Higher education research as a field in China: Its formation and current landscape

Higher Education Research and Development

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 655-666

  Chen, Shuang Ye ^a   Hu, Li Fang ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

China; Higher education; Knowledge production; Research; State support

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880310096     PISSN: 07294360     EISSN: 14698366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07294360.2012.692116     Document Type: Article

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