Higher education reform in China: A comprehensive review of policymaking, implementation, and outcomes since 1978

Weiyan XIONG; Jiale YANG; Wenqin SHEN

doi:10.1016/j.chieco.2022.101752

Higher education reform in China: A comprehensive review of policymaking, implementation, and outcomes since 1978

Weiyan XIONG, Jiale YANG, Wenqin SHEN

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Abstract

This article comprehensively reviews the higher education policymaking and implementation in China since the reform and opening up in 1978. With the presented statistical data, this article discusses the intended and unintended consequences of China's higher education reform. In addition, by critically reviewing the literature and analyzing the data on China's higher education reform, this study concludes its outcomes into decentralization, stratification, massification, marketization, and internationalization.

Original language	English
Article number	101752
Number of pages	16
Journal	China Economic Review
Volume	72
Early online date	17 Jan 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chieco.2022.101752
Publication status	Published - Apr 2022

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Keywords

China's higher education
Higher education reform
Higher education policies

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