文化的教育与教育的文化

Cultural Education and Educational Culture

文化可从3个层面来理解:从宏观层面看,它是与自然相对的人类的生存方式;从中观层面说,它是人类政治、经济等社会制度体系的一个组成部分;从微观层面言,它是人类因社会习俗和生活习惯等的不同而形成的差异存在。大学是传承、实践和创新文化的机构;高等教育一定要与本国的文化模式相适应,并与世界优秀文化交流融合,才会具有强大生命力;提高大学文化自觉和素质教育自觉,从教育与教学过程中挖掘和发展文化,是寓文化于教育中的必然要求。

Culture can be interpreted from three aspects： at the micro level, it is human living way relative to nature ; At the medium level, it is a part of the social system composed of human politics and economy. At the microcosmic level, it is the difference existence owing to human＇ s different social customs and living habits. College is the body which inherits, practises and innovates culture. High education should be suitable for the cultural pattern of its own country and integrates itself with the excellent world culture so that it has vitality. It is inevitable requirement to develop culture in education and teaching process, for which culture is contained in education.