中国教育文化的历史特点——关于若干教育基础理论问题的问对

On the Historical Characteristics of Chinese Educational Culture:Discussions on Fundamental Theoretical Issues of Education

本文呈现一场关于教育基础理论问题的学术对话,通过与西方的比较,突显中国教育文化的历史特点。“教育”的本义是使人为善,此义可追溯到古汉语去声之“教”。我国自古将使人为善视如世俗要务,教育曾经是我国特有的事业。西方则一向有将使人为善的使命托付于宗教的传统,直至近代才建构世俗性质的教育事业及education概念。不过,西方P dagogik聚焦教养取向的教学,并在西学东渐中冲击着中国固有的教育文化。

This article presents an academic dialogue on the fundamental theoretical issues of education,highlighting the historical characteristics of Chinese educational culture through comparison with the West.The original meaning of“education”is to make people good,which can be traced back to the ancient Chinese word“jiao”,pronounced jiào.Since ancient times,making people good has always been regarded as a secular affair in China,and education was once an unique undertaking of our country.In the West,there has always been a tradition of entrusting the mission of making people good to religion,and it was in only modern times that secular education and the concept“education”was constructed.The western P?dagogik,however,which focuses on Bildung and Unterricht,impacting Chinese educational culture as it spreads eastward.