蔡元培与中国课程改革的美育传统

Cai Yuanpei and the Aesthetic Education Tradition of Curriculum Reform in China

蔡元培接手晚清以来的课程改革时,重视以美育升华自私功利的现实人心,培养国家各项改革事业及个人美好人生必需的"高尚情感",中国课程改革由此形成清晰的美育传统。重温蔡元培开拓课程改革新路时留下的美育传统,不仅有利于边缘化的本土课程美学摆脱对于西方美育理论的过分依赖,而且能为主流课程学者优化课程改革构思,回应国家"美好生活"发展目标,提供有益历史参照。

As a new leader of curriculum reform in modern China,Cai Yuanpei,who dreamed of optimizing the selfish and utilitarian national character,paid special attention to develop aesthetic education.It was Cai’s exploration that made China’s curriculum reform witnessed the formation of aesthetic education tradition.Review the tradition left by Cai can provide Chinese mainstream curriculum theorists with sound historical reference for improving their curriculum reform framework,so as to meet the latest national need of constructing“good life”.Moreover,those marginalized scholars who are dedicating to develop curriculum aesthetic also can find a meaningful way to break through the astrict of western aesthetic education theories through understanding Cai’s related heritage.