Tertiary Education at a Glance: China; TABLE OF CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; GLOSSARY; CHAPTER 1: CHINA --; COUNTRY PROFILE; GEOGRAPHY AND DEMOGRAPHICS; CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY AND CULTURE; ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM; THE PROVINCES; CHAPTER 2: THE CHINESE EDUCATION SYSTEM --; HISTORY; INTRODUCTION; EDUCATIONAL LEGACIES AND VALUES; HISTORY AND EVOLUTION; ANCIENT AND IMPERIAL ERA (1100 BC-1840 AD); MODERN ERA (1840-1948); POST-REVOLUTION ERA (1949-1966); "CULTURAL REVOLUTION" ERA (1967-1978); NEW ERA (1978-PRESENT DAY); CHAPTER 3: THE CONTEMPORARY CHINESE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM. INTRODUCTIONOVERALL STRUCTURE OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATION SYSTEM; Educational Standards; National HEIs and Local HEIs; Universities, Colleges, and Vocational Colleges; The "211" and "985" Projects; Financing and Tuition Fees; GOVERNANCE OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN CHINA; Administration; Admission Policies and Procedures; Enrollment Quotas --; The Jihua; Quality Assurance; THE PRIVATE AND INDEPENDENT SECTORS; Private Institutions; Independent Colleges; CHAPTER A: DATA AND ANALYSIS: STUDENTS AND EDUCATION; INDICATOR A1 --; STUDENTS; INDICATOR A2 --; INSTITUTIONAL DIVERSIFICATION; INDICATOR A3 --; FINANCING. INDICATOR A4 --; FACULTYINDICATOR A5 --; ACCESS; INDICATOR A6 --; REGIONAL BALANCE; CHAPTER B: DATA AND ANALYSIS: GRADUATES; INDICATOR B1 --; ATTAINMENT AND EMPLOYMENT; INDICATOR B2 --; QUALITY AND RELEVANCE; INDICATOR B3 --; STUDY ABROAD; INDICATOR B4 --; EQUALITY; INDICATOR B5 --; REGIONAL BALANCE; CHAPTER C: DATA AND ANALYSIS: RESEARCH; INDICATOR C1 --; RESEARCH CAPACITY; INDICATOR C2 --; RESEARCH OUTPUT; INDICATOR C3 --; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; INDICATOR C4 --; REGIONAL BALANCE; CHAPTER D: DATA AND ANALYSIS: GOVERNANCE; INDICATOR D1 --; FINANCING TERTIARY EDUCATION. INDICATOR D2 --; BALANCE OF MOE AND PROVINCIALLY-ADMINISTEREDINSTITUTIONSDATA SOURCES; NOTES; APPENDIX; REFERENCES.