The transformation of Chinese traditional education : selected papers by Tao Xingzhi on education / by Tao Xingzhi ; translated by Ji Linying, Zhang Xin, Xin Nan, Chen Lijuan.

A co-publication of Higher Education Press Limited Company and Koninklijke Brill NV.

Includes index.

Editor's Foreword: Tao Xingzhi's Ideas and Thoughts on Education -- Part 1. On Schooling -- The Integration of Teaching and Learning -- My Views on the School -- Life is Education -- Features of Life Education -- About Student Self-governance -- Cultivating Creativity in Children -- The First Class Educator -- Part 2. The Reform of China's Education -- The Improvement of China's Education -- The New Education -- The Fundamental Reform of China's Rural Education -- An Outline for Democratic Education -- Experimentalism and New Education -- Utilitarianism and Professional Education -- On Developing Teachers' Education System in China -- On Developing Early Childhood Education in Rural China -- On Developing Experimental Teachers' Schools in Rural China -- Part 3. Education for All -- The People's Education Movement in China -- Educating the Masses -- Unity of Five Nationalities and Responsibilities of Educators -- The Social University Movement -- A Proposal for Universal Education in China -- The Universalization of Early Childhood Education -- The Education of Peasants.

"This book introduces Tao Xingzhi's ideas and thoughts on education. Tao Xingzhi, one of the very few figures in whose name a national association has been established to commemorate his life and work, has been influential in education and social reforms in contemporary China. Over twenty articles written by Tao Xingzhi have been selected for this book and these articles touch on key aspects of Tao's ideas on education and his plans in developing China's educational system. Influenced by John Dewey, Tao's writings were grounded in the Chinese social and cultural context. This book provides an important angle to examine the social and historical roots of recent educational reforms in China. Tao's unmistakable emphasis on providing equal education opportunities to people from different social groups is especially relevant for China today"--Provided by publisher.