Chinese Philosophy on Teaching and Learning

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.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionXu Di, Hunter McEwan, and Yang LiuxinSection One: Translation On Teaching and Learning (Xueji 學記)Translated by Xu Di, Yang Liuxin, Hunter McEwan, and Roger T. AmesSection Two: Essays 1. On Teaching and Learning (Xueji 學記): Setting the Root in Confucian EducationRoger T. Ames2. The Teaching and Learning Principles of Xueji (學記) in the Educational Practice of the World TodayXu Di3.Conduct, Method, and Care of the Soul: A Comparison of Pedagogies in Confucian and Western ThoughtHunter McEwan4. The Ideas of "Educating" and "Learning" in Confucian ThoughtChen Lai5. The Classical Image of Confucian Teachers from the Analects and Xueji Yang Liuxin and Yang JingTranslated by Xu Di6. Confucius on the Concept of Study: What Can We Learn from Him?Qin Wei Hong7. Uniting Content Learning and Character Development with Self-Reflection: Xueji’s Implications for Reenvisioning Science EducationMary Chang8. Pedagogies of a President: Obama as a Twenty-First-Century JunziGay Garland ReedList of ContributorsIndex

"…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