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A Study On The Relationship Between Chamber Of Commerce And Modern Chinese Education

Posted on:2006-04-30Degree:DoctorType:Dissertation
Country:ChinaCandidate:Z LiFull Text:PDF
GTID:1117360155950217Subject:History of education
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Chamber of Commerce was something fresh that appeared in China in the early 20th century and it consisted of some merchants and some economic organizations. Its purpose was to realize industrialization and make the country strong and the people rich by developing industry. The Chamber of Commerce played a great role in the industrialization, democratization and modernization of China. It started the movement of 'Saving the country by Industry ' , with the government, advancing Chinese modernization and the changes of China society.The propaganda that prevailing in the modern ethos of thinking field, and wide spread of the ethos provided rich ideals for modern education. The announcement of new educational system and concrete measures of running school provided proofs of system for folk capital to educational fields. All above were the reasons of Chamber of Commerce participated in education. Under the influence of Government' s impulse and the need in industry development, Chamber of Commerce took part in education through initiating latest style school, endow outlay, establishing new educational organization and participating social education. By harmonizing development between education and industry, Chamber of Commerce sought after the way of new education that suited Chinese modern social and reformed Chinese connatural education. At the same time, Chamber of Commerce relatively close to education and try to influence the decision-making of Government to education by accumulated experience and feedback the experience to Government. Understanding the relationship between industry and education from: (1) Industry development needed the support of education and the person with ability; (2) Industry development provided the opportunity and ground to person with ability, Chamber of Commerce pay attention to educational function of economic or procreative because industry developed; to bring up person with ability industry needed, to attach importance to choice of participating scienceand teaching-manner. These are some characteristics in modus operandi and views of Chamber of Commerce.Chamber of Commerce not only was the propellent of the modernization of economy but also was that of education. The educational ideas of the people who hoped to save China by industry could not been understood by those people from other fields. Considering the close relationship between education and the productivity, we can say Chamber of Commerce is an important force in the development of education. However, existing researches of educational history pay more attention to the thoughts, system and elites education but less attention to the importance of productivity in modern education. This paper tries to research modern educational history from economic development.
Keywords/Search Tags:Modern, Chamber of Commerce, Education, Coordinated Development, Reformation
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