The turn towards using domestic experience in contemporary Chinese educational studies has led to the development of theoretical frames rooted in the reality of Chinese society.This article identifies four ways of und...The turn towards using domestic experience in contemporary Chinese educational studies has led to the development of theoretical frames rooted in the reality of Chinese society.This article identifies four ways of understanding and reforming Chinese society that have been developed by 20th century Chinese educators.By reflecting on these four approaches,and on the modern value oriented reactions to social transformation expressed by contemporary Western educational scholars,this article argues that Chinese educational scholars face two essential tasks when developing theories based on domestic experience so as to make positive contributions to China's unfinished project of modernity.The first is to study the phenomena of imbalance,alienation,and backwardness caused by all kinds of economic and cultural movements and forces in the huge space of Chinese society,and the second is to develop progressive educational ideas that are robust enough to counter these phenomena.展开更多
教科书是近代中国社会文化变迁的诞生物。基督教在华传教士于1877年成立学校教科书委员会(School and Textbook Series Committee),他们的工作对中国教科书的产生起到了很大作用。1897年,南洋公学外院使用的几种教科书是可考的“教科书...教科书是近代中国社会文化变迁的诞生物。基督教在华传教士于1877年成立学校教科书委员会(School and Textbook Series Committee),他们的工作对中国教科书的产生起到了很大作用。1897年,南洋公学外院使用的几种教科书是可考的“教科书”第一次在中国出现的时间。“教科书”在官方文牍中出现的时间稍晚一些。最早大约在1901年初,刘坤一、张之洞在其著名的《江楚会奏变法三折》中,在“教科书”的意义上使用了“教科之书”的说法。1904年初的《奏定学务纲要》中,对“教科书”的编纂使用作了详细的规定。教科书与近代文化的关系主要表现在:教科书作为一种重要的知识传播载体,担当了近代中国教育转型的重任;教科书的编审制度与教育行政体制相关联,在近代逐渐走向成熟。教科书的发展折射了近代文化的转移。教科书展示了近代中国人的知识结构转换历程。教科书承担了近代国族认同和国民塑形的教育使命。展开更多
文摘The turn towards using domestic experience in contemporary Chinese educational studies has led to the development of theoretical frames rooted in the reality of Chinese society.This article identifies four ways of understanding and reforming Chinese society that have been developed by 20th century Chinese educators.By reflecting on these four approaches,and on the modern value oriented reactions to social transformation expressed by contemporary Western educational scholars,this article argues that Chinese educational scholars face two essential tasks when developing theories based on domestic experience so as to make positive contributions to China's unfinished project of modernity.The first is to study the phenomena of imbalance,alienation,and backwardness caused by all kinds of economic and cultural movements and forces in the huge space of Chinese society,and the second is to develop progressive educational ideas that are robust enough to counter these phenomena.
文摘教科书是近代中国社会文化变迁的诞生物。基督教在华传教士于1877年成立学校教科书委员会(School and Textbook Series Committee),他们的工作对中国教科书的产生起到了很大作用。1897年,南洋公学外院使用的几种教科书是可考的“教科书”第一次在中国出现的时间。“教科书”在官方文牍中出现的时间稍晚一些。最早大约在1901年初,刘坤一、张之洞在其著名的《江楚会奏变法三折》中,在“教科书”的意义上使用了“教科之书”的说法。1904年初的《奏定学务纲要》中,对“教科书”的编纂使用作了详细的规定。教科书与近代文化的关系主要表现在:教科书作为一种重要的知识传播载体,担当了近代中国教育转型的重任;教科书的编审制度与教育行政体制相关联,在近代逐渐走向成熟。教科书的发展折射了近代文化的转移。教科书展示了近代中国人的知识结构转换历程。教科书承担了近代国族认同和国民塑形的教育使命。
