Table of Contents

Series Editors’ Foreword Introduction Part I: Cultural and Philosophical Foundations 1. The Higher Education-Related Chinese Tradition 2. The Higher Education-Related Liberal Anglo-American Tradition 3. A New Common Template for Comparison: The Five Key Themes Part II: The Public (Good) in Higher Education 4. Student Development in Higher Education: Xiushen (Self-Cultivation) and Bildung 5. Equity in Higher Education: Gongping and Equity 6. Academic Freedom and University Autonomy: Zhi (The Free Will) and Liberty 7. The Resources and Outcomes of Higher Education: The Gong/Public and Si/Private 8. Global Outcomes of Higher Education: Global Public/Common Goods and Tianxia Weigong (all under heaven belongs to/is for all) Part III: Trans-Positional Approaches to the Public (Good) in Higher Education 9. Comparison and Combination: Complementarities, Hybridisations, and Synergies Conclusion References Index

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Compares core ideas about state, society, and education in two major world traditions showing both the differences but also hitherto unrecognised points of agreement and scope for a common approach in universities and research.

About the Author

Lili Yang is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Education, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Reviews

In the world of academia, intellectual pluralism is indeed comparable to freedom of speech. If this is to be achieved, more researchers need to become truly cross-cultural, and higher education is one of the first fields we are likely to encounter the integration of civilizations. This volume has done a great service. It prepares the author and writers of similar background to tackle such an arduous task and achieve really highly. It also facilitates epistemologically participatory research in higher education more broadly.
*Rui Yang, Professor of Education and Associate Dean for Research, the University of Hong Kong, China*

Based on several years of research, this book is a careful and original exploration of two key cultural, educational, philosophical and political traditions underpinning distinctive configurations of higher education. It puts these traditions into critical conversation, whilst seeking shared horizons and linguistic keys for synergetic interpretations.
*Alis Oancea, Professor of Philosophy of Education and Research Policy, University of Oxford, UK*

This book is essential. Presently confronted with the sheer necessity to view our ideas about society from different perspectives, we need this excellent proof that the young generation is capable of constructively bridging ideologies and cultures that underpin our ideas about the role of Higher Education. We need it as a basis for mutual understanding and for actual dialogue about the future of higher education in the changing global landscape.
*Marijk van der Wende, Distinguished Faculty Professor of Higher Education, Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance, Utrecht University, The Netherlands*