清末民国时期的台山华侨与侨乡教育

Taishan's Overseas Chinese and Its Education Transformation during the Late Qing and the Republic of China Period

清末民初,台山借助海外华侨众多、侨汇资源丰富以及海外华侨对家乡教育事业关心支持等有利条件,大力发展教育事业,在教育普及平民化、教育公平化、学校设置层次合理化、教育理念现代化方面做出了显著成绩,使当时的台山教育为全省所瞩目,推动了侨乡社会的近代化进程。

Guangdong's Taishan is known as the No. 1 Homeland of Overseas Chinese. Since the late Qing Dynasty,overseas Chinese from Taishan had been greatly concerned about education in their hometowns. With their growing financial strength,their investment in education had also increased and peaked during the Republic of China period. As a result,Taishan's education industry in terms of funding,school levels,student composition and teaching content underwent huge transformations. Overseas Chinese played a huge role in popularizing education,transforming unhealthy social mores,cultivating talents and promoting the social transformation in Taishan.