A New System and Small Revolution:The Institutionalism of Universities of Applied Sciences and the Transformation of the Higher Education System in Germany
Based on the three-dimensional analysis framework of"regulation-norms-cultural cognition"under sociological institutionalism,this study analyzes the institutionalism of Germany's universities of applied sciences and the evolutionary logic for the system triggering the transformation of the higher education system so as to offer implications for the building of a high-quality education system in China.The research results show the following:The reform of Germany's higher education system failed to result in institutional shocks;instead,the superposed system based on the original framework,and a mild"small revolution"helped to achieve smooth transition from the old system to the new system,and actively respond to the educational needs resulting from new changes of productivity.In terms of regulatory elements,Germany promulgated and amended the Framework Act for Higher Education,which defined the legal status of universities of applied sciences,and constantly shortened the development gap between these universities and comprehensive universities according to social needs.In terms of normative elements,Germany viewed"difference but equal value"as the core value in the shift of the higher education system from a single type to a dual type,which helped different types of higher education institutions follow this concept and make clearly-positioned criteria to ensure their staggered development.In terms of the elements for cultural cognition,academic culture and technical culture,which served as the cultural core behind the dual-type higher education system,achieved cultural neutralization and promoted the internalized system in constant competitions.
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