Study On Self-determined Admission System In China's Higher Education Institutions

With the recently practiced self-determined admission system in some of China's higher education institutions as the object, and theoretical analysis, survey, interview, historical review and international comparison as research methods, this dissertation probes into the nature and connotation, influential factors, historical development, operational mechanism, special features, social influences and future perspectives of it, aiming at grasping the overall development of self-determined admission system and providing theoretical foundation as well as practical references for further reform of admission system in China's higher education institutions.The first part of this dissertation is about the theoretical guidance given by theory of checks and balances of power, administration and management, equity and efficiency and multi-intelligence to the practice of self-determined admission; the second part is an analysis of why self-determined admission is introduced, how, in what condition and on what principles the system is operated, based on historical review and international comparison; the third part is a discussion of the effects of the self-determined admission system, of problems posed by the reform and its future trends through reflection of its practice. The final part includes conclusion of this study and proposals for further reform of the self-determined admission system.Major achievements of this dissertation: 1.Introduction of self-determined admission is necessary for perfecting China's higher education admission system;2.Scientific and practical standards for talents selection and assessment would build a foundation for the practice of self-determined admission;3.Perfect supervisory mechanism would ensure successful carrying out of self-determined admission;4.Increase in the number of entrants is important for the practice of self-determined admission;5.Combination of united college entrance examination and self-determined admission system is a practical way for the implementation of self-determined admission;6.Equity in admission is a basis for furthering reform of self-determined admission.Besides, this dissertation claims that higher education institutions' self-determined admission needs to be scientifically designed, equal to all applicants, and gradually carried out in flexible, innovative, and systematic ways. Reform of self-determined admission should aim at setting up various levels and types of admission patterns; the reform is suggested to carry out in the following steps: 1. to coordinate the relations between government, higher education institutions and society, to ensure the successful implementation of self-determined admission in higher education institutions; 2. to give publicity to the reform for promoting recognization; 3. to perfect relative laws and regulations to guarantee the normalization and effectiveness of the self-determined admission; 4. to carry out more pilot programs to increase the number of entrants through self-determined admission; 5. to establish more scientific and practical approaches for talents selection, to diversify assessment system; 6. to strengthen management and supervisory mechanism to realize the principle of equality; 7. to proceed supporting reforms to help the successful carrying out of self-determined admission in higher education institutions; 8. to experiment more self-determined admission models in a limited range to improve the admission system.