Chinese Philosophy on Teaching and Learning: Xueji in the Twenty-First Century

by Xu Di (Editor), Hunter McEwan (Editor)

Overview

Written over two and a half millennia ago, the Xueji (On Teaching and Learning) is one of the oldest and most comprehensive works on educational philosophy and teaching methods, as well as a consideration of the appropriate roles of teachers and students. The Xueji was included in the Liji (On Ritual), one of the Five Classics that became the heart of the educational system during China's imperial era, and it contains the ritual protocols adopted by the Imperial Academy during the Han dynasty. Chinese Philosophy on Teaching and Learning provides a new translation of the Xueji along with essays exploring this work from both Western and Chinese perspectives. Contributors examine the roots of educational thought in classical Chinese philosophy, outline similarities and differences with ideas rooted in classical Greek thought, and explore what the Xueji can offer educators today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781438459714
Publisher:	State University of New York Press
Publication date:	04/01/2016
Series:	SUNY series in Asian Studies Development
Pages:	180
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.20(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Xu Di is Professor of Educational Foundations at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa and the author of A Comparison of the Educational Ideas and Practices of John Dewey and Mao Zedong in China. Hunter McEwan is Professor of Education at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa and the coeditor (with Kieran Egan) of Narrative in Teaching, Learning, and Research.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction Xu Di Hunter McEwan Yang Liuxin 1

Section 1 Translation

On Teaching and Learning (Xueji $$$) Xu Di Yang Liuxin Hunter McEwan Roger T. Ames 9

Section 2 Essays

Chapter 1 On Teaching and Learning (Xueji $$$): Setting the Root in Confucian Education Roger T. Ames 21

Chapter 2 The Teaching and Learning Principles of Xueji ($$$) in the Educational Practice of the World Today Xu Di 39

Chapter 3 Conduct, Method, and Care of the Soul: A Comparison of Pedagogies in Confucian and Western Thought Hunter McEwan 61

Chapter 4 The Ideas of "Educating" and "Learning" in Confucian Thought Chen Lai 77

Chapter 5 The Classical Image of Confucian Teachers from the Analects and Xueji Yang Liuxin Yang Jing Xu Di 97

Chapter 6 Confucius on the Concept of Study: What Can We Learn from Him? Qin Wei Hong 121

Chapter 7 Uniting Content Learning and Character Development with Self- Reflection: Xueji's Implications for Reenvisioning Science Education Mary Chang 133

Chapter 8 Pedagogies of a President: Obama as a Twenty-First-Century Junzi Gay Garland Reed 147

List of Contributors 163

Index 167

Editorial Reviews

"…this book has certainly placed itself in line with the latest research within the field of comparative philosophy of education, but it has also served to extend the methods by which non-Western philosophy can be studied in the West in order to enlarge upon its theoretical and practical implications … Chinese Philosophy on Teaching and Learning re-reads the ancient Chinese texts and raises important ideas about Chinese education at a time when we most need it." — Educational Theory

"As the world of education awakens to the vitality and importance of China's educational traditions, no text could be of greater interest than the Xueji—China's most ancient text on learning and teaching. This translation, with interpretation and discussion from noted philosophers and educators in China and America, will be an invaluable resource for courses in educational foundations, comparative education, and the history of education." — Ruth Hayhoe, University of Toronto

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