This book brings to readers carefully selected texts from four influential Chinese educators of the later 20th century, whose writings open up profound insights into the educational philosophy, understanding of moral education and educational innovation that underpinned China’s global rise.

Introduction: Insights from Pioneering Chinese Educators Edited by Ruth Hayhoe, Jun Li and Julia Pan PART 1: Professor Li Bingde’s Articles 1 On the So-called Adaptation of Education to Meet Social Needs  Li Bingde 2 Making Experimental Research on Chinese Language Teaching More Scientific  Li Bingde 3 A Scientific Attitude towards Educational Experiments  Li Bingde 4 On Essential Elements of Teaching and Their Interrelationships  Li Bingde 5 A Brief Overview of Sino-Western Exchange: Past and Present  Li Bingde PART 2: Professor Lu Jie’s Articles 6 Education: A Practical Activity for Constructing the Human Self  Lu Jie 7 Moral Education in China’s Social Transition: Where Is the Future?  Lu Jie 8 Life-Based Moral Education Curriculum: On the Changes in China’s Moral Education Curriculum in Primary Schools  Lu Jie 9 Cultivation of Knowledge Persons: An Educational Belief Worthy of Critical Reflection  Lu Jie 10 An Answer to Globalization: Enhancing Cultural Awareness  Lu Jie PART 3: Professor Wang Fengxian’s Articles 11 Marx’s Theory of Alienation and All-round Human Development  Wang Fengxian 12 Exploration on Education Modernization and Cross-cultural Exchange Intersections in China  Wang Fengxian 13 Critical Reflections on the Hot Issue of “Education Industrialization” in China  Wang Fengxian PART 4: Professor Huang Ji’s Articles 14 An Overview of Chinese Aesthetics and Aesthetic Education  Huang Ji 15 Historical Trajectory and Characteristics of Educational Philosophy in Ancient China  Huang Ji 16 Human Subjectivity and Education  Huang Ji 17 Some Reflections on Educational Reform  Huang Ji Index