This article explores both the personal and transnational dimensions of domestic science education and study abroad for the pioneering generation of Chinese women in science.By focusing on women’s unique calculus of ...This article explores both the personal and transnational dimensions of domestic science education and study abroad for the pioneering generation of Chinese women in science.By focusing on women’s unique calculus of risk and reward,the article not only distinguishes Chinese women’s experiences from those of their male counterparts but also delineates the special contours of the Chinese case within the global advancement of women in science.The article begins by outlining some of the features and dynamics of early Chinese girls’schools that affected students’interest in and preparation for further scientific study.Then it traces the emerging college-level opportunities that made it possible for women who were studying science in China to contemplate advanced work overseas.Turning to study abroad,the article highlights the radicalness of the decision to study abroad by examining the impact of both family background and national circumstances on Chinese women’s strategies of mobility.The article argues that if we are to take women’s experiences seriously,we cannot just look at scientific pursuits in terms of achievements in the development of Chinese science,we also need to consider the ways that·scientific ambitions forced individuals—both male and female—to navigate and reimagine multiple social norms and expectations.展开更多
CHINESE Women’s College (CWC) is China’s only state-run women’s institution of higher learning. The college lays equal stress on higher education and supplementary adult education, training mid-and highlevel women ...CHINESE Women’s College (CWC) is China’s only state-run women’s institution of higher learning. The college lays equal stress on higher education and supplementary adult education, training mid-and highlevel women administrators and professionals.展开更多
CONG Zhongxiao, 36, holds the postof vice-president of China Women’sCollege. For years she has lectured on theeducation of preschool mathematics,research methods and statistics forkindergarten and nursery schools.Reg...CONG Zhongxiao, 36, holds the postof vice-president of China Women’sCollege. For years she has lectured on theeducation of preschool mathematics,research methods and statistics forkindergarten and nursery schools.Regarding teaching as an art, she appliesherself to it with great concentration andhas turned the teaching of "conclusion-result" into "process-result." The change iswell received by students for it linkstheory with practice and greatly stimulatesa thirst for knowledge in their展开更多
This paper describes the author’s reflections on a personal and professional experience he had 35 years ago in Iran as President of Damavand College,Tehran,Iran from 1975-1978 to lead this young liberal arts college ...This paper describes the author’s reflections on a personal and professional experience he had 35 years ago in Iran as President of Damavand College,Tehran,Iran from 1975-1978 to lead this young liberal arts college for Iranian women.The author decided to reflect on its mission(it had had a religious heritage),what he had hoped to accomplish,its possible role in the women’s movement and Islamic Reformist Movement,what had happened to its graduates,its teachers,and its friends and supporters.As he reflected on their achievements,he realized that their growth and advancement served as metaphors for his own personal and professional growth into an intercultural person.Because of that experience in Iran,he has dared subsequently to live in other countries and do research and teach in different cultures.He realized that Damavand,named for the highest mountain in Iran,was a symbol of reaching higher heights.Damavand College now had become a living symbol of what had developed as his research agenda in intercultural communication,leading him to years ago in Iran.He recently began his journey back in time.展开更多
文摘This article explores both the personal and transnational dimensions of domestic science education and study abroad for the pioneering generation of Chinese women in science.By focusing on women’s unique calculus of risk and reward,the article not only distinguishes Chinese women’s experiences from those of their male counterparts but also delineates the special contours of the Chinese case within the global advancement of women in science.The article begins by outlining some of the features and dynamics of early Chinese girls’schools that affected students’interest in and preparation for further scientific study.Then it traces the emerging college-level opportunities that made it possible for women who were studying science in China to contemplate advanced work overseas.Turning to study abroad,the article highlights the radicalness of the decision to study abroad by examining the impact of both family background and national circumstances on Chinese women’s strategies of mobility.The article argues that if we are to take women’s experiences seriously,we cannot just look at scientific pursuits in terms of achievements in the development of Chinese science,we also need to consider the ways that·scientific ambitions forced individuals—both male and female—to navigate and reimagine multiple social norms and expectations.
文摘CHINESE Women’s College (CWC) is China’s only state-run women’s institution of higher learning. The college lays equal stress on higher education and supplementary adult education, training mid-and highlevel women administrators and professionals.
文摘CONG Zhongxiao, 36, holds the postof vice-president of China Women’sCollege. For years she has lectured on theeducation of preschool mathematics,research methods and statistics forkindergarten and nursery schools.Regarding teaching as an art, she appliesherself to it with great concentration andhas turned the teaching of "conclusion-result" into "process-result." The change iswell received by students for it linkstheory with practice and greatly stimulatesa thirst for knowledge in their
文摘This paper describes the author’s reflections on a personal and professional experience he had 35 years ago in Iran as President of Damavand College,Tehran,Iran from 1975-1978 to lead this young liberal arts college for Iranian women.The author decided to reflect on its mission(it had had a religious heritage),what he had hoped to accomplish,its possible role in the women’s movement and Islamic Reformist Movement,what had happened to its graduates,its teachers,and its friends and supporters.As he reflected on their achievements,he realized that their growth and advancement served as metaphors for his own personal and professional growth into an intercultural person.Because of that experience in Iran,he has dared subsequently to live in other countries and do research and teach in different cultures.He realized that Damavand,named for the highest mountain in Iran,was a symbol of reaching higher heights.Damavand College now had become a living symbol of what had developed as his research agenda in intercultural communication,leading him to years ago in Iran.He recently began his journey back in time.
