钱穆论中国大学教育之目标

Qian Mu's Thoughts on Educational Ideas of Universities in China

针对国民政府时期全盘西化和功利主义在大学教育界的盛行,钱穆指出,中国大学教育应当将培养"真切爱护国家民族及能真切为国家民族服务之人才"作为自己的目标。对此目标,钱穆进一步从"‘通人’尤重于专家"、"用社会"之人才重于"供社会之用"的人才、人文科学人才重于自然科学人才这三个方面进行了论述。而上述三个方面不仅是一种外在的结构,同时更是一种内在的素质结构。鉴于当今中国大学教育领域依然存有崇洋蔑己与急功近利等现象,钱穆有关中国大学教育目标的思考在今天同样具有不可低估的启示意义与警醒价值。

Given the ethos of xenophilia and utilitarianism tendency in Chinese universities,Qian Mu thought that educational aims of Chinese universities should aim at cultivating " talents who truly love and serve China". In other words,the educational goal of university should be nurturing holistic human rather than training specialists; graduates should lead the social development rather than follow the tide of society; a university should educate more talents in humanities and social science rather than in natural sciences. In view of more or less xenophilia and utilitarianism in today's Chinese universities,Qian Mu's thoughts on educational aims of universities have crucial implications for the present higher education institutions.