Educational Principles - (Second Edition)

Author: Hu Dehai
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Publish Date: 2006-09-01
Features: "Based on extensive reading, guided by in-depth thinking, and implemented through writing" was the step-by-step approach I adopted during the writing process. Every stage and content in this process is both rich and complex. For instance, take "thinking" as an example—it involves not only considering specific theoretical issues but also repeatedly pondering the connections, transitions, and structure between sections, paragraphs, chapters, and volumes. It cannot have redundant content at the beginning and end, nor can it have any omissions. Of course, when it comes to actually putting pen to paper, the intensity is undoubtedly greater. This is because writing such a large-scale theoretical work is not merely a matter of writing skills but a comprehensive reflection of intelligence, academic ability, and quality. It is common to revise and refine repeatedly, and it is also common to start over from scratch. Conversely, it not only stimulates thinking but also encourages reading and observation. It is precisely at this stage that one undergoes comprehensive mental exercise. The joys and hardships of writing a monograph stem from personal experience. I believe that academic character refers to a scholar's fundamental attitude toward academic pursuits and the corresponding unique behavioral patterns that align with it. And this is clearly reflected in this process. Professor Hu Dehai's monograph "Principles of Education" is a highly acclaimed textbook for foundational courses in higher education. The book is the result of the author's long-term teaching and research in the fundamental theories of education, embodying half a lifetime of reflection. In the author's view, the backwardness of China's educational theory is an undeniable fact. The educational theory introduced from the Soviet Union in the early 1950s still influences people's correct thinking about educational theory in terms of basic concepts and the entire system. After years of effort, the author has completed the thinking, organization, and arrangement of educational theory from basic concepts to the entire system and its fundamental content, with the aim of constructing a new theoretical system of education and offering it to readers as a "guide" for learning and researching educational theory.