%0 Journal Article
%T Chang Chien¡¯s Thought on Education
%A Shun-Chih Sun
%J Open Access Library Journal
%V 2
%N 3
%P 1-7
%@ 2333-9721
%D 2015
%I Open Access Library
%R 10.4236/oalib.1101388
%X Chang Chien (1853-1926) was a native of Nant¡¯ung, Kiangsu. In spite of the
various works on Chang Chien, which testify to the significance of his role in modern
China, Chang Chien¡¯s thought on education is still not well-researched. The purposes
of this paper are firstly, to analyze Chang Chien¡¯s thought on education systematically
and clearly in the hope that it may become a useful reference for researchers on
modern China, and secondly, to stimulate scholars for further research. This paper
depends more on basic source materials rather than second-hand data. Among various
source materials, <i>Chang</i> <i>Chien</i>¡¯<i>s</i> <i>Diary</i>, <i>The</i> <i>Nine</i> <i>Records</i> <i>of</i> <i>Chang</i> <i>Chien</i> and <i>The</i> <i>Complete</i> <i>Work</i> <i>of</i> <i>Chang</i> <i>Chien</i> are the most important. Chang Chien¡¯s thought on education may
be summarized as follows: 1) Education as a means of saving China and education
and industry as basis of local self-government; 2) Universal and compulsory education
for the primary education; 3) A planned education to be achieved step by step; 4)
With special emphasis on industrial education; 5) With special emphasis on patriotic
education; and 6) With special reference to Confucianism and strict education. The
paper has also discussed the background to Chang Chien¡¯s thought on education, the
factors which shaped it, and how it developed.
%K Confucianism
%K Local Self-Government
%K Education
%K Industry
%U http://www.oalib.com/paper/3143394