The Teaching And Learning In Nantong Tongzi Sacrificial Rites

This paper is a case study report based on the filed work about education outside the school.The case,which is called Nantong Tongzi Sacrificial Rites,is a well preserved cultural heritage,existing in the suburbs of Nantong.Tongzi is the officiator of this kind of sacrificial rites,which is also a special title to witch in NantongTongzi Sacrificial Rites is a unique rites in Nantong,the purpose of which is to keep people away from disasters,and it is also a special form for cultural transmission.Relation between Teaching and Learning is the issue we have been more and more caring about.However,people always prefer the former to the latter. Nevertheless,we all know that teaching and learning are conductive to the heritage and popularity of human civilization,so they are independent.Following is the description of the paper.Introduction:this chapter describes the motivation for selecting the topic, research status and methodology,along with the overview of literature in related research area.Chapter 1:Tongzi,Tongzi Sacrificial Rites and the filed work.First,this chapter introduces Nantong's geo-culture.Then,it summarizes the literature and related field work.All of these pay the foundation for further analysis and research of teaching and learning behavior in Nantong Tongzi sacrificial rites.Chapter 2:Education behavior in Nantong Tongzi Sacrificial Rites.In the perspective of educational anthropology,this chapter discusses the education function and significance in the process of Tongzi sacrificial rites in details,as well as the three elements in education:Educators,learners,education factors.Chapter 3:Learning behavior in Nantong Tongzi Sacrificial Rites.The chapter analyses the learning behavior in the Tongzi sacrificial rites from psychological standpoint.Then,the writer comes to the conclusion that the teaching and learning behavior in the sacrificial rites is related to the cultural heritage in local. The last chapter suggests that the advantage and power in folk sacrificial rites have important,inspiring and referencing meaning to modern school education,so as to its reformation.