纽曼的自由教育思想解读

Research on Newman' Liberal Education

约翰.亨利.纽曼是19世纪英国著名的神学家和教育家,其教育名著《大学的理想》一书,是世界高等教育史上的经典之作。在书中,纽曼通过对大学的性质、目的、功能的经典阐述,展示了其自由教育思想的深刻内涵。虽然纽曼的自由教育思想有其局限性,但对当前我国高等院校通识教育改革仍有重要的借鉴意义。

John Henry Newman is a nineteenth Century British renowned theologian and educator, the educational masterpieces ＂University Ideal＂ is classic in the history of high education. In this book, Newman demonstrated liberal education thought through analyzing university nature, purpose, and features. Although Newman＇s liberal education thought has its limitations, but still has important significance to our general education reform.