杜威“教育即生活”观念的中国化诠释

A Sinicized Interpretation of Dewey's Concept of "Education Is Life"

在杜威访华的百年历程中,胡适、陶行知、梁漱溟对杜威"教育即生活"观念作出三种不同的诠释。它分别被解读为"教育即实验"、"生活即教育"、"教育即生命"。这些颇具个性的诠释,一方面展示杜威"教育即生活"观念有很强的理论辐射力和开放性,另一方面展示一批现代中国思想家有活跃的诠释创造力和充沛的思想活力。胡适、陶行知、梁漱溟对"教育即生活"观念的诠释实践为我们留下了值得深思的个案。尽管有三个维度的解读,但是拥有一个共同的方向,即对杜威教育思想进行中国化的诠释。

After John Dewey’s visit to China,Hu Shih,Tao Xingzhi and Liang Shuming gave three different interpretations of Dewey’s concept of'education is life':'education is experiment,''life is education,'and'education is life.'These individualized interpretations showed the strong theoretical influence and openness of Dewey’s concept of education,and a contingent of modern Chinese thinkers’active creativity in theoretical interpretation and abundant vitality of thinking.Meanwhile,these interpretations have left thought-provoking cases with us;they have three dimensions but the same direction,namely,a Sinicized interpretation of Dewey’s educational thoughts.