120 likes | 259 Views
How Can OCAIR Partner with China AIR to Help Advance Higher Education in China?. Tongshan Chang The University of California Office of the President OCAIR Meeting AIR Forum, Atlanta June 2, 2009 . A Brief Introduction of IR in China . A Brief History Started in Early 1990’s
E N D
How Can OCAIR Partner with China AIR to Help Advance Higher Education in China? Tongshan Chang The University of California Office of the President OCAIR Meeting AIR Forum, Atlanta June 2, 2009
A Brief Introduction of IR in China • A Brief History • Started in Early 1990’s • About 100 Papers were published from 1992 to 2007 (excluding translated papers) • Several books were published (excluding translated books) • National Institutional Research Forum in 2003 and 2007 • International Institutional Research Forum in 2004, 2006, and 2008 • Very early stage
A Brief Introduction of IR in China 中国院校研究案例: 第一辑 Edited by 刘献君 Published in Jan.,2009
A Brief Introduction of IR in China • Organization: • Institute of Higher Education or Center for Studies in Higher Education and Institutional Research: Academic/Administrative Unit • Center for Studies in Institutional Research (院校发展研究中心),Huazhong University of Science and Technology (华中科技大学):Academic Unit • Association for Institutional Research in China, part of Association for Higher Education in China (中国高等教育学会院校研究分会) , 2007, http://www.hie.edu.cn/43/lxfs.htm
What We Can Do… • Introduce what we are doing… • Content areas: students, faculty, research, grants, assessment, accreditation, accountability, financial aid… • Methods: data collection, analysis, reporting… • Technology: data warehouse, business intelligence… • Application: policy making, teaching and learning… • Case studies
How We Can Do… • Take a look at journal papers and try to understand what they are doing and what they are not doing… http://china.eastview.com/kns50/Navigator.aspx?ID=CJFD
How We Can Do… • Try to write something about your project, your experience… and submit to a high education journal in China… http://www.ocair.org/files/Newsletter/Newsletter12.pdf
How We Can Do… Make presentations when you visit China
How We Can Do… • Participate in research projects • National Grants http://www.ocair.org/files/Newsletter/Newsletter13.pdf • Grants funded by the Ministry of Education • Grants funded by provinces • Grants funded by institutions
How We Can Do… • Teach a short-term/online course about institutional research in China • Support from the host institution • Support from other organization, e.g. Teaching in China http://www.oycf.org/oycfold/httpdocs/Teach/teach.htm http://www.oycf.org/oycfold/httpdocs/Teach/teachingaward08/award_08.doc
Thanks! Questions Contact me at Tongshan.Chang@gmail.com My Papers at http://www.infoanalysis4u.com