ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GENERAL EDUCATION AND SPECIALTY EDUCATION BASED ON A CASE ANALYSIS OF YUANPEI PROGRAM OF PEKING UNIVERSITY

The relationship between general education and specialty education has been an important issue in world higher education,and it has not been fully discussed or implemented either in theory or practice in China.This paper first introduces the new strategies adopted by the Yuanpei Program of Peking University in its implementation of general education and the impact of these strategies. The paper then examines the strategies of Yuanpei Program in dealing with the relationship be- tween general education and specialty education.Finally,relevant reform suggestions are ana- lyzed to highlight the major constraints in the implementation of general education in comprehen- sive research universities,which indicates that conditions are not fully ripe for an effective gener- al education in China today.