以教育进行启蒙与救亡——谢荫昌教育思想与实践述评

A Brief View of Xie Yin- chang’s Educational Thoughts and Practice

谢荫昌是近代著名的教育界人士,他不仅翻译国外教育著作,传播先进的教育理念,他的教育实践对中国东北教育的近代化发展更是有开山启林之功。谢氏教育主张主要有三点:教育权力的归属关乎民族自觉与国家根本;教育应以平民化、普及化为旨归;兴办教育亦要兼顾实用性与地方需求。系统梳理和解读谢荫昌的教育理念与实践概况,不仅对深入理解当时的政治、教育状况大有裨益,对今天的教育发展亦有一定启发。

Xie Yin-chang is a famous educator whose painstaking efforts laid foundation for the educational cause in modem Northeastern China. He not only translated foreign educational books and spread advanced educational ideas, but also undertook a lot of educational practice. In his opinion, the question who has fights to education is concerned with national consciousness and the groundwork of a nation; popularization should be the aim of education; the development of education should match local needs with practicality.