What Kind of Higher Education Studies do We Require
Higher education studies represent a crucial cornerstone in the development of an independent knowledge system within the realm of Chinese philosophy and social sciences.Although the framework of higher education studies has been established,its explanatory power is currently insufficient and requires enhancement.Despite the proliferation of research in higher education,there is a notable lack of practical guidance,requiring refinement and consolidation.Despite its preeminent status in education,higher education lacks theoretical innovation and urgently calls for independent construction.The future construction of an independent knowledge system in higher education studies should prioritize the development of three major systems:disciplinary,academic,and discourse.The construction of the disciplinary system in higher education studies should emphasize autonomy,while the academic system should emphasize collaboration,and the discourse system should emphasize integration.Three major sources of importance for an independent knowledge system in higher education are identified:awareness derived from regular practices in higher education activities,truth consensus from government policy supply,and innovative systematic knowledge synthesized by scholars.Finally,we propose establishing a triple-helix model of knowledge production in the discipline of higher education studies,consisting of practitioners in higher education activities,policymakers in higher education,and researchers in higher education theory.
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