Author(s)

Xiaohan Bai

Corresponding Author

Xiaohan Bai

ABSTRACT

With the continuous promotion of China's higher education(HE) reform, it is extremely urgent to separate HE management from politics. To realize the separation of politics and affairs in HE management is an important goal and inevitable choice of HE management reform. Adult HE is an important part of lifelong education, which is of great significance to the sustainable development of individuals. Among the factors that affect the development of adult HE, the educational management system is a core element. Because different educational management systems determine the management concept, management system and division of management functions of adult HE. It is found that the basic characteristics of HE, especially its academic and public nature, determine that academic freedom and university autonomy are the inherent requirements of the development of HE. Academic freedom and university autonomy are also the scientific basis for the reform of China's HE system. From the perspective of separating politics from affairs, this paper makes a comprehensive analysis of the reform of China's HE management system(HEMS) at this stage. While clarifying the relationship between politics and schools, it points out the difficulties and development direction of the HEMS, so as to promote the effective implementation of the reform of the HEMS.

KEYWORDS

Separation of politics and affairs; Higher Education; Management system; Reform path