From Learning Comprehensively from the Soviet Union to Independent Choice: Chinese Higher Education and the Soviet Model

Author: Xie Xuefeng
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: The establishment of China's higher education system after the founding of the new China almost began by learning from the Soviet model. This book primarily employs historical methods, literature review, surveys and expert interviews, comparative research, and case studies. It focuses on the development of modern Russian and Soviet higher education, the formation of its models, China's "comprehensive learning from the Soviets," the formation of China's higher education system during the "seventeen years," and the reforms in China's higher education in the new era. The research centers on the relationship between China's higher education and the Soviet model. The book consists of six chapters and a "Conclusion," with the first chapter being the "Introduction" and the last chapter being the "Conclusion." The remaining five chapters are logically divided into three major sections.
The first section, "Historical Origins," includes Chapters 2 and 3. Chapter 2 primarily examines modern Russian higher education, which serves as the foundation for the Soviet higher education system and its model. Chapter 3 mainly discusses the development of Soviet higher education and the formation of its model. The second section, "Comprehensive Learning from the Soviets," is primarily covered in Chapter 4, discussing the background of China's learning from the Soviets. The third section, "Exploring Reforms," includes Chapters 5 and 6. Chapter 5 examines the formation process of China's higher education model during the "seventeen years" and analyzes several important aspects. Chapter 6 proposes the general principle of "independent choice" and the general approach of "integration," and based on these principles and approach, it reflects on several issues in China's higher education reforms and puts forward reform directions.