The Application of Geographic Information System(GIS) to the Study of Chinese History

Historical geographic information system construction echoes the call of academic development in the information era and demonstrates the in-depth advancement of history studies. In recent years, an increasing number of data platforms have been built to facilitate historical information storage, display, management and analysis. In such a context, the geographic information system(GIS) begins to contribute to the study of Chinese history. Its contribution is highlighted in nine areas: historical climate, fluvial landforms, town economies, rural settlements, hydraulic societies, environmental changes, ancient cities, ancient maps and HGIS-enabled research methods. The application of GIS to the study of Chinese history initiates a reform in research methods and at the same time upgrades the philosophy of history studies, facilitating the utilization of a diversity of historical data(documents, ancient maps, remote-sensing images, archaeological information, etc.) for dynamic tracing and multi-factor comprehensive research. At present, restricted by traditional disciplinary boundaries, the construction of HGIS platforms remains slow and insufficient, making it difficult to extensively apply GIS to the study of Chinese history.

Traditional Chinese Medicine in Malaysia:A Brief Historical Overview of Education and Research

The education and research of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)in Malaysia started coincidentally circa Malaysia’s independence movement.Before the independence,much of the development focused on establishing treatment centers and Chinese medical halls to provide TCM treatment.Periodicals and journals advocating TCM and its advancement were published between the 1940s and 1960s,but many did not survive after a few issues.The challenge posed by the Immigration Ordinance 1952 further united TCM practitioners and TCM associations to establish the Chinese Medical Institute of Malaya.The trend gained momentum,and many educational institutes were set up in each of Malaysia.From the 1970s,Malaysia started hosting regional and international TCM conferences.In 2000,TCM education in Malaysia had finally gained recognition from the government.ATCM program standard was thus released by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency(MQA).To date,there are seven private higher education institutions which offer TCM programs based on the MQA standards and have established international collaborations with other universities.It is projected that Malaysia’s TCM education and research will grow further as a result of China’s Belt and Road initiative.

On the Combination of “The Textual Research on Historical Documents” and “The Comparative Study of Historical Data” —— and a Discussion on “The Law of Quan-ma and Gui-mei” in Chinese Language Studies

In Chinese language studies, both “The Textual Research on Historical Documents” and “The Comparative Study of Historical Data” are traditional in methodology and they both deserve being treasured, passed on, and further developed. It will certainly do harm to the development of academic research if any of the two methods is given unreasonable priority. The author claims that the best or one of the best methodologies of the historical study of Chinese language is the combination of the two, hence a new interpretation of “The Double-proof Method”. Meanwhile, this essay is also an attempt to put forward “The Law of Quan-ma and Gui-mei” in Chinese language studies, in which the author believes that it is not advisable to either treat Gui-mei as Quan-ma or vice versa in linguistic research. It is crucial for us to respect always the language facts first, which is considered the very soul of linguistics.

A Review on the Development of Chinese Graphic Design Education

The development of economy and industrialization further accelerates the pace of development of graphic design education.The educational system actively adopted two ways of“going out”and“inviting in”to communicate with the western world in graphic design(Zhang,2009).Chinese design began to re-examine its balance between globalization and localization after rapid absorption and international experience digestion.As for the negative influence,it led to the risk of developing short-sightedness in design education.Faced with unprecedented challenges,the graphic design industry was continually expanding its functions.The development of Chinese design cannot entirely rely on its own.There was no doubt that graphic design was indeed facing significant obstacles.The suggestions from the American Institute of Graphic Arts(AIGA)are set very high to achieve;the objectives will be excellent if academia can follow.A study aims to understand the overall curriculum and course design and how best to modify the general curriculum and course design to allow for industry practices changes and keep a close eye on the Chinese market's changing needs for design should be carried out.

The Educator Standing on Chinese Cultural Ground:A Case Study of Chinese Basic Education Pedagogical Research

Purpose:Chinese Educators,referred to as Jiaoyujia(教育家)in Chinese,are esteemed indivi-duals dedicated to education with extensive expertise in theory and practice.Despite their influ-ential pedagogical research,they have received limited scholarly attention.This study aimed to fll the gap by focusing on jilin Li's(李吉林)contextualized teaching research informed by Chinese educational traditions.Design/Approach/Methods:A case study format was adopted,and data were thematically ana-lyzed using NVivo I2.In light of Kuan-Hsing Chen's"Asia as method"idea,the analysis drew par-ticular attention to the Asian resources employed in the pedagogical studies of interest.Findings:Focusing on how Educators utilize diverse educational traditions,this paper presents three functions of Chinese educational traditions applicable to Li's case.The chosen case study demonstrates that elements of Chinese educational traditions still actively inform Educators working in a modern Western-style education system.This paper analyzes how Li combined Chinese and foreign traditions and reveals an element of subjectivity with its own strengths and deficiencies.

Learner Autonomy in the National English Language Curricula for Chinese Universities 1978-2007:A Historical Analysis

This historical study investigates the concept of learner autonomy in the national English language curricula for Chinese universities.It seeks to understand the meaning of learner autonomy in China and the intentionality of promoting this concept through the curricula from 1978 to 2007.By adopting Quentin Skinner’s intentionalist approach to analyzing the history of ideas,this study conducted a systematic document analysis of three national curricula in relation to their linguistic and practical contexts constituted of 169 Chinese academic articles in total.The study revealed that learner autonomy mainly referred to students’motivation and ability to work hard on their own outside the classroom in the Chinese context.Importing this concept,however,caused ideological confusion and exacerbated the disempowerment of teachers within the dynamics of China’s English language education at the tertiary level.The study raises awareness for borrowing concepts across different cultural contexts and has implications for research,policymaking,teacher development,and pedagogical practice in second language education in China.

Global Educational Research in Western Times:The Rise and Plight of Chinese Educational Research

The paper offers a critical appraisal of the global knowledge developments in education using China’s contributions in a fashion similar to a case study.The paper scrutinizes the complicity of Western educational research to euro-centric biases and discusses the pursuit of a global epistemological eclecticism.To support this claim,the magnitude of the global knowledge economy,including country-by-country comparisons,is explored together with data pertaining to the success rate of submissions and citations.These data are used as the basis for arguments that the dominant research practices and developmental work serve Western interests,Western thought and a Western economy tied to standardization rather than eastern epistemological interests.

“Chinese Social Work 2.0” and Its Historical and International Significance

This paper explores the idea of“Chinese social work 2.0”by reviewing the situation,issues,and needs of Chinese social work for further advancement in historical and comparative perspectives.The“10 years of Chinese social work(2006-2016)”vs.a 30-year history of rebuilding social work in the Chinese mainland can be explained with the transition of GPP(general public policy).This helps to understand the various pitfalls and seeming downturns in Chinese social work over the past years and to understand the major decisions of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China(CPC)by understanding the historical backdrop and theoretical rationale of“seeking balance”meaning that China formally parts with its“GDP first”doctrine and withdraws its“economic state”GPP from the historical stage,and“seeking sufficiency”meaning that China continues to base its public policy on economic construction rather than to follow a welfare state GPP.Chinese social work professionals should take advantage of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China(CPC)by highlighting the core issue of“balanced”development and play a leading role in promoting social fairness and justice.The precondition for fulfilling this role is that social work must be placed among the main disciplinary categories(“Group I subject of social science and humanities”)in China with the enhancement of research and faculty competence via well-designed(doctoral)social work education.

The mechanism of educational pattern on middle school students’ information worlds: A research based on the comparison of Chinese and British educational patterns

This article aims to explore if and how educational pattern effects students’informational characteristics if they were regarded as informational agents.By integrating related theories,this study assumes that educational pattern may affect students’informational characteristics directly.

How to Write a Medical Research Paper for an International Journal

Western-raised scientists are taught with the traditional concepts of:purpose,method,observation and conclusion.This is not true for Chinese educated students.Since all international journals publish papers following these,or similar parameters,the Chinese scientist who wishes to publish in such a journal,must adjust his thinking to fit within this scheme.In this presentation we wish to assist our Chinese colleagues on how this thought process can be followed.

国际中文教育的使命及其他

文章首先强调要明确认识国际中文教育的使命是为世界各国培养他们所需要的高素质的中文人才;其次表示国际中文教育的使命决定必须抓好汉语书面语教学,并充分陈述了理由;最后指出要开展好汉语书面语教学,目前亟须马上组织力量积极开展“进行汉语书面语教学”的具体研究。

时间的教育意义与我国外国教育史研究的新进路

时间是人类展示文明、承接记忆的文化工具。历史学是时间中的人类的科学,脱离特定的时间,任何历史现象都难以得到理解。人类的全部历史存在于由时间和空间构成的体系之中,时间和空间为人类认识自然界和自身历史提供了方法论支持,而时间与人的发展的内在联系确立了教育时间的存在价值和意义,所以说时间的教育意义成就了教育时间,任何教育活动都离不开教育时间,因此,也赋予了其人类教育历史研究的基本内涵。于我国外国教育史研究而言,彰显教育时间在外国教育史研究中的本体论意义,运用教育时间构建涵盖全部人类教育活动的教育史体系,嵌入教育时间更新外国教育史的阐释与分析框架,基于教育时间探究外国教育史的结构性主题,都将有助于我国外国教育史研究新进路的开辟与拓展。

党的二十大精神融入中国音乐史课程思政的研究与实践

中国音乐史课程蕴含丰富的课程思政元素,是音乐专业课程思政建设的重要阵地。在党的二十大精神引领下,可以深入挖掘、有效整合课程内容,确立与中国音乐三大发展阶段相对应的6个思政主题、25项思政案例和思政点,构建线索鲜明、专题突出、案例典型的“音乐+历史+现实+思政”四位一体育人体系。在课程改革中进一步探索数字赋能教学新模式,并以“思政+通识”为目标,在“三全育人”格局下打造高质量中国音乐史公共选修课和线上慕课,对音乐课程思政推进和数字化革新等具有探索、借鉴价值。

中国区域音乐史研究四十年

“区域音乐史”概念的提出始于20世纪80年代,其研究至今已四十年许。区域音乐史研究在我国的发展,受到不同时期的音乐史学、民族音乐学(音乐人类学),以及历史学、人类学等学术观念的影响,产生了不同的研究成果。在21世纪当代新史学观念的影响下,中国区域音乐史的研究逐步在中国音乐史研究成果中占有越来越重要的地位,它的研究已成为当代中国音乐史学纵深发展的代表标志之一。

三线建设推动西南民族地区教育发展的路径与价值——基于口述史的考察

始于20世纪60年代中期的三线建设虽然是以备战为主要目的,但客观上促进了西南民族地区经济社会的全面发展。以云、贵、川为主体的西南民族地区是三线建设的重点区域,三线建设在西南民族地区的开展带动了教育的跨越式发展。大批三线建设重点项目和高素质人员的迁入,带动了民族群众教育观念的改变;“工农一体”发展改善了西南民族地区的教育条件,促进了教育质量的同步提升;尤其是学校教育将抽象的“中华民族共同体意识”具化到各民族学生的日常学习、生活、交往中,体现了教育培育多元一体的中华民族共同体意识的价值取向。

“高等教育中国模式”的概念史寻绎

中国高等教育快速而独特的发展使“高等教育中国模式”逐渐成为备受关注的概念。厘清这一概念的源起和本质,对于理解中国高等教育的发展道路、推进高等教育学话语体系创新具有重要意义。采用概念史研究范式,梳理我国高等教育发展的历史和文献并综合分析话语内涵的演进发现,“中国特色的社会主义高等教育体系”是它的最初形态,独立自主这一中华民族精神之魂是它的思想内核,中国共产党的坚强领导是它生成和发展的根本保证,“中国式高等教育治理”是它的本质内涵;它在政治和经济变迁中被持续建构和反复定义,彰显出丰富的价值。“高等教育中国模式”为中国式高等教育现代化提供了历史注脚和学理概括,也必将在中国式高等教育现代化的伟大实践中继续得到丰富和发展。

“五育”并举视域下基于中药商品学的研学课程改革与实践

“五育”是培养新时代人才的教育方式,课程建设是高校构建“五育”培养教育体系的基础。中药商品学是中药学专业的特色专业课,但教学过程中面临实践课时有限、授课方式单一、学生被动学习和实践训练薄弱等问题,该文通过建立“五育”并举视域下基于中药商品学的研学课程改革,使学生在每一个教学单元和每一次教学活动中得到全面培养,实现“五育”的有机融合与统一,提高学生综合素质和核心竞争力。

构建中国环境史研究学术体系述论--以内容体系为对象

研究内容是中国环境史研究学术体系的重要组成部分。其具体内容的确定,需有明确的学理性支撑,也就是从环境学关于环境概念的界定出发,厘清环境的内涵、外延,并以环境分类为基础,结合中国历史实际,将中国环境史研究分为环境变迁史、环境思想史、环境保护史三大方面内容。研究内容体系的建构,仅为中国环境史研究学术体系构建的一个部分。学界在建构中国环境史研究学术体系过程中,需力求做到三个“回归”,即回归学理、回归中国、回归历史,进而实现构建具有中国特色的环境史研究三大体系的目标。

1980年代以来中国职业教育研究中的知识生产

作为一种与国计民生关系最为密切的教育类型,近代以来现代意义上的职业教育在我国逐步发展,已成为国际上规模最大、结构最为完善的职业教育体系。随着实践的推进,学术界一直致力于其理论建构,尤其是改革开放以来。这一时期职业教育中知识生产的突出特征是有了强大的大学职业教育研究机构为依托。职业教育研究的基本范式经历了两个阶段,即20世纪后20年的构建职业技术教育学基本知识体系和21世纪头20年在更为宽广的学科视野下的理论研究。这一时期的研究有力推动了职业技术教育学科的知识演进。本文以1980年代以来职业教育中的知识生产为研究问题,聚焦职业教育内涵、价值、体系、课程、教师教育、校企合作这6个最为核心的研究领域,以这6个领域中有重要知识生产意义的研究成果为对象,通过对知识演进路径与未来走向的分析,勾勒职业教育知识生产的基本架构,为进一步提升职业教育学术水平提供参考。

论口述史方法在教育研究中的价值与应用原则

口述史在各个领域被广泛应用,在教育研究中却乏善可陈。究其原因,主要是一些教育研究者科学理性的思维方式对口述史价值心存怀疑,以及对口述史研究的陌生。口述史在教育研究中有很宽广的应用空间和价值,主要表现在五个方面:抢救“活”的教育史料,丰富、拓展教育历史研究;拓展教育社会学的研究领域;用细节来反映当代中国教育的特色、经验与精神;促成教师实践性知识的显现;勾勒教师成长的轨迹及阶段性特征。口述史的应用应遵循五个原则:从更绵长的历史视角开展研究;尽可能用多种手段确保口述资料的真实性、完整性;在分析研究中,坚持口述记录和文本资料分析相结合;注重多元的解释方式;注重口述史研究的伦理,通过签署法律授权书,确保访谈双方的权益。