Education: Ideas and Dialogue. Issue 1

Author: Jin Shengkou
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: How did the modern dilemma of Eastern and Western education arise? Where does the root of the confusion in China's educational spirit lie? How should we view the May Fourth tradition of language education? What impact did the revolution and its moral education have on Chinese society? What has the adoption of the Soviet educational model brought to the reality of Chinese education? How have modern children's Confucian classics movements constrained children's natural instincts and thoughts? This issue strives to express sincere intellectual explorations on contemporary education and similar issues. The articles collected in this issue, ranging from the moral development of teachers to moral education, from pathological power in educational administration to the professional personality of academics, from the distortion and loss of the spirit of universities to the cultural revival of children's Confucian classics, from the awakening from the illusion of revolution to the examination of the Soviet model's mistakes, from reflecting on the May Fourth educational tradition to respecting the rational spirit, all attempt to explore the genuine relationship between education and the reality of China, expressing theoretical concerns about how education can escape the modern dilemma. The modern educational dilemma is the result of choices between thought and practice. The historical evolution of Chinese educational thought has not only shaped our unique educational reality but also influenced the choices for future Chinese education. To escape the, the key lies in education cultivating an educated public and bravely resisting vulgar social and cultural trends. The articles collected in this issue, ranging from the moral development of teachers to moral education, from pathological power in educational administration to the professional personality of academics, from the distortion and loss of the spirit of universities to the cultural revival of children's Confucian classics, from the awakening from the illusion of revolution to the examination of the Soviet model's mistakes, from reflecting on the May Fourth educational tradition to respecting the rational spirit, all attempt to explore the genuine relationship between education and the reality of China.