哈佛大学的课程改革历程及启示

Curriculum Reform Course and Enlightenment of Harvard University

哈佛大学在377年中经历了四次课程改革,从培养上层社会的"绅士"和通才开始,到培养实干家和能做出成就的人的转变;在经历社会变革发展,哈佛大学本科课程体系中的核心课程设置又把培养全面发展的人作为自由教育的精髓,把大学应该培养负责任的人和公民,培养情感和智力全面发展的人,培养集自由的人与专家于一身的人作为己任。历史悠久的哈佛大学给予我国高等教育的是一面生动的教科书,坚持不断自我更新才会获得新生,到核心课程注重获取知识的方法的转变等,都是值得我国高校借鉴的宝贵经验。

Harvard University has experienced four curriculum reform in 377 years, from the culture of the upper class"gentle-man"and generalists began to cultivate doer and successful people can make changes;experiencing the development of social change, Harvard University undergraduate curriculum system people in the core curriculum training again as the essence of freedom of comprehensive development of education, the university should develop responsible citizens and cultivate human emotional and intellectual development of a comprehensive, training set free man and as an expert in one person She added. The historic Harvard University higher education is to give our side of vivid textbook, continue to adhere to self-renewal will be reborn, to focus on the core curriculum transformation methods of acquiring knowledge, are worthy of our college learn valuable lessons.