concept of modernity,this study attempts to explore se...By probing into the relationship of senior students’demand for“internationalization”,students’expected economic returns in future careers,and their individual concept of modernity,this study attempts to explore several factors that are influencing the demand for overseas higher education.展开更多
The marketization of education cannot serve as the guiding principle in constructing the modern school system, nor can it be directly transplanted from modern enterprise system. Because the modern school system is a k...The marketization of education cannot serve as the guiding principle in constructing the modern school system, nor can it be directly transplanted from modern enterprise system. Because the modern school system is a kind of “edu-cational institution” rather than an “economical institution”, what it should focus on is not the ownership of property or the distinction of property, but on the core educational issue, that is, the students’ development. Such a kind of modern school system requires that the government delegates power to schools to realize academic autonomy in schools (selfgovernance).展开更多
文摘Neither of the“Three Industry”Theory nor the“General Agreement of Trading Service”(GATS)of the World Trade Organization(WTO)can be the essential criteria to analyze the property of education.The property of education can be defined from consumers’perspective.The direct consumers of education are students;but the ultimate consumers of education include parents,employers,society and governments as well.From the perspective of consumers,education is both a service and a productive institution.
基金The authors are grateful to the Study of Demand for Higher Education with Reference to Educational Finance in HK and China’s Mainland.(ARGC Funded Research Project,2003-2004).
文摘By probing into the relationship of senior students’demand for“internationalization”,students’expected economic returns in future careers,and their individual concept of modernity,this study attempts to explore several factors that are influencing the demand for overseas higher education.
文摘The marketization of education cannot serve as the guiding principle in constructing the modern school system, nor can it be directly transplanted from modern enterprise system. Because the modern school system is a kind of “edu-cational institution” rather than an “economical institution”, what it should focus on is not the ownership of property or the distinction of property, but on the core educational issue, that is, the students’ development. Such a kind of modern school system requires that the government delegates power to schools to realize academic autonomy in schools (selfgovernance).
