Examining scholarship in China’s academe: an exploratory study

Tam, Kai Yung; Chen, Mingxin Luke

doi:10.1007/s10734-009-9288-8

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“…12. Tam and Chen (2010) find close ties between the university/faculty where journals are based, and contributing authors, a large share of whom are faculty members at these very universities. 13.…”

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Innovation and control: universities, the knowledge economy and the authoritarian state in China

Schulte

2018

Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy

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Like many other education systems in the world, Chinese education has undergone various reforms in order to adapt to the challenges that are perceived to emanate from the knowledge economy. Central to this transformation is the concept of 'innovation', which is to guide the country on its path from a production economy to a knowledge economy. Chinese policymakers have been targeting the higher education sector both as a motor for innovation and as a realm to be innovated, and have invested heavily in the sector's internationalization, above all in the form of international collaboration and student mobility, affecting higher education and academia worldwide. However, a number of structural and political constraints delimit the directions that innovation can take, both within Chinese education in general and within Chinese higher education. The article takes stock of these constraints and assesses the potential for innovation in Chinese higher education in terms of the underlying school system, exam and recruitment policies, the (re-)organization of universities, as well as the universities' and science system's performance according to indicators of innovation. The article then identifies four 'Chinese innovation dilemmas', that is, educational policies and developments that are to spur innovation but run counter to existing structures and practices of educational, social, and political governance: ideological control versus creativity; state planning versus grassroots innovation; old-boy networks versus anti-corruption; and exambased student recruitment versus flexible recruitment.

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Innovation and control: universities, the knowledge economy and the authoritarian state in China

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2018

Nordic Journal of Studies in Educational Policy

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“…In this sense authors have lost a great opportunity to improve their manuscripts. Tam and Chen (2010) found in five Chinese university-based journals a disproportionate contribution of faculty papers from editorial board members of those journals and faculty in the universities the journals are affiliated to. They attributed this to protectionism, academic accountability, and the social capital of guanxi ( , relationship) in the specific context of China.…”

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To Be or Not to Be? The “Publish or Perish” Syndrome for English Teacher Educators in China

Yan

2015

Front Educ China

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The philosophy of "publish or perish" has already been adopted as a yardstick by the vast majority of Chinese higher education institutions in their attempts to benchmark Western research universities in recent years, which has led to increasing pressure on university teachers to produce research publications. This paper addresses this endemic issue in China's teaching universities with particular reference to its impact on English teacher educators. It points out that this trend is a result of unrealistically benchmarking research universities in well-resourced Western countries and overlooking the nature of teaching universities, the nature of English teacher educators' professional commitments, and the practical constraints on China's teaching institutions. It has given rise to a variety of problems which, unless addressed properly, may demoralize English teacher educators and impair the quality of both teaching and research. The paper argues that a fair perception of and attitude towards research and realistic expectations of English teacher educators' research outcomes are essential. Practical implications at macro-, meso-and micro-levels are provided with the aim of improving the status quo.

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“…It is defined by Bian [46] (p. 312) as "a dyadic, particular and sentimental tie that has the potential of facilitating favour exchanges between the parties connected by the tie". Tam and Chen [47] (p. 72) claim that guanxi is a "Chinese variant of social capital". Having been internalized as a habitus for Chinese people [48], guanxi is a critical characteristic for Chinese society and culture.…”

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For the Sustainable Development of Universities: Exploring the External Factors Impacting Returned Early Career Academic’s Research Performance in China

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Early career academics are the key agents for the sustainable development of higher education institutions. In China, those who were educated overseas and have returned to Chinese universities to seek academic positions are becoming a fast-growing group. Good research performance is critical to survive in the increasingly competitive environment in academia. Improving research performance requires an understanding of the factors that facilitate or inhibit research performance. In the light of Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory, this study, using a mixed-method design (20 interviewees and 136 respondents), elaborates on a number of external factors affecting returned early career academics’ research performance. Understanding these factors is helpful for the building of a favorable environment that can improve the research performance of the returned early career academics, and hence the sustainable development of universities.

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Examining scholarship in China’s academe: an exploratory study

Cited by 10 publications

References 12 publications

Innovation and control: universities, the knowledge economy and the authoritarian state in China

Innovation and control: universities, the knowledge economy and the authoritarian state in China

To Be or Not to Be? The “Publish or Perish” Syndrome for English Teacher Educators in China

For the Sustainable Development of Universities: Exploring the External Factors Impacting Returned Early Career Academic’s Research Performance in China

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