The homogenization of higher vocational colleges under the projectbased governance model: the action mechanism, problem representation and reform path
LI Zheng
（Institute of Vocational & Adult Education, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China）
Abstract：Since "National Demonstrative Higher Vocational Colleges Construction Plan" was launched in 2005, the development of higher vocational colleges in China has been deeply embedded in the projectbased governance model. The projectbased governance model produces and reproduces the homogenization of higher vocational colleges through the legitimacy mechanism, and maintains the diversified development of higher vocational colleges through the residual control right formed by the "principalagent" relationship. Under the projectbased governance model, the homogeneous development of higher vocational colleges has many adverse effects, such as the inefficient allocation of central government resources and the lowquality involution of higher vocational colleges; the tension between the national demand, local demand and industry demand; the nonacclimatization of achievement promotion and the lack of motivation of practical innovation. In order to solve the problem of homogeneous development, the future projectbased governance of higher vocational colleges in China should focus on improving the central government project application mechanism and clarifying the functional orientation of central government projects and local government projects; piloting the project application model of "mandatory + optional" to promote the development of classified characteristics of vocational higher education; implementing the evaluation model of "basic performance + typical results" and improving the evaluation weight of multiple subjects; strengthening the dynamic guidance on project implementation and gradually improving the policy clarity.
李政. 项目制下的高职院校同质化：作用机制、问题表征与改革路径[J]. 高校教育管理, 2022, 16(2): 100-109.
LI Zheng. The homogenization of higher vocational colleges under the projectbased governance model: the action mechanism, problem representation and reform path. Journal of Higher Education Management, 2022, 16(2): 100-109.
2022, Vol. 16 
