Portraits of influential Chinese educators / Ruth Hayhoe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hayhoe, Ruth.

Series:

CERC studies in comparative education ; 17.

CERC studies in comparative education ; 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educators--China--Biography.

Educators.

Education.

China.

Education--China--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xiv, 398 pages : portraits ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong, China : Comparative Education Research Centre, The University of Hong Kong, 2006.

Summary:

China's economic rise has surprised the world, and most governments and large corporations feel the need for a China-strategy to shape their relations with this emerging super-power. What do they know, however, about the educational ideas and achievements that have contributed to this economic success? Names of political figures such as Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping and Jiang Zemin are household words, yet how many people have heard of Li Bingde, Gu Mingyuan, Lu Jie or Ye Lan?

Substantial research has been done on Chinese educational development by Sinologists and Comparative Educationists, making a wealth of data and analysis available to the specialist reader. Most of these studies have been framed within Western social science parameters, integrating an objectivist assessment of Chinese education into the international research literature.

This book conveys an understanding of China's educational development from within, through portraits of eleven influential educators whose ideas have shaped the educational reforms initiated by Deng Xiaoping in 1978. They are portrayed in the context of their cultural heritage, families, communities and schools, offering their own deeply reflective interpretations of Chinese education. The book is written for the general reader, to provide glimpses into the educational context of China's recent move onto the world stage. Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Creating the Portraits - An Interpretive Framework 1

Chapter 2 / Wang Chengxu A Leading Figure in Comparative Education 43

Chapter 3 / Li Bingde Pioneer of Learning Theory and Educational Experimentation 76

Chapter 4 / Zhu Jiusi A Visionary University Leader 109

Chapter 5 / Pan Maoyuan Founder of Higher Education Studies in China 144

Chapter 6 / Xie Xide An Outstanding Scientist and Educator 172

Chapter 7 / Wang Fengxian A Leading Philosopher of Education 204

Chapter 8 / Wang Yongquan Higher Education Thinker and Leader 226

Chapter 9 / Gu Mingyuan Comparative Educator and Modernization Theorist 261

Chapter 10 / Lu Jie A Woman Educator of Standing 292

Chapter 11 / Liu Fonian, Ye Lan Influential Educators of Two Generations 324

Chapter 12 Comparative Reflections on the Portraits 359.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 372-379) and index.

ISBN:

9628093401

9789628093403

OCLC:

69648901