Study On The Current Situation Of Editing And Publishing Education In China

The major of edition and publishing study in China originated from 1980s. After 1998, this major had a great development with fast speed. At present, there are over 68 colleges to recruit undergraduate students of edition and publishing study in China. These colleges distribute in more than 20 provinces and municipalities, most of which are comprehensive colleges.The undergraduate education of edition and publishing study in China mainly consists of mid-age and young teachers. Most major teachers'educational backgrounds are Masters and Doctors. Majority professors have got high and intermediate titles. In addition, 27% teachers have the experience of editing.The undergraduates of edition and publishing study more utilize the teaching materials of Liaohai Education Publishing House. Anyway, they also use the teaching materials of Fudan University Publishing House and Suzhou University Publishing House, etc. Some courses are taught by means of self-edited teaching materials. High percentage of undergraduates of edition and publishing major can obtain employment, but not gearing to the needs of their jobs.In response, the undergraduate education of our country's edition and publishing study has got great achievements, nevertheless facing the problems that students can not easily find corresponding jobs to their major, which must draw our attention on the consideration of the whole system .As far as the graduates teaching, each school in the university set their own courses according to their teachers and major characteristics. Tutors take classes using their self-edited teaching materials based on their study achievements, most of which can drive the major teaching. From the setting of major researching direction, the edition of books and newspapers is still the main trend to cultivate the graduates of this major. A large number of colleges change their policies under different situations . For instance, they've added new studying directions such as internet edition, electron-publishing edition, and publishing management, etc. in order to meet the demands for high-qualified comprehensive talent.According to the data from surveys, there exist some problems of graduates education of China's edition and publishing major, which need arouse the great concern and solution of the educational circles and relative departments.In response, education of this major should adjust to their directions and objections to adapt to the change of the new trend. As well, production-study-research can form a benign and mutual pattern.Firstly, confirm and improve edition and publishing major's academic position, and try to add the authorizations of Doctor Degree of this subject. Secondly, Make the patterns to bring up the graduates and the setting of courses more scientific. Thirdly, the researching trends and the setting of the courses of the graduates must adapt to the demands of the era and society's development. When setting this major's courses, the proportion of the courses like economy, management and law, etc. should be increased. Moreover, the courses should function to broaden the graduates'knowledge, improve their comprehensive qualities and cultivate their various abilities in order to fill the needs for the development of society.