ABSTRACT

The paper engages in ‘paradigmatic talk’ about public outcomes of higher education (HE). We were drawn to this paradigmatic discussion because of its inherent ‘cultural’ dimensions and the opportunity for us to be self-reflexive about the ontological values underlying ‘cultures’ that shape the articulation, representation, and enactment of HE's public outcomes. While we agree with Marginson and Yang (forthcoming) that comparisons of public outcomes of HE across cultures are not neutral, we argue that such comparisons are rooted in and driven by ontological values and commitments. We offer an analysis of how our understandings of ‘public’ and ‘outcomes’ may shift when ontological commitments and values consider representations of culture, public, affect, and temporality.

摘要

这篇论文就高等教育的公共成果（HE）进行了“范式讨论”。我们之所以被这种范式讨论所吸引，是因为它固有的“文化”维度，以及我们有机会对塑造 HE 的公共成果的表达、表现和制定的“文化”背后的本体论价值观进行自我反思。虽然我们同意 Marginson 和 Yang（即将发表）的观点，即跨文化比较高等教育的公共成果不是中立的，但我们认为这种比较植根于本体论价值观和承诺并受其驱动。我们分析了当本体论承诺和价值观考虑文化、公共、情感和时间性的表征时，我们对“公共”和“结果”的理解可能如何转变。