Abstract
The Chinese Dream presented by president Xi Jinping focused on the renewal of the Chinese nation, the prosperity of the country and the well-being of its people. Incorporating the global influence ambition of China into nation-building and education, this study employed a macro policy analysis approach to synthesize the effects of the state-led ideals on nation-building and the roles to be played by higher education. A total of nine comprehensive policies, covering the period 1985 to 2017, and receptive to globalization, nation-building and higher education were selected. The findings revealed that nation-building in the post-Moa era is built upon three critical priority determinants labelled global influence, socialist market economy and talent management. These core nation-building determinants delineate specific higher education guidelines in terms of citizen education, science and technology, talent management, and innovation amidst accelerating global modernization and freedom-of-mind requirement for the establishment of a socialist consultative democracy. The findings further offer direction to higher education for the provision of a fit-for-purpose workforce capable of operating in both a modern global and local market.
Highlights
China‘s ambition of rejuvenation is based upon the assertions of building the nation and being an influential member of the ―Great Power Relations" group to regain its formal international status, accomplish economic prosperity, restore fair international relationships and assist in solving global problems [1], [2]
Of domestic rejuvenation relates to nation-building. [2] stated that the Chinese Dream is about the great renewal of the Chinese nation, the prosperity of the country, the rejuvenation of the nation, and the well-being of its people
Taking into account that both ―nation-building‖ and ―education‖ are by nature multi-dimensional and multi-variate, it could be assumed that the influence of education on ―nation-building‖ may result in a wide range of possible local, regional and international contrasts vis-à-vis historical, political, economic, cultural and other contextual factors and drives to develop higher education [5]-[9]
Summary
China‘s ambition of rejuvenation is based upon the assertions of building the nation and being an influential member of the ―Great Power Relations" group to regain its formal international status, accomplish economic prosperity, restore fair international relationships and assist in solving global problems [1], [2]. Evaluating the global influence ambition of China within nation-building and education, necessitates a macro-analysis approach that can be regarded as rational in nature. For this reason, a sample of nine milestone policies were selected, as these policies have substantially affected the discourse of nation-building and higher education in China, are comprehensive in nature, and receptive to internationalisation. A sample of nine milestone policies were selected, as these policies have substantially affected the discourse of nation-building and higher education in China, are comprehensive in nature, and receptive to internationalisation These policies covered the timeframe 1985 to 2017
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