On the public welfare and private good of higher education
The public and private attributes of higher education are extremely complex: they are not unchangeable,but are mutually changeable;they are not intrinsically determined,but are results of policy choices.Public welfare is always the fundamental attribute of higher education.Yet,higher education cannot avoid the production of private good.The robust development of public welfare and correct guidance of private good of higher education are common demand of the general society and common responsibility of government,the higher education institutions and the communities.