A Social Network Analysis of Changes in China's Education Policy Information Transmission System (1978-2013).

Autor/inn/en	Huang, Cui; u.a.
Titel	A Social Network Analysis of Changes in China's Education Policy Information Transmission System (1978-2013).
Quelle	In: Higher education policy, 33 (2020) 2, S. 323-345Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0952-8733; 1740-3863
DOI	10.1057/s41307-018-0096-6
Schlagwörter	Hochschulsystem; Ausland; China
Abstract	This study examines the evolution of China's education policy transmission system and analyzes its influencing factors. Data were collected from 5793 policy documents issued by the Chinese central government from 1978 to 2013. Using policy document bibliometrics and social network analysis, we studied the "citing-cited" policy reference relationship to undertake an in-depth characterization of the different stages of education policy and reform since China's economic reform and opening up in 1978. We determined changing trends in the education policy transmission system through using an environment-actors-institutions framework to uncover the factors behind such trends. Results showed that China's education policy transmission system has experienced a rapid expansion in the last few decades, and that characteristics are distinct from onetime period to another. Central governance ideologies had a relatively strong impact on the popular themes and topics of education policy in different stages. Meanwhile, the policy-issuing institutions played a significant role in the effectiveness of a certain policy measure. Additionally, the supervisory institution was an important factor that affected the degree of centrality in the evolving education policy network. (HRK / Abstract übernommen).
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Update	2021/2