西方大学的有效性与合法化

The Effectiveness of the Western University and Its legitimization

大学的有效性是指大学之于社会的功用，是大学基于其功能之上对社会要求的实际回应。西方大学对社会的要求并非全盘接受，而是秉承其组织的价值基础，通过在社会需求与组织使命之间的博弈与平衡，使社会在放弃某些不合理要求的同时，对其某些功用逐渐认可与接受，这个过程就是西方大学的合法化历程。有效性对大学的生存与发展有着重要的作用。对西方大学有效性的研究有利于我们重新认识和定位大学在社会生活中的作用，对大学和社会的双向发展具有借鉴意义。

The function of the university's effectiveness refers to the university's actual responses towards the social demands. The western universities， for instance， do not respond all the social demands. On one hand， they make society gives up some unreasonable demands through the game and the balance between the organizational mission and the needs of the community. On the other hand， some functions of university are recognized and accepted by the society through this process. This is the university's effectiveness legitimization process. The effectiveness of university is significant to the university's survival and development. This study helps to further understand and reposition the university's role in the society life. It is also very important to the development of both the university and the society.