The Chinese Idea of a University: Phoenix Reborn: Phoenix Reborn - Hardcover

Yang, Rui

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9888754297 ISBN 13: 9789888754298

Publisher: Hong Kong University Press, 2023

Synopsis

In The Chinese Idea of a University: Phoenix Reborn, Rui Yang conceptualizes the cultural foundations of modern university development in Chinese societies. Instead of focusing on the uniqueness of the societies, this book aims to prove that one educational purpose could be fulfilled via many paths, and that most of the characteristics the university could be found in other institutions of higher learning. Citing the practices of four selected Chinese societies, Yang opposes the existence of an impassable chasm between Chinese and Western ideas of a university and argues that it is possible to combine Chinese and Western ideas of a university. Also, this book is one of the first in English to theorize the Chinese idea of a university. It links the historical events to the present, in a context of an enormous impact of Western academic models and institutions, from the beginning of modern universities in Chinese societies to the contemporary period.

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About the Author

Rui Yang is professor and dean of education at the University of Hong Kong.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9888754297
• ISBN 13: 9789888754298
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 164