Some of the characteristics of post-modernism, such as opposition centers, denial of holism, identity, differences and uncertainties, have had a great impact on the view of education. Because the purpose of education ...Some of the characteristics of post-modernism, such as opposition centers, denial of holism, identity, differences and uncertainties, have had a great impact on the view of education. Because the purpose of education is the starting point and end-result of education, which is related to the general orientation of education development, we have to re-examine the concept of modem educational purpose in the post-modernism thought. The author holds that compared with the modem education view, the educational purpose view of the post-modem period shows the following characteristics： Maintaining the diversification and difference of individuahty, paying attention to cultivating social consciousness and critical ability, learning to understand and respect ecological harmony.展开更多
Although education can promote individual development,education only works to the extent that it can be shaped.The purpose of education is not only to instill knowledge,but also to teach children to see the essence th...Although education can promote individual development,education only works to the extent that it can be shaped.The purpose of education is not only to instill knowledge,but also to teach children to see the essence through phenomena.Education is the art of teaching people how to use knowledge.In education,teachters should grasp the rhythm of education and make education an art.展开更多
Purpose:This article aims to conduct a critical analysis of key-competences-based education in China today by revealing three main challenges that Chinese educational practitioners,researchers,and policymakers might f...Purpose:This article aims to conduct a critical analysis of key-competences-based education in China today by revealing three main challenges that Chinese educational practitioners,researchers,and policymakers might face.Design/Approach/Methods:Against the backdrop of international and Chinese policy and the practice of key-competences-based education,this article focuses on a critical discourse analysis of this educational movement in China.Findings:China places great emphasis on the personal,cultural,and moral dimensions in generating a framework of competences,paying considerable attention to the well-being of children;hence it currently endeavors to provide a consistent educational framework to educate the young for the all-round development.However,three challenges are salient:the dilemma between Core-Suyang(Core-Competence)and the education for all-round development of the young,the limitations of design of“subject core-competences,”and a lack of consideration of subjectification as purpose of education.Originality/Value:Education which merely focuses on a list of key-competences might not only exclude non-key-competences but also exclude something unforeseen and unknown in the process of educational adventure.It is therefore suggested that a holistic education needs to be engaged in with an encompassing and dynamic view of purpose(s)of education,in which the education for subjectification is at stake in our educational endeavor.展开更多
文摘Some of the characteristics of post-modernism, such as opposition centers, denial of holism, identity, differences and uncertainties, have had a great impact on the view of education. Because the purpose of education is the starting point and end-result of education, which is related to the general orientation of education development, we have to re-examine the concept of modem educational purpose in the post-modernism thought. The author holds that compared with the modem education view, the educational purpose view of the post-modem period shows the following characteristics： Maintaining the diversification and difference of individuahty, paying attention to cultivating social consciousness and critical ability, learning to understand and respect ecological harmony.
文摘Although education can promote individual development,education only works to the extent that it can be shaped.The purpose of education is not only to instill knowledge,but also to teach children to see the essence through phenomena.Education is the art of teaching people how to use knowledge.In education,teachters should grasp the rhythm of education and make education an art.
文摘Purpose:This article aims to conduct a critical analysis of key-competences-based education in China today by revealing three main challenges that Chinese educational practitioners,researchers,and policymakers might face.Design/Approach/Methods:Against the backdrop of international and Chinese policy and the practice of key-competences-based education,this article focuses on a critical discourse analysis of this educational movement in China.Findings:China places great emphasis on the personal,cultural,and moral dimensions in generating a framework of competences,paying considerable attention to the well-being of children;hence it currently endeavors to provide a consistent educational framework to educate the young for the all-round development.However,three challenges are salient:the dilemma between Core-Suyang(Core-Competence)and the education for all-round development of the young,the limitations of design of“subject core-competences,”and a lack of consideration of subjectification as purpose of education.Originality/Value:Education which merely focuses on a list of key-competences might not only exclude non-key-competences but also exclude something unforeseen and unknown in the process of educational adventure.It is therefore suggested that a holistic education needs to be engaged in with an encompassing and dynamic view of purpose(s)of education,in which the education for subjectification is at stake in our educational endeavor.
