Kaleidoscopic View of Chinese Philosophy of Education

Ruyu Hung is Professor of Philosophy of Education at the National Chiayi University, Taiwan. She is the author of Learning Nature (2010), and Education between Speech and Writing: Crossing the Boundaries of Dao and Deconstruction (2017), as well as many philosophical and educational articles.

• Introduction: Kaleidoscopic View of Chinese Philosophy of Education 1. Eastward Expansion of Western Learning: A study of Westernisation of China’s modern education by Chinese government overseas-study scholarships 2. Learning from the Barbarians? Reflections on Chinese Identity and ‘Race’ in the Educational Context 3. Confucius: Philosopher of twenty-first century skills 4. Problem-Centered Design and Personal Teaching Style: An exploratory study of Youguang Tu’s course on philosophy of education 5. Towards Self-Realisation: Exploring the ecological self for education 6. Contextualising Postmodernity in Daoist Symbolism: Toward a mindful education embracing eastern wisdom 7. Translation, the Knowledge Economy, and Crossing Boundaries in Contemporary Education