任鸿隽的高等教育思想与实践

Ren Hongjuan's Idea of Higher Education and Releted Practice

任鸿隽是我国近代著名的教育家。他在长期的高等教育实践活动过程中,基于对大学内涵及其功能的认识和中国大学发展量与质上的弊端,就大学的合理化发展作了理论探讨;有鉴于当时留学界特别是留美学界存在的种种问题,他对留学生回国考试、教会学生出身的留美学生和留学生回国后学非所用等问题,提出了批评和建言;在执掌四川大学期间,他明确办学方向,妙选学界名宿,充实教学设备,推进教学改革,为四川大学成为一所国立化和现代化的大学奠定了重要基础。

Ren Hongjuan is a well-known Chinese educator,who had devoted his career to China's higher education.The present paper gives a comprehensive analysis of Ren's idea of higher education and related practice,including his conceptualization of the function of higher education,criticism of and advice for overseas education,and his reform program at Sichuan University.