The historical development path of private universities in the first half of 20th centur
To trace the historical development path of private universities that Chinese ran or participated in is an approach to understand Chinese private universities.In the first half of the 20th century,the private university was born at the end of the monarchy period,obtained its own growth opportunities in the warlord tangled warfare and achieved great progress ten years prior to the Sino-Japanese War.After Sino-Japanese War,the private university continued to develop.During the process,the private university formed its own basic characteristics,such as multiform ways to run school,various channels to gather fund,and spirits going before material,strict management on instruction and other educational activities,making contribution to the development of Chinese higher education.