A Quiet Revolution in Chinese Universities: Experimental Colleges

Authors

  • Qiang Zha
  • Qiubo Yang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2014.77.5685

Keywords:

Experimental Colleges/Schools, Democratic Governance, Chinese Universities

Abstract

A quiet revolution might now be observed internally in Chinese universities, along with emergence of a group of experimental colleges/schools. These experimental units showcase a bottom-up approach to exercising democratic governance, whereby many grassroots initiatives could be identified and brought into the practices, and they are more likely to tap autonomous practices into existing operations, often in a genuine and innovative way.

Author Biographies

Qiang Zha

Qiang Zha is an associate professor at the Faculty of Education, York University, Toronto, Canada

Qiubo Yang

Qiubo Yang is a lecturer at the College of Education, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China

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Published

2014-09-01

How to Cite

Zha, Q., & Yang, Q. (2014). A Quiet Revolution in Chinese Universities: Experimental Colleges. International Higher Education, (77), 25–27. https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2014.77.5685

Issue

No. 77: Fall 2014

Section

Countries and Regions

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