General Education - A Century of Chinese Educational Classics Series

Author: Shu Xingcheng
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: The purpose of editing this book is threefold: (1) To provide students with a considerable amount of educational common knowledge, so that readers will understand what "education" is after reading this book; (2) To inspire students to explore the ideas and interests of education, so that readers will recognize some major issues in education—especially in China—that are worth everyone's effort after reading this book; (3) To guide students in the methods of researching education, so that readers will be able to proceed with further research based on the paths shown in the book without going astray. Therefore, the material of this book covers all aspects related to education, with particular attention to the current state of Chinese education and research methods. The book is designed to help beginners acquire knowledge of education. Thus, it can be used as a textbook, for self-study, or for extracurricular reading. If used as a textbook, instructors are encouraged to focus on discussions of issues and provide guidance for reference reading and practical research. If used for self-study or extracurricular reading, because each chapter includes summaries, glossary of terms, and reference books, and the book as a whole has a classified index of reference books and an index, readers with a junior high school education should be able to understand the main content of each chapter. References are also very convenient. Therefore, the author very much hopes that this book will be of practical help to beginners in education, to the general public who seek some knowledge of education, and to elementary school teachers who wish to improve themselves.