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Curricular Philosophies Reflected in the Chinese Special School Curriculum Standards for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
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Weihao Xin; Lingyu Li; Andrea L. Ruppar – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2024
Although curriculum standards define educational requirements that students are expected to learn and teachers are expected to teach, little is known about the curricular philosophies of the Chinese Special School Curriculum Standards for students with intellectual disabilities. This study uses content analysis to examine how different curricular…
Descriptors: Special Education, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Academic Standards
Philosophy of Education in a New Key: East Asia. (A Collective Project of the PESA Executive)
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Hung, Ruyu; Zhengmei, Peng; Kato, Morimichi; Nishihira, Tadashi; Okabe, Mika; Di, Xu; Kwak, Duck-Joo; Hwang, Keumjoong; Tschong, Youngkun; Chien, Cheng-His; Peters, Michael A.; Tesar, Marek – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2021
In the year of 2020, the project of the collective writing on the theme 'Philosophy of education in a new key' (Peters, 2020) was launched to explore possibilities of thinking philosophy of education through collective efforts and intelligence. Its leading tone 'Harmonic Cadence' (Peters, 2020) means that the new field for philosophy of education…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Aesthetics, Asian Culture, Learning Processes
Beyond High-Stakes Exam: A Neo-Confucian Educational Programme and Its Contemporary Implications
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Tan, Charlene – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2020
This article seeks to clarify the purpose of high-stakes exam and its relationship with teaching and learning by elucidating the educational thought of the eminent neo-Confucian thinker Zhu Xi. The paper contends that Zhu Xi views standardised testing as an essential means to evaluate the learning outcomes, honour exemplary scholars and select…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Confucianism, Educational Philosophy, Standardized Tests
The "Yew Chung Model" of International Education: The Scope for Investigation and Research
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Bunnell, Tristan – Journal of Research in International Education, 2015
The Yew Chung Education Foundation operates a network of five international schools in China, plus one in California, serving in total around 5500 children. This article investigates the aims and philosophy of a "model" of international education which aims not only to educate children but also to bring about an inner transformation of…
Descriptors: Models, International Education, International Schools, Foreign Countries
Banzhuren and Classrooming: Democracy in the Chinese Classroom
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Li, Jiacheng; Chen, Jing – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2013
The issue of education and democracy has become more and more important in China. This paper firstly explains the theory of democracy in Chinese classrooms, and then focuses on the Chinese banzhuren who is responsible for classrooming, an important educational area equal to instruction. We illustrate how Chinese students achieve development…
Descriptors: Democracy, Foreign Countries, Metacognition, Individual Development
Chinese Education: The Journey from Confucianism to Adventure Learning.
Beames, Simon – Horizons, 1997
Briefly outlines the historical backgrounds of Confucianism, the Chinese educational system, and adventure education. Points out a common ideal of Confucianism and adventure education: "jen," or humanity and benevolence leading to teamwork. Summarizes contributions that adventure education can make to Chinese education, as well as…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Confucianism, Educational Change, Educational History