Confucian Philosophy for Contemporary Education - Couverture souple

Tan, Charlene

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0367519143 ISBN 13 : 9780367519148

Editeur : Routledge, 2022

Synopsis

Most people would not associate Confucian philosophy with contemporary education. After all, the former is an ancient Chinese tradition, and the latter is a modern phenomenon. But this book shows otherwise, by explaining how millennia-old Confucian ideas and practices can inform, inspire and improve school administration, teaching and learning today. Drawing upon major Confucian texts such as the Analects and Mencius , as well as influential thinkers such as Confucius, Zhu Xi and Empress Xu, the various chapters address current educational issues and challenges such as the following:

- What roles do schools play in fighting the coronavirus pandemic?

- How can humanity resolve the climate emergency?

- What (more) should school leaders do to promote education for girls?

- Is there more to lifelong learning than just skills upgrading?

- What is missing in the existing frameworks on 21st century competencies?

- What new initiatives are needed to champion sustainable development?

Confucian Philosophy for Contemporary Education answers the above questions and more by presenting a Confucian model of education. The author proposes a Confucian school where Dao - a shared vision of human excellence - is realised through a mindful, learning-centred, action-oriented and ultimately humanising form of education.

This book is a useful resource for academic researchers, educators, students and general readers on Confucian philosophy and its continual relevance for present-day education.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Charlene Tan, PhD in philosophy, has spent the past two decades as a history teacher in a high school and a teacher educator at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She has also been a visiting professor at East China Normal University and Sungkyunkwan University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0367519143
• ISBN 13: 9780367519148
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 238
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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