Ecological Balance of Chinese Higher Education
1.IntroductionSince the beginning of Chinese higher education expansion in 1999, higher education in terms of scale, speed and structure has been rapid development and beyond the bearing capacity of its ecological balance.
The current popularization of higher education in China is facing a series serious problem such as quality, funding, regional development of balance and fairness, education structure , employment of graduates How to solve these problems?
2.the higher education’s ecological balance
It emphasizes high degree of adaptability, coordination and harmonization of state with environment, mainly includes: higher education and social environment must be equable structure and function of eco-system of higher education should be a reasonable balance
3. Chinese higher education development (1) Sharp increased in the number of colleges and universities in the past decade (2) The number of postgraduate, undergraduate and college students who is recruited and the students in school have increased dramatically. (3)The number of college faculty and full-time teachers increased with sharp increase the number of student and college
4. Ecological imbalance in higher education (1) Energy imbalance of input and output between higher education and social environment (2) Local imbalance of higher education ecosystem’s structure and function a. Uneven regional distribution of Chinese higher education b. Imbalance between the number and quality of Chinese higher education c. Structure and function imbalance of Chinese higher education.
5. The root causes 1. popularization of Chinese higher education is not a natural course, but appears under man-made policy request 2. Chinese macro-structure of higher education also is not quite reasonable 3. Security system of Chinese higher education is still relatively weak 4. Education funding for a single, the government is a major source of funding(main)
6. Countermeasures 1. Make the higher education system adapted to its ecological environment 2. Adjust its own structure, and make full use of functional advantages 3. Adhere to the sustainable development of the higher education system
7. Conclusion To keep Chinese higher education healthy, harmonious and balanced, some measures must be taken: (1) Establishing ecological concept of higher education. (2) Increasing sources of education funding. (3) Keeping energy exchange balance between higher education and social ecological environment.
7. Conclusion (4)Adjusting its own structure (5) making full use of functional advantages and Adhering to sustainable development.