{"paper_id":"9b77657f-e7c1-49c3-8fa6-30a2aa300e9a","body_text":"Research on the Evaluation and Spatial Layout of High Quality Development of Higher Education in China | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Article Research on the Evaluation and Spatial Layout of High Quality Development of Higher Education in China Wen Li, Jinfa Shi, Qiting Zuo, Jianqin Ma, Meng Qiu This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3858822/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract As a social subsystem, the layout of higher education is related to the degree of harmony in the economy and society. Based on the panel data from the “China Statistical Yearbook”, “China Education Statistical Yearbook” and the “Education Statistical Yearbook” of China’s provincial administrative regions from 2000 to 2022, considering factors such as sustainable economic and social development capacity, regional scientific and technological cultural development level, and spatial layout of higher education, the degree of harmonious development among the three is determined. This paper constructs an indicator system for harmonious development of China’s higher education, and uses the method of “single indicator quantification-multi indicator synthesis-multi criteria integration” (SMI-P) to determine the harmonious development index of China’s higher education. The ArcGIS spatial analysis method is used to study the spatial distribution changes of higher education harmonious development in China’s 31 provincial administrative regions. Then, the Tobit model is used to analyze the impact of various economic and social factors, scientific and cultural factors or layout of higher education factors on the harmonious development of higher education, in order to optimize the spatial layout of China’s higher education resources, balance education development, narrow regional disparities, promote regional coordination, and enhance the overall competitiveness of higher education. Research has found that: (1) The development of higher education subsystems shows a trend of convergence; (2) Over the past 23 years (from 2000 to 2023), the spatial centroid of harmonious development of higher education (HDHE) in China shifted southward; (3) There is a strong spatial interaction between 3 subsystems of harmonious development of higher education in China(economic society subsystem, technology and culture subsystem, and higher education subsystem); (4) The main factors affecting HDHE in China include the degree of regional ecological civilization, the ratio of university students to teachers and the per capita domestic patent application authorization. Earth and environmental sciences/Environmental social sciences Earth and environmental sciences/Environmental social sciences/Socioeconomic scenarios Earth and environmental sciences/Environmental social sciences/Sustainability Harmonious Development Economic Society-Technology and Culture-Higher Education SMI-P model ArcGIS spatial analysis Full Text Additional Declarations No competing interests reported. Cite Share Download PDF Status: Posted Version 1 posted You are reading this latest preprint version Research Square lets you share your work early, gain feedback from the community, and start making changes to your manuscript prior to peer review in a journal. As a division of Research Square Company, we’re committed to making research communication faster, fairer, and more useful. We do this by developing innovative software and high quality services for the global research community. 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