Overview of Modern Higher Education Management in Mainland China (1949-2010)

Abstract

The promulgation of the "Outline of China's National Plan for Medium and Long-Term Education Reform and Development (2010-2020)" in July, 2010, opens a new page for higher education in China. To evaluate the significance of the Outline, it is essential to trace retrospectively the institutional origins of the policy changes in higher education management in mainland China. Against this backdrop, the paper explores the idiographic problems in higher education management that have been exposed in the Outline and provides ideas on how to resolve those problems.