Graduate education in Canada and China: What enrolment data tells us

<div>China&rsquo;s emergence as a global economic and political power is in part due to the country&rsquo;s renewed involvement with, and commitment to, graduate higher education (Harris, 2005). Graduate education in China is viewed as the means of producing the essential scientists, e...

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Main Authors: Tony DiPetta, Shumei Li, Mary-Louise Vanderlee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brock University 2010-05-01
Series:Brock Education: a Journal of Educational Research and Practice
Online Access:http://brock.scholarsportal.info/journals/brocked/home/article/view/32
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spelling doaj-004d40625aed459db7fc7bc906e5f7772020-11-25T00:39:34ZengBrock UniversityBrock Education: a Journal of Educational Research and Practice1183-11892010-05-01181Graduate education in Canada and China: What enrolment data tells usTony DiPettaShumei LiMary-Louise Vanderlee<div>China&rsquo;s emergence as a global economic and political power is in part due to the country&rsquo;s renewed involvement with, and commitment to, graduate higher education (Harris, 2005). Graduate education in China is viewed as the means of producing the essential scientists, engineers and skilled workforce needed to sustain the country&rsquo;s rapid industrial growth and economic development. But how does China&rsquo;s graduate education system compare with North American graduate higher education and what can each learn from the other? <br />This paper examines the trends and patterns in Master&rsquo;s level graduate education programs in China and Canada based on enrolment data gathered from 1999 to 2005. Initial comparisons of the data find that Master&rsquo;s level enrolments in China are growing faster than in Canada; enrolment pattern distributions for both countries are unbalanced geographically and from a disciplinary perspective the highest number of Master&rsquo;s level enrolments in Canada were in the business and management disciplines while in China the greatest Master&rsquo;s level enrolments were in engineering. The comparisons provided by this study help identify some of the trends and challenges of graduate education at both the national and the regional levels of both countries.</div>http://brock.scholarsportal.info/journals/brocked/home/article/view/32
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publishDate 2010-05-01
description <div>China&rsquo;s emergence as a global economic and political power is in part due to the country&rsquo;s renewed involvement with, and commitment to, graduate higher education (Harris, 2005). Graduate education in China is viewed as the means of producing the essential scientists, engineers and skilled workforce needed to sustain the country&rsquo;s rapid industrial growth and economic development. But how does China&rsquo;s graduate education system compare with North American graduate higher education and what can each learn from the other? <br />This paper examines the trends and patterns in Master&rsquo;s level graduate education programs in China and Canada based on enrolment data gathered from 1999 to 2005. Initial comparisons of the data find that Master&rsquo;s level enrolments in China are growing faster than in Canada; enrolment pattern distributions for both countries are unbalanced geographically and from a disciplinary perspective the highest number of Master&rsquo;s level enrolments in Canada were in the business and management disciplines while in China the greatest Master&rsquo;s level enrolments were in engineering. The comparisons provided by this study help identify some of the trends and challenges of graduate education at both the national and the regional levels of both countries.</div>
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