Portraits of 21st Century Chinese Universities:

List of Abbreviations. - List of Figures. - List of Tables. - List of Photos. - Foreword; Robert F. ARNOVE. - Introduction and Acknowledgements; Ruth HAYHOE. - PART I: Overview and Main Themes. - 1. Understanding China s Move to Mass Higher Education from a Policy Perspective; Qiang ZHA. - 2. Equity, Institutional Change and Civil Society The Student Experience in China s Move to Mass Higher Education; Jun LI. - PART II: Portraits of Three Public Comprehensive Universities. - 3. Peking University Icon of Cultural Leadership; Ruth HAYHOE and Qiang ZHA, with YAN Fengqiao. - 4. Nanjing University Redeeming the Past by Academic Merit; Jun LI and Jing LIN, with GONG Fang. - 5. Xiamen University A Southeastern Outlook; Ruth HAYHOE and Qiang ZHA, with XIE Zuxu. - PART III: Portraits of Three Education-Related Universities. - 6. East China Normal University Education in the Lead; Ruth HAYHOE and Qiang ZHA, with LI Mei. - 7. Southwest University An Unusual Merger and New Challenges; Jun LI and Jing LIN, with LIU Yibin. - 8. Yanbian University Building a Niche through a Multicultural Identity; Jing LIN and Jun LI, with PIAO Taizhu. - PART IV: Portraits of Three Science and Technology Universities. - 9. The University of Science and Technology of China Can the Caltech Model take Root in Chinese Soil? ; Qiang ZHA and Jun LI, with CHENG Xiaofang. - 10. Huazhong University of Science and Technology A Microcosm of New China s Higher Education; Ruth HAYHOE and Jun LI, with CHEN Min and ZHOU Guangli. - 11. Northwest Agricultural and Forestry University An Agricultural Multiversity? ; Qiang ZHA and Ruth HAYHOE, with NIU Hongtai. - PART V: Portraits of Three Private Universities. - 12. Yellow River University of Science and Technology Pioneer of Private Higher Education; Ruth HAYHOE and Jing LIN, with TANG Baomei. - 13. Xi an International University Transforming Fish into Dragons; Jun LI and Jing LIN, with WANG Guan. - 14. Blue Sky A University for the Socially Marginalized; Jing LIN and Qiang ZHA. - PART VI: Conclusion and Future Directions. - 15. Is There an Emerging Chinese Model of the University? ; Qiang ZHA. - Notes on the Authors. - Index.