Education: Ideas and Dialogue (Issue 1)

Author: Jin Shengyou, Editor-in-Chief
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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 the educational spirit of China lie? How should we view the May Fourth tradition of Chinese language education? What impact did the revolution and its moral education have on Chinese society? What did learning the Soviet educational model bring to the reality of Chinese education? How did the modern movement to study the classics constrain children's natural inclinations and thoughts? This issue strives to express sincere intellectual explorations on issues such as contemporary education. The articles included 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 studying the classics, from the awakening from revolutionary delusions to the examination of Soviet model errors, from reflections on the May Fourth educational tradition to the respect for 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 dilemma of education 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 included in this book, 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 studying the classics, from the awakening from revolutionary delusions to the examination of Soviet model errors, from reflections on the May Fourth educational tradition to the respect for rational spirit, all attempt to explore the genuine relationship between education and the reality of China.