The Chinese Idea of a University: Phoenix Reborn: Phoenix Reborn (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789888754298)

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.

Author: Rui Yang
ISBN-10: 9888754297
ISBN-13: 9789888754298
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/05/2023
Pages: 164
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 9.13h x 5.98w x 0.47d