A Research On Historical Evolution And Modern Value Of Elite Higher Education

Elite education has a natural connection with university,and it is also the symbol of execllences and the goal to pursue since the birth of university.When the university has not yet expanded to a complex system of higher education,it seems that the foundation of the existence of universities is also the reason of the existence of elite education.Since the popularization process of higher education accelerated around the world,the relationship between elite education and university has undergone a subtle change.The contradiction between scale expansion and quality improvement has gradually become prominent.It is of great value to explore the historical development and modern value of elite higher education through new historical starting point.Based on the development of elite higher education from the perspective of the concept of elite and elite education,the paper discusses the elite flow theory and the popular theory as an important theoretical basis and explains the historical development and modern value of elite higher education.Firstly,by clarifying the relevant concepts of the elite and elite education and their relations,this paper expounds that the elite is an important force to lead the development of society,and the elite education is an important way to create elite.Elite education is a kind of quality education that conforms to "Matthew Effect" and "Pareto Optimal Principle" and a education mode compatible with fairness.Secondly,this paper expounds the natural connection between elite education and higher education by using the field theory,and presents that famous university is an important place to implement elite higher education.From the perspective of history,this study combs the elite higher education and its characteristics both in Western and China,and sums up the high value of elite higher education of gentleman education in England and the diversified development of elite higher education massification stage in the United States.The paper outlines China's elite higher education history.This paper reviews the development course of Chinese ancient and modern elite higher education,summarizes the formation of ancient official education,the reform of Cai Yuanpei's Peking University,and the construction of key university system in New China.On the basis of summarizing the characteristics of the popularization process of China's higher education,it is pointed out that China's elite education has encountered problems of focusing on quantity development and less attention to quality in China's elite stage of mass higher education The partial interpretation of popular theory and the bias of national policy towards the development of education is the main reason.From a new starting point for the construction of innovative country and " Double-First Class " construction,this paper puts forward the modern value of elite education from the elite personnel training,the promotion of " Double-First Class " construction,the promotion of social equity and other aspects by adhering to the concept of development of elite higher education,and improving the policy support for the elite education and the development of elite education can be promoted in the new period.