Fusion of East and West : children, education, and a new China, 1902-1915 / by Limin Bai.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bai, Limin, author.

Series:

East and West (Leiden, Netherlands)

East and West

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church and education--China--History--20th century.

Church and education.

Christian education--China--History--20th century.

Christian education.

Textbooks--China--History--20th century.

Textbooks.

China--Education--History--To 1912.

China.

Wang, Hengtong, 1868-1928.

Wang, Hengtong.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019]

Summary:

In Fusion of East and West, Limin Bai presents a major work in the English language that focuses on Chinese textbooks and the education of children for a new China in a critical transitional period, 1902–1915. This study examines the life and work of Wang Hengtong (1868–1928), a Chinese Christian educator, and other Christian and secular writings through a historical and comparative lens and against the backdrop of the socio-political, ideological, and intellectual frameworks of the time. By doing so, it offers a fresh perspective on the significant connection between Christian education, Chinese Christian educators and the birth of a modern educational system. It unravels a cross-cultural process whereby missionary education and the Chinese education system were mutually re-shaped.

Contents:

Foreword

Preface

Conventions

List of Figures and Tables

Introduction

1 Wang Hengtong, the Christian Community in Shanghai and the Textbook Market

1 Wang Hengtong and Hangchow Presbyterian College

2 Wang Hengtong and the Christian Community in Shanghai

3 Wang Hengtong as Christian Teacher and Textbook Writer

4 Wang Hengtong and His Literacy Textbooks

5 Conclusion

2 An Innovative Approach: Progressive Teaching Method

1 Background: Literacy Education Campaign in late Qing China

2 Wind from the West: Chinese Language Teaching Reform

3 Comparison: Wang Hengtong’s Primers and Non-Christian Chinese Textbooks

4 Conclusion

3 Captivating Children: Hybrid Elements in Literacy Textbooks

1 / Quwei 趣味 (interest; interesting): the Prevalence of New Educational Ideas

2 The Use of Illustrations: with Children’s Interests at Heart

3 Making Tradition Modern: Re-creating Exemplary Children in Traditional Chinese / mengshu

4 Literacy Textbooks as Children’s Literature: Making Aesop Chinese

1 Aesop’s Fables for Literacy Education

2 A Comparative Study of Three Chinese Versions of Aesop’s Fables

3 Contextualizing Aesopic Fables for Chinese Children

5 Textbooks as a Bridge to a World of New Knowledge

1 The Concept of / Gezhi : a Christian Perspective

2 The Content of / Gezhi Learning in Wang Hengtong’s Textbooks

3 The Circulation of Useful Knowledge: a Comparative Analysis

6 Traversing the Boundaries between Confucianism and Christianity

1 The Bible and Christian Content in Wang Hengtong’s Literacy Textbooks

2 New Hermeneutic Exegesis of Ancient Chinese Scriptures: Searching for a Common Humanity

3 Reinterpreting the Concept of / xiao : Christian Appropriation of Confucianism

7 Education for a New China: a Multifaceted Perspective

1 Education for a New China: a Comparison of Christian and Non-Christian Views

2 Textbook Market: Shared Source Materials, Common Features and Diversity

3 Different Approaches to the Fusion of East-West and Past-Present

4 A Key Difference between Christian and Non-Christian Textbooks

5 Enlightenment and Late Qing Reforms: Education for Girls

6 Conclusion

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-40692-1

OCLC:

1117316497

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004406926 DOI