China through the Lens of Comparative Education : The selected works of Ruth Hayhoe / / by Ruth Hayhoe

• Autore: Hayhoe Ruth
• Pubblicazione: Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, , [2014]; ©2015
• Edizione: First edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (251 pages)
• Disciplina: 370.951
• Soggetto topico: Education - China - Philosophy; Education and state - China; Comparative education
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I Comparative education and China; 1 A Chinese puzzle; 2 Language in comparative education: three strands; 3 Redeeming modernity; 4 Ten lives in mine: creating portraits of influential Chinese educators; 5 The use of ideal types in comparative education: a personal reflection; 6 Philosophy and comparative education: what can we learn from East Asia?; Part II Higher education and history; 7 Universities, cultural identity, and democracy: some Canada-China comparisons ; 8 An Asian multiversity? Comparative reflections on the transition to mass higher education in East Asia9 Lessons from the Chinese academy; 10 China's universities, cross-border education, and the dialogue among civilizations; 11 The idea of a university of education; Part III Religion, culture, and education; 12 A Chinese Catholic philosophy of higher education in republican China; 13 Christianity and cultural transmission; 14 Hong Kong's potential for global educational dialogue: retrospective and vision; 15 A bridge too far? Comparative reflections on St. Paul and Confucius; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In the World Library of Educationalists series, international experts compile career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces – extracts from books, key articles, salient research findings, major theoretical and practical contributions – so the world can read them in a single, manageable volume. Readers will be able to follow the themes and strands and see how their work contributes to the development of the field.Ruth Hayhoe is a distinguished scholar in comparative education and higher education, as well as one of the most highly regarded experts on Chinese education in the world. Extremely well respected throughout China, she has authored about 75 articles and book chapters, as well as several books on Chinese education and East-West relations in education.This selection of 15 of her most representative papers and chapters documents the most significant works of her research on Chinese education, higher education and comparative education. The three sections cover:comparative education and China higher education and history religion, culture and education. The collection not only helps foreign scholars understand Chinese education development in its cultural context comprehensively and systemically, but also provides a fresh point of view for education practitioners and policy makers in China.Podcast of Professor Ruth Hayhoe's interview at New Books Network discussing this book and her distinguished career: http://newbooksnetwork.com/ruth-hayhoe-china-through-the-lens-of-comparative-education-the-selected-works-of-ruth-hayhoe-routledge-2015/.
• Titolo autorizzato: China through the Lens of Comparative Education
• ISBN: 1-317-67255-0; 1-138-83322-3; 1-315-77049-0; 1-317-67256-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818033303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World library of educationalists series.