Research trend on higher education in China for the past ten years

Purpose – This paper aims to explore the developing trend of higher pedagogy, to promote the research of higher pedagogy to be more canonical and scientific and to improve the higher education theory. Design/methodology/approach – The utility research uses a method of quantitative study, namely “con...

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Published in:International journal of educational management 2014-03, Vol.28 (3), p.319-339
Main Authors: Kang, Cuiping, Wang, Gang, Shi, Min, Sun, Fei
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Administration & policy in education
Content analysis
Cybernetics
Doctoral Dissertations
Education
Educational Change
Educational materials
Educational Theories
Educational theory
Experimental methods
Higher education
Instructional Materials
Leadership in education
Literature Reviews
Modernization
Observation
Pedagogy
Research methodology
Scientific Methodology
Scientific Research
Standardization
Statistical analysis
Statistical methods
Studies
Teaching Methods
Trends
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Summary:Purpose – This paper aims to explore the developing trend of higher pedagogy, to promote the research of higher pedagogy to be more canonical and scientific and to improve the higher education theory. Design/methodology/approach – The utility research uses a method of quantitative study, namely “content analysis”, to estimate and analyze the higher education theory literature on ten dimensionalities which include theme, author, abstract, keywords, subject, proposing of the issue, definition of key terms, research methods, conclusion, reference and annotations from 1996 to 2006 in China. Findings – The analysis of the selected 250 academic theses and reports in the field of higher education shows that academic research and theoretical standard have been improved, meanwhile academic criterion have been formed by degrees in higher pedagogy within ten years. At the same time, there are still some problems in the papers and reports the authors have selected such as title, key words, proposing of the issue, researching method and conclusion. Originality/value – This paper sums up the trend of research on higher education in China for the past ten years, and points out the problems in this trend and then proposes ways to improve the research of higher education in China.
ISSN:0951-354X
1758-6518
DOI:10.1108/IJEM-04-2013-0059