The Study On Social Services Of Modern Chinese Universities

As society changes, universities play a more and more important role in social development. The study on modern Chinese university social service has important historic significance and practical significance. Under the guide of Edgar Morin’s complexity theory, applying documentary method, historical method and case method, etc. comprehensively, the study explores modern Chinese university social services deeply at the complicated background of modern Chinese society, explains its thought origin, academic foundation, developing stage, features, effects and problems. Based on the group of modern Chinese university presidents, the study investigates the thought of modern Chinese university social service in detail. On the basis of making full use of existing historical data, the study revivifies abundant content and form of modern Chinese university social services. The study illuminates operational mechanism of modem Chinese university social services by investigating social education, agricultural technology extension and transforming social traditions. On this basis, the study evaluates modern Chinese university social services objectively and points out its actual reference for today’s university social services in our country.Modern Chinese university social services was the product of Chinese and western cultural exchange. The thought of laying stress on reality, pragmatism and the thought of saving the nation by engaging in industry provided important thinking source for the production of modern Chinese university social services. The build of modern knowledge hierarchy, the formation of professional intellectual and the establishment of modern university system laid solid academic basis for the production of modern Chinese university social services. During the study phase, the course of modern Chinese university social services could be divided into three stages the stage of germination(1895-1912), the stage of rising (1912-1921) and the stage of developing (1921-1949). Modern Chinese university social services showed different features in the three stages. Modern Chinese university presidents made great contribution to the generation of modern Chinese university social services. The group showed affluent educational ideology of serving the society. In the eyes of principals, modern Chinese society had a lot of questions, such as the loss of state sovereignty, the underdevelopment of science and prodigious social corruption. The poor relationship between university and society severely limited the role of the university in the development of modem China. The principals exposed and criticized this poor relation. Starting from the realistic national conditions, they devoted themselves to training leaders to transfer the fate of the country and improve the society, stimulating students’patriotic consciousness to undertake the task of saving the country, carrying out social investigation to know and serve China and cultivating students’ability of social services.The practice of modern Chinese university social services was rich in contents and forms. Modern Chinese university was the important undertaker of social education and carries out a lot of practice of social education. Summer school was a very important form for modern Chinese university social education. Modern Chinese university was the main force of agricultural sci-tech extension. Modern Chinese university input sci-tech blood into villages by various forms and helped ease the crisis of village to some extent. Holding agricultural experimental base was an important form of agricultural sci-tech extension for modern Chinese universities. Modern Chinese university was the pioneer of changing existing habits and customs, made a great contribution to modern Chinese female liberation, the advocation of healthy leisure lifestyle and improvement of public hygiene.Despite of numerous difficulties, social services of modern Chinese university made some achievements. Students’ability was improved. The university gained more living space. The spirits of serving and dedicating showed in the service became an important spiritual support for saving the nation from subjugation and ensuring its survival. The social service was useful for solving some specific social problems. However, due to various factors, the effect of modem Chinese university social services was limited and the service itself contained some problems. However, it has realistic meaning to review the history of modern Chinese university social services. It gives a good example for overcoming the problem existed in current social service practice by Chinese universities.