IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jsusta/v14y2022i16p10243-d890827.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

A Social Networking Analysis of Education Policies of Creating World-Class Universities for Higher Education Sustainability in China

Author

Listed:
  • Jian Li

    (China Institute of Education Policy, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China)

  • Eryong Xue

    (China Institute of Education Policy, Faculty of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China)

Abstract

Higher education modernization is a core driver in developing a nation’s education. Creating world-class universities is one pathway toward educational modernization in the world’s major developed countries and can help meet the challenge of education internationalization and globalization. Thus, the purpose of this study was to investigate world-class universities for higher education sustainability in China through a social networking approach. We aimed to explore the communication path and spatial distribution of social network information about education policies for creation of world-class universities. The core topics discussed by the public were enrollment and employment, followed by the level of institutions and their development. The public in East China discussed the most content, followed by people in North and Southwest China. Positive emotions were mainly found in East, Southwest and North China, while sensitive emotions primarily occurred in East and North China. In addition, the conclusion and implication are offered at the end.

Suggested Citation

  • Jian Li & Eryong Xue, 2022. "A Social Networking Analysis of Education Policies of Creating World-Class Universities for Higher Education Sustainability in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(16), pages 1-13, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:16:p:10243-:d:890827
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/16/10243/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/16/10243/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Tengteng Zhuang & Baocun Liu, 2022. "Sustaining Higher Education Quality by Building an Educational Innovation Ecosystem in China—Policies, Implementations and Effects," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(13), pages 1-22, June.
    2. Jian Li & Eryong Xue, 2022. "Exploring High-Quality Institutional Internationalization for Higher Education Sustainability in China: Evidence from Stakeholders," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(13), pages 1-15, June.
    3. Prashant Loyalka & Ou Lydia Liu & Guirong Li & Elena Kardanova & Igor Chirikov & Shangfeng Hu & Ningning Yu & Liping Ma & Fei Guo & Tara Beteille & Namrata Tognatta & Lin Gu & Guangming Ling & Denis F, 2021. "Skill levels and gains in university STEM education in China, India, Russia and the United States," Nature Human Behaviour, Nature, vol. 5(7), pages 892-904, July.
    4. Mok, Ka Ho & Marginson, Simon, 2021. "Massification, diversification and internationalisation of higher education in China: Critical reflections of developments in the last two decades," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 84(C).
    5. Prashant Loyalka & Ou Lydia Liu & Guirong Li & Elena Kardanova & Igor Chirikov & Shangfeng Hu & Ningning Yu & Liping Ma & Fei Guo & Tara Beteille & Namrata Tognatta & Lin Gu & Guangming Ling & Denis F, 2021. "Author Correction: Skill levels and gains in university STEM education in China, India, Russia and the United States," Nature Human Behaviour, Nature, vol. 5(7), pages 955-955, July.
    6. Leiyu Mo & Yuting Zhu, 2022. "How Is Alumni Giving Affected by Satisfactory Campus Experience? Analysis of an Industry-Research-Oriented University in China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(13), pages 1-17, June.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Gazi Mahabubul Alam, 2023. "Sustainable Education and Sustainability in Education: The Reality in the Era of Internationalisation and Commodification in Education—Is Higher Education Different?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(2), pages 1-7, January.
    2. Jian Li & Eryong Xue & Kun Li, 2022. "Investigating the Education Policy Implementation of Excellent Teacher Plan for Teacher Education Sustainability in China: Challenges and Strategies," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(21), pages 1-14, November.
    3. Wenliang Li & Ti Hu, 2023. "Research on the Construction of Index System to Promote the Sustainable Development of Core Literacy of Physical Education Teachers in Chinese Universities from the Perspective of Higher Education Mod," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(18), pages 1-23, September.

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Xia, Chengqi & Li, Xinge & Cao, Shixiong, 2023. "Challenges for the government-controlled higher education system in China," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 97(C).
    2. Danon, Alice & Das, Jishnu & de Barros, Andreas & Filmer, Deon, 2024. "Cognitive and socioemotional skills in low-income countries: Measurement and associations with schooling and earnings," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 168(C).
    3. Borsi, Mihály Tamás & Valerio Mendoza, Octasiano Miguel & Comim, Flavio, 2022. "Measuring the provincial supply of higher education institutions in China," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 71(C).
    4. Chen, Jie & Kanjilal-Bhaduri, Sanghamitra & Pastore, Francesco, 2022. "Updates on Returns to Education in India: Analysis Using PLFS 2018-19 Data," IZA Discussion Papers 15002, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    5. Xiong, Weiyan & Yang, Jiale & Shen, Wenqin, 2022. "Higher education reform in China: A comprehensive review of policymaking, implementation, and outcomes since 1978," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 72(C).
    6. Piracha, Matloob & Tani, Massimiliano & Zimmermann, Klaus F. & Zhang, Yu, 2022. "Higher education expansion and the rise of China in economics research," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 74(C).
    7. Gao, Fang, 2024. "Avoiding the “Rat race”: Hong Kong students’ sense of belonging to a Chinese university in the Greater Bay Area," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 108(C).
    8. Chen, Jie & Pastore, Francesco, 2021. "Does vocational education pay better, or worse, than academic education?," GLO Discussion Paper Series 858, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    9. Duanhong Zhang & Wenjia Ding & Yang Wang & Siwen Liu, 2022. "Exploring the Role of International Research Collaboration in Building China’s World-Class Universities," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-17, March.
    10. Jian Li & Eryong Xue, 2022. "Investigating International Students’ Cultivation System for Higher Education Sustainability in China: Stakeholders’ Perspectives," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(22), pages 1-11, November.
    11. Qian Xu & Azzeddine Boudouaia, 2023. "A Study on Technology Use for Sustainable Graduate Education Internationalization at Home: Chinese Teachers’ Experiences and Perspectives," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(13), pages 1-21, July.
    12. Jie Chen & Francesco Pastore, 2024. "Dynamics of returns to vocational education in China: 2010–2017," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 11(1), pages 1-15, December.
    13. Haitao Wu & Shiyue Luo & Suixin Li & Yan Xue & Yu Hao, 2024. "Fostering Urban Inclusive Green Growth: Does Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Matter?," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 189(4), pages 677-698, February.
    14. Zbysław Dobrowolski & Grzegorz Drozdowski & Mirela Panait, 2022. "Understanding the Impact of Generation Z on Risk Management—A Preliminary Views on Values, Competencies, and Ethics of the Generation Z in Public Administration," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(7), pages 1-13, March.
    15. Moriña, Anabel & Biagiotti, Gilda, 2022. "Inclusion at university, transition to employment and employability of graduates with disabilities: A systematic review," International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier, vol. 93(C).
    16. Yuzhuo Cai & Lili-Ann Wolff, 2022. "Education and Sustainable Development Goals," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(1), pages 1-5, December.
    17. Guang Ma & Wanbing Shi & Peng Hou, 2022. "Exploring University Teacher Construction for Higher Education Sustainability in China: Perspective from Policy Instruments," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(1), pages 1-14, December.
    18. Adriano Simao Uaciquete & Martin Valcke, 2022. "Strengthening the Teaching and Research Nexus (TRN) in Higher Education (HE): Systematic Review of Reviews," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(22), pages 1-17, November.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:14:y:2022:i:16:p:10243-:d:890827. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.