世界一流本科教育为何在“卓越”中失去“灵魂”——由《失去灵魂的卓越》引发的思考

Reasons Why the Best Undergraduate Education without Soul:Some Reflections on "Excellence without Soul"

本文是对美国学者哈瑞·刘易斯教授《失去灵魂的卓越》观点的解读和评价。笔者认为,刘易斯教授所说的"失去灵魂的卓越"是指哈佛大学为了维护自己在公众心目中的形象,在追求卓越的过程中,迷失了方向,放弃了自己的根本任务。本文的重点是以教学为主线,从教师自身、教学方式、教学评价、制度等方面解读刘易斯教授有关"哈佛是如何失去‘灵魂’"的观点。

This thesis talks about the interpretation of "Excellence without Soul" written by Professor Harry R.Lewis. In this paper,"excellence without soul" means Harvard lost it's fundamental purpose in order to maintain its excellence image. This thesis focus on teaching and centre on four important aspects,for example teacher、teaching method and teaching assessment to interpretation Professor Harry R. Lewis's viewpoints.