Development of distance education in Chinese higher education in perspectives of accessibility, quality and equity under COVID-19

IF 2.3 Q1 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Asian Education and Development Studies Pub Date : 2021-02-19 DOI:10.1108/AEDS-05-2020-0118

Ying Chen, A. Hou, L. Huang

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Abstract

Purpose: This paper aimed to explore the development of distance education (DE) in Chinese higher education as well as the three significant themes: accessibility, quality and equity in Chinese DE and the performance of these three themes in Chinese DE Design/methodology/approach: Document analysis was used as the major research method in this study to examine the development and challenges in terms of accessibility, quality and equity in Chinese DE In this study, national-level official policy documents and reports from the Chinese government were collected and analyzed Also, scientific articles from CNKI were analyzed to find out the evolution of the Frontier topics on Chinese DE in accessibility, quality and equity Findings: There are three major findings First, the Chinese government has shown its positive attitude toward DE in higher education Second, compared with the other two themes: quality and equity;the number of articles in the accessibility of DE was lower than the other two themes and the problems of accessing online courses were insufficiently caused by two reasons due to lack of basic ICT literacy and poor Internet infrastructure Third, there was a gap between Chinese policies and research articles mainly because of the unbalanced development of accessibility in policy management and research articles Research limitations/implications: Although this paper has summarized the development of the DE in Chinese higher education, it was clear that accessibility, quality and equity were three critical issues in DE However, there are still other essential factors that contribute to the development of DE that requires further investigation, such as learner satisfaction, different features of learning platforms and instructional strategy Practical implications: The findings of this paper can be used to identify the attitude toward the DE of the Chinese government Besides, the accessibility could be a research and practical focus for Chinese DE in the future Originality/value: This study showed some significant policies released by the Chinese government toward DE in higher education and revealed the achievements, trends and challenges in the accessibility, quality and equity of Chinese DE © 2021, Emerald Publishing Limited

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新型冠状病毒肺炎背景下中国高等教育远程教育的可及性、质量和公平性

目的：探讨远程教育在我国高等教育中的发展，中文DE的质量和公平以及这三个主题在中文DE设计/方法论/方法论中的表现：文献分析是本研究的主要研究方法，旨在考察中文DE在可访问性、质量和公平性方面的发展和挑战，收集并分析了国家层面的官方政策文件和中国政府的报告。此外，还分析了中国知网的科学文章，以了解中国DE前沿话题在可及性、质量和公平性方面的演变。研究结果：主要有三个发现：第一，中国政府在高等教育中对DE表现出了积极的态度，与其他两个主题相比：质量和公平；关于DE可访问性的文章数量低于其他两个主题，并且由于缺乏基本的信息和通信技术知识和较差的互联网基础设施，导致在线课程的访问问题不够充分，中国的政策和研究文章之间存在差距，主要是因为政策管理和研究文章中的可及性发展不平衡。研究局限性/启示：尽管本文总结了中国高等教育中DE的发展，但很明显，可及性、质量和公平是DE的三个关键问题，还有其他有助于DE发展的基本因素需要进一步研究，如学习者满意度、学习平台的不同特征和教学策略实际意义：本文的研究结果可以用来确定中国政府对DE的态度。此外，无障碍性可能是未来中国DE的研究和实践重点原创/价值：本研究展示了中国政府在高等教育中对DE发布的一些重要政策，揭示了中国DE在无障碍性、质量和公平性方面的成就、趋势和挑战©2021，翡翠出版有限公司

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Asian Education and Development Studies EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH-

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期刊介绍： Asian Education and Development Studies (AEDS) is a new journal showcasing the latest research on education, development and governance issues in Asian contexts. AEDS fosters cross-boundary research with the aim of enhancing our socio-scientific understanding of Asia. AEDS invites original empirical research, review papers and comparative analyses as well as reports and research notes around education, political science, sociology and development studies. Articles with strong comparative perspectives and regional insights will be especially welcome. In-depth examinations of the role of education in the promotion of social, economic, cultural and political development in Asia are also encouraged. AEDS is the official journal of the Hong Kong Educational Research Association. Key topics for submissions: Educational development in Asia, Globalization and regional responses from Asia, Social development and social policy in Asia, Urbanization and social change in Asia, Politics and changing governance in Asia, Critical development issues and policy implications in Asia, Demographic change and changing social structure in Asia. Key subject areas for research submissions: Education, Political Science, Sociology , Development Studies .