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Of Sustainability and Excellence: Chinese Academia at a Crossroads
Author(s) -
Halachmi Arie,
Ngok Kinglun
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
public administration review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.721
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1540-6210
pISSN - 0033-3352
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2009.02084.x
Subject(s) - excellence , china , sustainability , balance (ability) , salient , political science , higher education , public administration , economic growth , economics , law , psychology , ecology , neuroscience , biology
What forces shape the recent growth and evolution of higher education in China? Has it been a means of attaining China’s national goals domestically and abroad? This essay looks at some of the forces that influence current academic growth. A search for balance between institutional survival and academic excellence as well as salient differences between public policy training in China and the United States are highlighted .