1917年中国的大学:变革及其意义

China's Universities in 1917:The Change and Its Significance

在中国近现代高等教育史上,1917年是既平凡而又不平凡的一年。这一年,以蔡元培、胡适、陶行知为代表的一批新型知识分子相继进入大学,他们主导了中国大学在制度和观念上的种种变革,加速了中国大学从传统学府向"研究高深学问之机关"的转变,加速了科学与民主要素在大学里的生长。1917年是中国高等教育从近代转型到现代的重要过渡之年。

1917 is an ordinary and extraordinary year in the history of China＇s modern higher education. In this year, a number of new intellectuals such as Cai Yuanpei, Hu Shi and Tao Xingzhi entered universities. They dominated the changes in the system and concep- tion of China＇s universities, accelerated universities＂ transforming from traditional ones into ＂institutions of exploring profound knowledge＂, and stimulated the growth of science and democracy in universities. 1917 is an important transitional year of China＇s higher education entering from modern times into contemporary times.