英国院校研究发展与演变的逻辑:从“平等”到“质量”  

The Development and Evolutionary Logic of Institutional Research in Britain: From “Equality”to “Quality”

作　　者：蔡国春[1] 郗霏[2] 

机构地区：[1]江苏师范大学教育学部,徐州221116 [2]徐州医学院高等医学教育研究所,徐州221004

出　　处：《华东师范大学学报（教育科学版）》2014年第2期44-52,共9页Journal of East China Normal University:Educational Sciences

基　　金：全国教育科学"十一五"规划教育部重点课题"高等教育质量保障体系中的院校研究模式研究"(DIA080134);江苏高校优势学科建设工程资助项目(PAPD)

摘　　要：与美国相比,院校研究在英国的发展是迟缓的。从历史渊源来看,英国早期的"院校研究"活动包括"校史研究"和"政府报告"。但其"真正意义上"的院校研究起源于英国政府决定推行高等教育大众化的政策过程(1963—1987)。在此期间,院校研究主要是促进"教育平等"的政策研究和大学内部教学法改进研究。20世纪80年代后期,英国政府与大学之间的关系发生了重大变化,"质量评估运动"和"问责"促成了院校研究在英国高校内部地位的确立。院校研究的旨趣也从关注"平等"转向"质量"。院校研究在英国发展的历程和经验,对于其他欧洲国家甚至对中国院校研究的推进,都具有启发和借鉴意义。Compared with the United States,the development of institutional research in Britain is tardy.From the historical origin,the early British'institutional research'activities included'individual university's history'and 'government reports'. But the 'serious'institutional research originated in the process when the Britain government decided to boost the massification of higher education policy from 1963 to 1987. During that period,institutional research mainly focused on policy research on the system level which aimed to promote the 'education equality'and pedagogical adjustment of the university to support'the new students'learning. Since the late 1980 s,great changes on the relationship have taken place between the higher education institutions and the UK government. 'Quality Assessment Movement'and 'Public Accountability'have madea contribution to strengthening institutional research in universities and colleges. At the same time,the focus of institutional research has shifted from 'equality'to 'quality'. Much could be inspired and learnt from the experience of the institutional research in the UK for other European countries and for China to develop a formally constituted institutional research capacity.

关 键 词：院校研究 英国高等教育 平等 问责 质量评估 

分 类 号：G649.561[文化科学—高等教育学]