Is Shared Governance Feasible in Public Higher Education Institutions of China?

Kai Zhou

doi:10.30564/jiep.v2i2and3.1105

Is Shared Governance Feasible in Public Higher Education Institutions of China?

Kai Zhou (University at Albany, State University of New York)

Article ID: 1105

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30564/jiep.v2i2and3.1105

Abstract

Economic development and rapid changes in technology have considerable impact on higher education in China. To prepare skilled highly-educated workforce and meet the demand for research development and productivity, higher education institutions in China are under a great pressure of adapting and implementing organizational change (Li et al. 2011). This paper starts with an overview of the higher educational transformations in China in the past decades. Then the author assesses the shared governance practice in the U.S. and discusses the potential and limitations for China to adopt shared governance in the near future.

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higher education, shared governance

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