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Education for Life

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Authors:
  1. Xingzhi Tao

    1. Beijing, China

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  • Authored by Tao Xingzhi, a renowned Chinese educator in the modern time
  • Presents the major Chinese education movements in history
  • Introduces the author's reflections on philosophy of education and life

Part of the book series: China Academic Library (CHINALIBR)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. China in Transition

    • Xingzhi Tao
    Pages 1-3

  3. Moral and Religious Instruction in China

    • Xingzhi Tao
    Pages 5-18

  4. Education in China 1924

    • Xingzhi Tao
    Pages 19-44

  5. China

    • Xingzhi Tao
    Pages 45-52

  6. China (1938)

    • Xingzhi Tao
    Pages 53-64

  7. The Village Education Movement in China

    • Xingzhi Tao
    Pages 65-73

  8. MR. H. Chi’s New Contribution

    • Xingzhi Tao
    Pages 75-77

  9. Creative Education

    • Xingzhi Tao
    Pages 79-81

  10. The Little Teacher and the Literacy Movement

    • Xingzhi Tao
    Pages 83-84

  11. The New Mass Education Movement

    • Xingzhi Tao
    Pages 85-86

  12. China: The Mass Education Movement

    • Xingzhi Tao
    Pages 87-88

  13. The People’s Education Movement in China

    • Xingzhi Tao
    Pages 89-99

  14. War in China: Struggle for Liberty or Slavery

    • Xingzhi Tao
    Pages 101-102

  15. Education for All

    • Xingzhi Tao
    Pages 103-109

  16. Yu Tsai School for Talented Refugee Children

    • Xingzhi Tao
    Pages 111-115

  17. Answers to Questions About Yu Tsai School

    • Xingzhi Tao
    Pages 117-119

  18. Seeking Financial Aid from Foreign Friends for Yu Tsai School

    • Xingzhi Tao
    Pages 121-122

  19. On “Creative Relief”

    • Xingzhi Tao
    Pages 123-124

  20. My Résumé and My Plan of Life Career

    • Xingzhi Tao
    Pages 125-126
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About this book

This book is an anthology of English writing on education by Tao Xingzhi, the great Chinese educator and thinker. It includes several articles that represent his educational ideas and life philosophy, such as China in Transition, Creative Education, The Little Teacher and the Literacy Movement, and Education for All. These works are not only highly readable, but also present educational philosophies that are closely related to real life, and can be used to highlight and correct the deviations of strongly utilitarian educational concepts in modern society. Further, the appendix includes stories, fables, and poems translated by Tao Xingzhi, as well as his own poems written in Chinese and translated into English. This book offers readers interested in education’s new perspectives and inspiration. It also contributes to a more comprehensive and accurate understanding of Tao Xingzhi as well as his educational theories. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Beijing, China

    Xingzhi Tao

About the author

Tao Xingzhi (1891–1946) was a renowned Chinese educator and a reformer in the Republic of China mainland era. He studied at Teachers College, Columbia University, and returned to China to champion progressive education. His career in China as a liberal educator was not derivative of John Dewey, as some have alleged, but creative and adaptive. He returned to China at a time when the American influence was zesty and self-confident, and his very name at that time (Zhixing) meant "knowledge-action," reflecting the catchphrase of the Neo-Confucian philosopher Wang Yangming which implied that once knowledge (zhi) had been obtained, then action (xing) would be easy.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Education for Life

  • Authors: Xingzhi Tao

  • Series Title: China Academic Library

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0271-9

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Publishing Co., Ltd 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-16-0270-2Published: 07 March 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-16-0273-3Published: 08 March 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-16-0271-9Published: 06 March 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2195-1853

  • Series E-ISSN: 2195-1861

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 128

  • Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: History of China, Philosophy of Education, Sociology of Education

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