(1) Students can grasp the ideas and methods of Marx doctrine, Mao Zedong Thought and Deng Xiaoping Theory, support the basic lines of Communist Party of China, love our motherland, abide by the law and discipline, be strict in academic discipline, conduct integrity, and take an active part and make contributions toour society.
(2) Students can systematically grasp the theory of socialist education with Chinese characteristics and foreign educational theories, they should understand the development process and latest achievements of educational theories at home and abroad, and they must master a foreign language well.
(3)Students can fully grasp the methodology and specific methods of educational scientific research, independently engage in educational theory research and educational reform and exploratory practice, and are competent for teaching, research and management of this major and related majors.
(4)Students have high educational policy analysis and research accomplishment, and they can become a senior talent in policy decision consultation and policy research for education.
2. Cultivating Method and Duration
(1) Cultivating Method
A combination of supervisor guidance and steering group cultivating.
(2) Duration
4 years, no more than 6 years.
3.Research Concentrations
(1) Research of Educational Policy, including research of policy theory, methods of decision, policy implementation, policy ethics, monitoring and evaluation, and foreign education policy, etc.
(2) Research of Educational system, including research of management and finance system, teacher system, curriculum system, examination system, school system, etc.
(3) Research of Educational law, including research of government, schools, teachers, students and other laws and regulations, etc.
4. Credit and Curriculum
(1) Course and Credit
The course schedule for doctoral students includes common course, elementary course and specialized course. The common course includes common compulsory course and common optional course, such as Political Theory, Foreign Language, etc. The elementary course is required. The specialized course includes major compulsory courses which are established by subject group and major optional courses which indicated research direction. Credits of elementary course and specialized course (compulsory) should be no less than 5. The specialized course (optional) should be no less than 1 and the credits should be no less than 2. The credits of doctoral courses should be no less than 15.The tutor can also ask students to have some prerequisite courses as make-up courses based on professional training needs and the courses which the doctorial students have taken.
(2) Curriculum
Curriculum category | Name | Credit | Time |
Common Courses | Chinese Marxism and Contemporary World | 2 | semester one |
Foreign Language | 4 | semester one | |
Discipline and Ethics in Academic Research | / | / | |
Selected Readings in Marxist Classics | 1 | / | |
Elementary Courses | Studies on the Principles of Education | 3 | semester one |
Specialized Courses (compulsory/ optional) | Seminar on Educational Policy Literatures | 2 | semester one |
Educational Policies | 2 | semester one | |
Topics in Educational System | 2 | semester one | |
Issues of Educational Polices | 2 | semester two | |
Issues of Educational Law | 2 | semester two | |
International Educational Polices | 2 | semester two | |
Cross-disciplinary or Inter-major Optional Course | No less than 1 course; no less than 2 credits. | ||
5. Research Achievements Requirement
The research achievements during the doctor degree should meet one of the following conditions: (1) publish a paper on the journals of SSCI or A&HCI as doctor being the first author or supervisor being the first author and doctor being the second author and ECNU as the unit of first author; (2) publish a paper on the authoritative journals of liberal arts as doctor being the first author or supervisor being the first author and doctor being the second author and ECNU as the unit of first author; (3) publish two papers in the journals of CSSCI (including extended edition) as doctor being the first author and ECNU as the unit of first author.
Doctoral candidates are supposed to apply for degree after their research achievements meet requirement.
6. Academic assessment
(1) Annual report
At the end of each academic year, the doctorial students should report their learning and research progress to their tutors and guidance teams, and the departments and instructors sign their opinions before reporting to the graduate school for record.
(2) Basic literature reading ability assessment
The doctorial students should master the basic literature involved in the field of research. At the end of the first school year, they should be examined by the department.
(3)Check thesis proposal
Afterfinishing the required credits, the doctorial students need to complete their thesis proposal. Both two works must be done in their first school year. The department and graduate school will conduct some examination of them at the beginning of the third semester.
(4)Check qualifications of defense
Students who graduate in fall semester musthave their defense qualifications checked before April 10th each year, those who graduate in spring semester must each yearhave their defense qualifications checked before October 31st. The specific date of audit is subject to notification. And the qualification audit of doctorial students' thesis defense mainly includes checking the course study and credits, scientific research results, and the participation of academic activities.
(5) Elimination mechanism
After a comprehensive assessment, if students are bad in performance, for example, political and ideological are bad, poor academic achievement and obviously lack of scientific research ability, they could be asked to drop out of the program.
7. Dissertation Requirement
(A) Thesis proposal
(1) The topic is of theoretical and practical significance.
(2) The subject of the study is clear and the content is specific.
(3) A relatively systematic literature review and it can show the progress and dynamics of the same research field at home and abroad.
(4) The design of the research is reasonable and operational.
(5) The plan of the research is detailed and the steps and its tasks are clear.
(6) It is necessary to respond and prepare for the difficulties, doubts and problems in the study.
(7) Some of the main reference materials have been obtained.
The tutors and 3-5 teachers who have the related research fieldwill work together to review and demonstrate the thesis proposal, they will analyze and evaluate the feasibility of thesis research value and research program.
(B) Qualification of thesis defense
In accordance with the relevant provisions of the graduate school.
(C) Requirements for Academic Dissertations
(1) The topic is of theoretical significance and / or practical significance.
(2) The research topics are clear and specific, and have strong awareness of the problems to be solved.
(3) Be familiar with the academic background related to the thesis, understand the related research trends and identify what problems have been solved and what problems remain to be solved. The thesis does not omit important documents.
(4) There is a strict logical structure, which can make a complete and systematic discussion of the problem.
(5) It can reflect that the author grasp the solid basic theory and have professional knowledge systematically.
(6) There are new ideas or discoveries.
(D) Academic standards for academic dissertations
(1) Respecting the achievements of others and taking the literature seriously.
(2) Finishing the thesis independently under the guidance of the tutor.
(3) Expressingyour research results in a realistic way.
(4) The words and languages are correct, concise, and the key words are appropriate.
(5) The summary is conformed to the text, and can highlight the new ideas or innovative results of the thesis.
(E) Pre—defense for thesis
The students who intend to apply for the degree’s defense of a dissertation must participate in pre—defense process organized by the Department. The teachers, tutors and guidance team members of the relevant departments of the college listen to the applicants’ comprehensive report on the progress and achievements of the thesis, put forward suggestions for further revising and improving the dissertations and make sure that the applicants can participate in the defense as scheduled.
