The Present Situation And Problems Of Topics And Research Methods In Higher Education

The thesis of the master's degree of Higher Education is an important product of postgraduate education in Higher Education,which reflects the research level and ability of postgraduate students,and it can reflect the quality and the level of Higher Education in a certain extent.This paper researches the thesis of the master's degree of higher education in J Institute of H University between 2003-2016,the content analysis method ?the bibliometric method and the interview method were mainly used to describe the research topic,the research level and the present situation,characteristics and problems of the research methods.From the current situation of research,in terms of research topics,the top three research subjects were the higher macro-management studies,Comparison-higher education research,studies of higher education curriculum,teaching and research.In terms of the research level,postgraduate students pay close attention to the research of the universities and the national level,and less research on individual and curriculum level.In terms of research methods,the consciousness of research methods is gradually strengthened,and the first three methods used are literature method,interview method and comparison method.From the point view of finding problems,the application research is sufficient but the theory research is insufficient,there are many follow-up studies,but prospective studies are less;low data utilization;there are many macro studies,but the microcosmic research is insufficient,the consciousness of the research method description rises,but the normalization of the method still needs to be strengthened.According to the results of the literature and interviews,the first is that the graduates' professional theories are not well-studied,and the training of research methods is not sufficient;the second is that the attitude of the graduate students to the thesis is not correct,the time of the thesis is not enough,and the choice of topics and research methods tend to "Convenience";Third,the guidance of some instructors is insufficient;Fourth,the development of institutions for thesis work is not perfect.The author attempts to make several suggestions based on the research results: First,graduate students must strengthen the accumulation of theoretical knowledge,enrich their own knowledge base and broaden their own theoretical foundation.Second,the researcher must treat the dissertation with impartial attitude and establish "research training,the consciousness of self-improvement rather than the "done task" force-driven mentality,they should ensure the time and effort to complete the dissertation.The third is that graduate supervisors need to strengthen the guidance for master graduate students,especially to strengthen the training of students' topics and methods.The fourth is that the management system for the degree thesis needs to be further improved.