民国时期侨乡开平的教育发展

Education Development of an Overseas Chinese Hometown,Kaiping,during the Republic of China Period

广东开平华侨在其家乡所进行的教育改革,是民国期间席卷全国的教育改革中极有地方特色的部分。开平华侨在外域遭受排挤,又目睹西方文明,此种经历促使他们发奋和谋求改革以自救。他们出钱出力兴办学校、图书馆、报刊等,期望通过改革家乡的教育制度,来提高人的素质,改变国家落后面貌。

Education reforms conducted by overseas Chinese in their hometown Kaiping,Guangdong,were part of the national educational reforms during the Republic of China period,and with its strong local characteristics. Kaiping people overseas faced discrimination abroad on the one hand and personally observed advanced western civilization on the other hand. Such experiences led them to strive and pursue reforms in their hometown to save the nation. They donated money to set up schools,libraries,newspapers and periodicals and aspired to reform the education in their hometown so as improve the quality of its people and lift the country out of backwardness.