The Third Delight: Internationalization of Higher Education in China,9780415933728

The Third Delight: Internationalization of Higher Education in China

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ISBN13: 9780415933728
ISBN10: 0415933722
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2002-04-12
Publisher(s): Routledge
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Summary

Globalization and internationalization are salient features of our times in significant modern and post-modern social theories. This study contributes to the literature, and delineates a comprehensive picture of China's higher education internationalization, with an analysis of its costs and benefits, set in an international comparative perspective.

Table of Contents

List of Tables
ix
Foreword xi
Anthony R. Welch
Preface xv
Introduction
Introduction
3(1)
Reasons for Choosing the Topic
4(4)
Overview of the Book
8(5)
Methodological Considerations
13(12)
Nationalism and the Open Door Policy: Chinese Higher Education 1840s-1990s
Introduction
25(2)
End of Isolation: 1840-1860
27(1)
Decline of the Old Order: 1860-1895
28(3)
Years of Reforms: 1895-1911
31(1)
Era of a Republic: 1912-1949
32(3)
Period of Vacillation: 1949-1976
35(1)
Regularization in the Name of Reform: 1976-1990s
36(2)
Conclusions
38(3)
Tensions Between the Global and the Local: a Comparative Illustration of the Two Reorganizations of China's Higher Education in the 1950s and 1990s
Introduction
41(1)
The Reorganization in the 1950s
42(1)
The Reorganization in the 1990s
43(3)
Main Disparities
46(2)
Some Comparative Findings
48(4)
Conclusions
52(3)
Globalization: A Context of Inequality And Scarcity
Introduction
55(1)
The Character of Globalization
56(5)
The Impact of Globalization on Higher Education
61(7)
Conclusions
68(3)
Internationalization: Its Meanings, Rationales and Implications
Introduction
71(1)
Meanings
72(3)
Rationales
75(4)
Implications
79(3)
Conclusions
82(3)
Implementing Internationalization: an Overall Picture of Guangzhou Universities
Introduction
85(1)
The Historical Context
85(2)
Individual Activities
87(3)
Institutional Achievement
90(4)
Academic Programs
94(3)
Conclusions
97(2)
Internationalized While Provincialized? A Case Study of South China Normal University
Introduction
99(1)
A Historical Sketch of SCNU
99(3)
Perceptions of Internationalization
102(1)
Internationalization, Institutional Relevance to Community, and Local Interests
103(1)
Orientations for Development
104(2)
Faculty
106(1)
Students
107(1)
Educational Provision in Hong Kong and Macao
108(2)
International Communications
110(1)
Conclusions
111(2)
Openness and Reform as Dynamics for Development: the Case of South China University of Technology
Introduction
113(1)
Early Adoption of International Experience
114(4)
Shifting Research Foci
118(4)
Current International Activities
122(10)
Conclusions
132(3)
Zhongshan University Case Study: Some Analyses of a Comprehensive University
Introduction
135(1)
A Historical Account
135(1)
Selected Examples of Early Internationalization
136(4)
Internationalization: A Synonym for Academic Standards?
140(1)
Internationalization and Institutional Identity: Both at the Same Time?
141(2)
Basic Research in Difficulty
143(1)
Internationalization Achieved
144(4)
Conclusions
148(3)
Advantages or Disadvantages: Important Issues for Internationalization of China's Higher Education
Introduction
151(1)
Overseas Student Education
151(5)
The English Language
156(6)
Hong Kong's Role in Internationalizing China's Higher Education
162(4)
The Chinese Professoriate
166(6)
Conclusions
172(1)
Conclusions and Future Directions
Introduction
173(1)
Chinese Conceptions of Internationalization
173(5)
Chinese Higher Education: Internationalized or Globalized?
178(2)
Internal Differentiation
180(3)
Achieving Internationalization Goals: Strategic Priorities
183(5)
Conclusion
188(3)
Appendix One Teachers/Researchers Questionnaire Form English- and Chinese-Language Versions 191(16)
Appendix Two Institutional Administrators Questionnaire Form English- and Chinese-Language Versions 207(14)
Appendix Three Interviews Conducted in Guangzhou and Hong Kong 221(2)
Appendix Four Interview Schedule English- and Chinese-Language Versions 223(6)
Bibliography 229(32)
Index 261

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