The question about whether schools should focus on liberal education or vocational education has been inquired about and explored for centuries.Many students and their parents nowadays tend to favor vocational educati...The question about whether schools should focus on liberal education or vocational education has been inquired about and explored for centuries.Many students and their parents nowadays tend to favor vocational education because they think it’s useful.However,the great Greek philosopher Aristotle and the famous 19th-century poet John Henry Newman argued that liberal education is useful as its own end.展开更多
It is hard for China to cultivate creative thinkers the present Chinese society needs,so the educational system has to reform.The paper analyses the dilemma in Chinese education,Dewey’s pedagogical ideas,and how Chin...It is hard for China to cultivate creative thinkers the present Chinese society needs,so the educational system has to reform.The paper analyses the dilemma in Chinese education,Dewey’s pedagogical ideas,and how Chinese educators can learn from Dewey’s ideas.Chinese higher education system and the examination system for admission to colleges and universities especially liberal arts colleges need to apply Dewey’s pedagogical ideas and reform themselves in order to conform to the whole society.展开更多
In contrast to the continued decline of liberal arts education in the US,there has been a revived interest in liberal arts education in Asian countries in recent years.Grounded in a comprehensive understanding of the ...In contrast to the continued decline of liberal arts education in the US,there has been a revived interest in liberal arts education in Asian countries in recent years.Grounded in a comprehensive understanding of the central tenets of liberal arts education in the West,this paper looks into the struggles Asian countries face in their exploration of liberal arts education and provides a direction for Asian countries in their efforts to practice liberal arts education.This paper establishes the deep connections between humanistic approaches of the Confucian tradition and liberal arts education by pointing to a common ground for the education of humanity.Ultimately,the purpose of liberal arts education,in the East as well as in the West,should be the liberation of human beings from the constraints of ignorance,prejudice and traditional customs and through the cultivation of a cosmopolitan morality that emphasizes unity,solidarity and the fusion of humankind.Chinese universities should contemplate the purpose and value of higher education in the 21st century and tap into the rich resources of Confucianism in order to give its liberal arts education a“soul.”展开更多
Ma Xiangbo was born in 1840 and became a pioneer of educational reform during the republican period.He was responsible for introducing the idea that science and humanities should be valued equally in liberal arts educ...Ma Xiangbo was born in 1840 and became a pioneer of educational reform during the republican period.He was responsible for introducing the idea that science and humanities should be valued equally in liberal arts education,a concept that became key to the model of university education.Ma’s view of education combined Western humanism and science with classical Confucian humanism.His ideas still have a referential value for contemporary Chinese higher education and society.展开更多
文摘The question about whether schools should focus on liberal education or vocational education has been inquired about and explored for centuries.Many students and their parents nowadays tend to favor vocational education because they think it’s useful.However,the great Greek philosopher Aristotle and the famous 19th-century poet John Henry Newman argued that liberal education is useful as its own end.
文摘It is hard for China to cultivate creative thinkers the present Chinese society needs,so the educational system has to reform.The paper analyses the dilemma in Chinese education,Dewey’s pedagogical ideas,and how Chinese educators can learn from Dewey’s ideas.Chinese higher education system and the examination system for admission to colleges and universities especially liberal arts colleges need to apply Dewey’s pedagogical ideas and reform themselves in order to conform to the whole society.
文摘In contrast to the continued decline of liberal arts education in the US,there has been a revived interest in liberal arts education in Asian countries in recent years.Grounded in a comprehensive understanding of the central tenets of liberal arts education in the West,this paper looks into the struggles Asian countries face in their exploration of liberal arts education and provides a direction for Asian countries in their efforts to practice liberal arts education.This paper establishes the deep connections between humanistic approaches of the Confucian tradition and liberal arts education by pointing to a common ground for the education of humanity.Ultimately,the purpose of liberal arts education,in the East as well as in the West,should be the liberation of human beings from the constraints of ignorance,prejudice and traditional customs and through the cultivation of a cosmopolitan morality that emphasizes unity,solidarity and the fusion of humankind.Chinese universities should contemplate the purpose and value of higher education in the 21st century and tap into the rich resources of Confucianism in order to give its liberal arts education a“soul.”
文摘Ma Xiangbo was born in 1840 and became a pioneer of educational reform during the republican period.He was responsible for introducing the idea that science and humanities should be valued equally in liberal arts education,a concept that became key to the model of university education.Ma’s view of education combined Western humanism and science with classical Confucian humanism.His ideas still have a referential value for contemporary Chinese higher education and society.
