Academic Power and Administrative Power in Higher Education

Author: Zhang Dexiang
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Publish Date: 2002-04-01
Features: This book focuses on the following methods: (1) theoretical analysis, historical analysis, and comparative analysis. (2) It attempts to comprehensively address issues from multidisciplinary perspectives, such as political science, management, and sociology. (3) To clarify the uniqueness of the relationship between academic power and administrative power in Chinese higher education institutions, the research emphasizes the close integration of theoretical frameworks and investigative methods. The book is divided into four parts, totaling six chapters.
Part one primarily defines related concepts such as power, authority, power subjects, power objects, and academic power. The second part focuses on theoretical analysis, examining the rationality and limitations of academic and administrative power in higher education institutions, as well as their conflicts and coordination. This section lays the theoretical foundation for analyzing the historical and current relationships between academic and administrative power in foreign and Chinese higher education institutions, as well as reform strategies.
The third part analyzes how academic and administrative power arise and develop in foreign higher education institutions, explores how several countries handle the relationship between these powers, and examines their respective models. It also attempts to identify similarities, differences, and development trends, providing references for improving the relationship between academic and administrative power in Chinese higher education institutions.
The fourth part focuses on analyzing academic and administrative power in Chinese higher education institutions. First, it examines the historical evolution of academic and administrative power in modern Chinese higher education and analyzes the reasons for the imbalance in these powers after the founding of the country. Second, it analyzes the data obtained from surveys to gain a clearer understanding of the current state of academic power participation in decision-making and management in Chinese higher education institutions. Third, it emphasizes that under the conditions of a socialist market economy, higher education institutions, as independent entities with autonomous operations, will face increasingly prominent issues in improving the relationship between academic and administrative power.
Based on China's actual conditions, this paper proposes a model for the relationship between academic and administrative power in Chinese higher education institutions and elaborates on some key points.