The Effectiveness of the Construction of High-level Vocational Colleges under the"Double-high Plan"in the Yangtze River Delta Region of China——Empirical Analysis from the Difference-in-difference Method
Based on the panel data of 41"double-high plan"in Yangtze River Delta region from 2016 to 2022,the policy effect of the construction of high-level vocational colleges and universities under the"double-high plan"is evaluated by double-difference method.The results indicate that high-level schools under the"Double-High Plan"have significantly improved in student development,faculty team construction,teaching practice,and social funding inputs.There is notable heterogeneity at the urban level,with high-level schools under the"double-high plan"in non-provincial capital cities showing a more significant enhancement in faculty team construction.The significant positive impact on student development lacks sustainability,while the policy effects on teaching practice and social funding inputs are immediate and pronounced.Policy effects on faculty team construction exhibit lag effects.The impact on school research service capabilities,although positive,is not statistically significant.In addition,we should deepen the integration of"industry-city-education"and give full play to the demonstration effect of industrial colleges,clarify the goal and positioning of"science and education integration",and innovate the mechanism of scientific and technological achievements transformation.
Yangtze River Delta regiondouble-high planpolicy evaluationthe difference-in-difference method