Table of Contents
List of Abbreviations.- List of Figures.- List of Tables.- List of Photos.- Foreword; Robert F. ARNOVE.- Introduction and Acknowledgements; Ruth HAYHOE.- PART I: Overview and Main Themes.- 1. Understanding China’s Move to Mass Higher Education from a Policy Perspective; Qiang ZHA.- 2. Equity, Institutional Change and Civil Society – The Student Experience in China’s Move to Mass Higher Education; Jun LI.- PART II: Portraits of Three Public Comprehensive Universities.- 3. Peking University – Icon of Cultural Leadership; Ruth HAYHOE and Qiang ZHA, with YAN Fengqiao.- 4. Nanjing University – Redeeming the Past by Academic Merit; Jun LI and Jing LIN, with GONG Fang.- 5. Xiamen University – A Southeastern Outlook; Ruth HAYHOE and Qiang ZHA, with XIE Zuxu.- PART III: Portraits of Three Education-Related Universities.- 6. East China Normal University – Education in the Lead; Ruth HAYHOE and Qiang ZHA, with LI Mei.- 7. Southwest University – An Unusual Merger and New Challenges; Jun LI and Jing LIN, with LIU Yibin.- 8. Yanbian University – Building a Niche through a Multicultural Identity; Jing LIN and Jun LI, with PIAO Taizhu.- PART IV: Portraits of Three Science and Technology Universities.- 9. The University of Science and Technology of China – Can the Caltech Model take Root in Chinese Soil?; Qiang ZHA and Jun LI, with CHENG Xiaofang.- 10. Huazhong University of Science and Technology – A Microcosm of New China’s Higher Education; Ruth HAYHOE and Jun LI, with CHEN Min and ZHOU Guangli.- 11. Northwest Agricultural and Forestry University – An Agricultural Multiversity?; Qiang ZHA and Ruth HAYHOE, with NIU Hongtai.- PART V: Portraits of Three Private Universities.- 12. Yellow River University of Science and Technology – Pioneer of Private Higher Education; Ruth HAYHOE and Jing LIN, with TANG Baomei.- 13. Xi’an International University – Transforming Fish into Dragons; Jun LI and Jing LIN, with WANG Guan.- 14. Blue Sky – A University for the Socially Marginalized; Jing LIN and Qiang ZHA.- PART VI: Conclusion and Future Directions.- 15. Is There an Emerging Chinese Model of the University?; Qiang ZHA.- Notes on the Authors.- Index.