This book offers an in-depth investigation of the globalization of higher education at Chinese universities and colleges. The proposed Global Higher Education Shared Community model reflects the globalization of higher education with Chinese characteristics in terms of its conceptual, practical and strategic dimensions.
Generally speaking, the book mainly conceptualizes and constructs a model of the specific type of globalization currently taking place at Chinese universities and colleges. As such, it offers a valuable resource for scholars and researchers who are interested and work in research on globalization in higher education from a comparative perspective; for administrators and stakeholders in Chinese higher education management; and for graduate students who are majoring or minoring in comparative higher education.

Proposes an initial analytical framework for investigating the uniquely Chinese globalization of higher education model Illustrates and analyzes the globalization of higher education with Chinese characteristics from an interdisciplinary perspective Includes intensive discussions on the conceptual, practical, and strategic dimensions of the globalization of higher education

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Jian Li, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor at the China Institute of Education and Social Development, Faculty of Education, at Beijing Normal University. Dr. Li received her Ph.D. degree from Indiana University Bloomington, USA. Previously, she served as a Senior Research Consultant for the office of the Vice Provost for Educational Inclusion and Diversity, and in associate researcher positions at the Project on Academic Success, Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University, and the Rural Education Action Project at Stanford University. Dr. Li's general research interest is in the comparative assessment of global learning outcomes in higher education institutions. Within this general area, she has pursued four themes: globalization of higher education, higher education policy and management; assessing undergraduate students' global learning performance; faculty academic innovation perspectives within higher education; and comparative higher educationdevelopment as a framework for institutional research. Dr. Li has published over 30 articles, monographs, and book chapters and delivered more than 20 keynotes, peer-reviewed and invited presentations throughout the U.S. and in Europe, Africa, and Asia.

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Part 1 Conceptual Global Shared Community of Higher Education Model.- Chapter 1.- Globalization, Global Education and Chinese Global Education: Efforts and Concerns.- Chapter 2 Comparing Western and Eastern Global Higher Education Model.- Chapter 3 Conceptualizing Globalization of Higher Education Model.- Part 2 Practical Framework of Global Shared Community of Higher Education with Chinese Characteristics.- Chapter 4 Mapping Global Shared Community of Higher Education Concept.- Chapter 5 Constructing Global Shared Community of Higher Education Practice.- Chapter 7 Constructing Global Shared Community of Higher Education Strategy.- Chapter 8 Trends and Implications of Global Shared Community of Higher Education Reform.- Chapter 9 Issues and Strategy of Chinese Characteristic Global Higher Education.- Part 3 Conceptualizing Global Higher Education Model : Interviews of Chinese Experts.- Chapter 10 Conceptualizing Chinese Global Shared Community of Higher Education Model: Interviews with Experts