哈佛通识教育观的演进与展望

Evolution and Expectation of General Education Philosophy in Havard University

本文运用系统方法和比较方法,通过对通识教育内涵的归纳,结合哈佛大学近现代实施通识教育的历史,将教育观分为为什么教育、教育什么、什么最重要和如何教育等基本内容,分别对应通识教育的教育目的、教育内容(课程设置)、教育的本质内涵和选课制等四方面。这些基本内容随着人类知识体系的扩展、深化以及人类社会文明发展的实际需要而不断的发展。当前知识化、信息化、全球化社会的发展,要求大学生从对传统三大领域知识的学习,转变为学会学习、学会思考、学会做人、学会做事、学会生活。

This article divides education philosophy into why to educate,what to educate,what＇s the most important,how to educate and so on basic content,which corresponds separately the goal of education,the content of education（curriculum）,the essential connotation of education,the system of choosing class and so on,through inducting the connotation of general education and analyzing modern general education history of Harvard University,utilizing the systemic method and the comparative method.These basic contents develop along with human knowledge system＇s expanding and deepening and the actual need for human civilization＇s development.College students should transform to learn to learn,to learn to think,to learn to be,to learn to do,to learn to live from studying traditional knowledge of three domains.