The Influence And Practice Of Western Equal Opportunity Education Philosophy

With the western education philosophy and system coming into the east, new education emerged and developed in recent era in China. During this period, Although missionaries from West and educated Chinese played a remarkable role, overseas Chinese became the important promoters and practitioner of western education philosophy in the countryside of overseas Chinese hometowns, Jiangmen, one of the Wuyi overseas Chinese hometown, referred as the most important overseas Chinese hometown, is also known as "town of education". Since late era of Qing dynasty, overseas Chinese from Wuyi set up school, salons and built libraries, using donation. More importantly, they introduced the philosophy of providing equal opportunity for everyone to be educated in overseas Chinese hometowns by providing education for poorer and female. They donated facilities, transmitting modern philosophy, under that ongoing influence, the education philosophy in overseas Chinese hometown had changes profoundly, and the transfer from traditional people to modern people had began. The modernization of people's ideology is the key element of modernization in overseas Chinese hometowns. The point of view of this article is taking the overseas Chinese as the promoters of the western education philosiphy and system coming into the east. With large amount of article and material as supporting evidence, discussing the emerging and development of the education for poorer and female respectivly. Tracing the track of the changes of people's education philosophy. Discussing the function of overseas Chinese who promoted the local people toward modernization.