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A Study On The Mass Education Thought In Modern China

Posted on:2002-12-15Degree:DoctorType:Dissertation
Country:ChinaCandidate:R ZhangFull Text:PDF
GTID:1117360092966621Subject:History of education
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The mass education thought was one of the great important education thoughts in modern China. It rose on the middle-later stage in Republic of China,trying to save the nation from extinction. By advocating the mass education,it created a great mass education movement,and produced profound influence. The mass education thought made great efforts and held the direction of educational development. The mass education thought pushed forward the modern course of Chinese education in educational theory,system and practice. It still has practical significance.For a long period of time,the mass education thought has been ignored although it was of great importance in the modem history of Chinese education. So it is very necessary to change the condition. The thesis,according to the basic principles of materialism,makes a comprehensive study on the mass education thought to seek its historical background and motive force,grasp its development thread,and explore its character through analyzing the mass education thought of representative schools. The thesis also observes its essence,evaluates its status and effect objectively and fairly in the modem history of Chinese education. Thereby the thesis can promote further study on the history of Chinese education,and provide a reference for the reform and development of Chinese education at present.The thesis is devided into three parts and six chapters.The preface introduces the mass education thought briefly,defines the concepts of the mass education,presents academic researches on the subject,and explains the research aim and method.Part one investigates the phylogeny of the mass education thought. It consists of tow chapters. Chapter one discusses the historical condition to produce the mass education thought in the respects of historical background and source of thought. Chapter two reviews evolution of the mass education thought in three periods of flush,development and decline.Part tow explains the schools of the mass education thought in two chapters. Chapter three analyzes the thought system of the mass education school represented by Yu Qingtang,Gaoyang,Lizheng and Chen Lijiang. The school is the essential aspect,which build systematic theory of the mass education by studying its connotation,character,goal,content,practice,specialized personnel,experiment and system. Chapter four elucidates the opinion of other schools including the government school represented by Jiang Jieshi,Niu Yongjian and Wu Zhihui,people education school represented by Yan Yangchu,rural reconstruction school represented by Liang Shinning,life education school represented by Tao Xingzhi and Zhang Zonglin,vocation education school represented by Huang Yanpei and Jiang Wenyu. Theseschools are the minor aspects to drive the mass education thought.Part three evaluates the mass education thought in tow chapters. Chapter five analyses the character and essence of the mass education thought. The main features of the mass education thought are that it is the thought of education for all and lifelong education,concludes activities of total life,has an open system,and directed by scientific spirit. In substance,the mass education thought is a progressive educational thought,and it wishes make the country rich and independent by educating the mass. Chapter six explains the influence and enlightenment of the mass education thought. The mass education thought enriched the educational theory,drove the reform of educational system forward,trained the specialized personnel of the mass education,promoted the development of out of-school education,improved the quality and life standarding of the mass. Lessons are drawn from the mass education thought:(1) the improving of the mass quality should be go along with the reforming of the society structure;(2)the building of lifelong education system should be based upon national conditions;(3)the improving of national civilization should be leaded by humanistic education;(4)education must contact with social reality and adapt to the need of peop...
Keywords/Search Tags:Education
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