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China's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research environment: A snapshot

PloS one, 2018-04, Vol.13 (4), p.e0195347-e0195347 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

COPYRIGHT 2018 Public Library of Science ;COPYRIGHT 2018 Public Library of Science ;2018 Han, Appelbaum. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License. ;2018 Han, Appelbaum 2018 Han, Appelbaum ;ISSN: 1932-6203 ;EISSN: 1932-6203 ;DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195347 ;PMID: 29614123

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  • Title:
    China's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research environment: A snapshot
  • Author: Han, Xueying ; Appelbaum, Richard P
  • Rosenbloom, Joshua L.
  • Subjects: College faculty ; College presidents ; College teachers ; Colleges & universities ; Critical thinking ; Education ; Education quality ; Engineering ; Environment ; Fraud ; Government policy ; Graduate studies ; Higher education ; Human relations ; Innovations ; Nanotechnology ; Peer review ; People and Places ; Plagiarism ; R&D ; Research & development ; Research & development expenditures ; Research and Analysis Methods ; Science Policy ; Scientists ; Social Sciences ; Students ; Surveys ; Technology
  • Is Part Of: PloS one, 2018-04, Vol.13 (4), p.e0195347-e0195347
  • Description: In keeping with China's President Xi Jinping's "Chinese Dream," China has set a goal of becoming a world-class innovator by 2050. China's higher education Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) research environment will play a pivotal role in influencing whether China is successful in transitioning from a manufacturing-based economy to an innovation-driven, knowledge-based economy. Past studies on China's research environment have been primarily qualitative in nature or based on anecdotal evidence. In this study, we surveyed STEM faculty from China's top 25 universities to get a clearer understanding of how faculty members view China's overall research environment. We received 731 completed survey responses, 17% of which were from individuals who received terminal degrees from abroad and 83% of which were from individuals who received terminal degrees from domestic institutions of higher education. We present results on why returnees decided to study abroad, returnees' decisions to return to China, and differences in perceptions between returnees and domestic degree holders on the advantages of having a foreign degree. The top five challenges to China's research environment identified by survey respondents were: a promotion of short-term thinking and instant success (37% of all respondents); research funding (33%); too much bureaucratic or governmental intervention (31%); the evaluation system (27%); and a reliance on human relations (26%). Results indicated that while China has clearly made strides in its higher education system, there are numerous challenges that must be overcome before China can hope to effectively produce the kinds of innovative thinkers that are required if it is to achieve its ambitious goals. We also raise questions about the current direction of education and inquiry in China, particularly indications that government policy is turning inward, away from openness that is central to innovative thinking.
  • Publisher: United States: Public Library of Science
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1932-6203
    EISSN: 1932-6203
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195347
    PMID: 29614123
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