Fusion of East and West : : children, education, and a new China, 1902-1915 / / by Limin Bai.

• Superior document: East and West
• VerfasserIn: Bai, Limin,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2019]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: East and West (Leiden, Netherlands)
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

In Fusion of East and West, Limin Bai presents a major work in the English language that focuses on Chinese textbooks and the education of children for a new China in a critical transitional period, 1902–1915. This study examines the life and work of Wang Hengtong (1868–1928), a Chinese Christian educator, and other Christian and secular writings through a historical and comparative lens and against the backdrop of the socio-political, ideological, and intellectual frameworks of the time. By doing so, it offers a fresh perspective on the significant connection between Christian education, Chinese Christian educators and the birth of a modern educational system. It unravels a cross-cultural process whereby missionary education and the Chinese education system were mutually re-shaped.

Table of Contents

Foreword -- Preface -- Conventions -- List of Figures and Tables -- Introduction -- 1 Wang Hengtong, the Christian Community in Shanghai and the Textbook Market -- 1 Wang Hengtong and Hangchow Presbyterian College -- 2 Wang Hengtong and the Christian Community in Shanghai -- 3 Wang Hengtong as Christian Teacher and Textbook Writer -- 4 Wang Hengtong and His Literacy Textbooks -- 5 Conclusion -- 2 An Innovative Approach: Progressive Teaching Method -- 1 Background: Literacy Education Campaign in late Qing China -- 2 Wind from the West: Chinese Language Teaching Reform -- 3 Comparison: Wang Hengtong’s Primers and Non-Christian Chinese Textbooks -- 4 Conclusion -- 3 Captivating Children: Hybrid Elements in Literacy Textbooks -- 1 / Quwei 趣味 (interest; interesting): the Prevalence of New Educational Ideas -- 2 The Use of Illustrations: with Children’s Interests at Heart -- 3 Making Tradition Modern: Re-creating Exemplary Children in Traditional Chinese / mengshu -- 4 Conclusion -- 4 Literacy Textbooks as Children’s Literature: Making Aesop Chinese -- 1 Aesop’s Fables for Literacy Education -- 2 A Comparative Study of Three Chinese Versions of Aesop’s Fables -- 3 Contextualizing Aesopic Fables for Chinese Children -- 4 Conclusion -- 5 Textbooks as a Bridge to a World of New Knowledge -- 1 The Concept of / Gezhi : a Christian Perspective -- 2 The Content of / Gezhi Learning in Wang Hengtong’s Textbooks -- 3 The Circulation of Useful Knowledge: a Comparative Analysis -- 4 Conclusion -- 6 Traversing the Boundaries between Confucianism and Christianity -- 1 The Bible and Christian Content in Wang Hengtong’s Literacy Textbooks -- 2 New Hermeneutic Exegesis of Ancient Chinese Scriptures: Searching for a Common Humanity -- 3 Reinterpreting the Concept of / xiao : Christian Appropriation of Confucianism -- 4 Conclusion -- 7 Education for a New China: a Multifaceted Perspective -- 1 Education for a New China: a Comparison of Christian and Non-Christian Views -- 2 Textbook Market: Shared Source Materials, Common Features and Diversity -- 3 Different Approaches to the Fusion of East-West and Past-Present -- 4 A Key Difference between Christian and Non-Christian Textbooks -- 5 Enlightenment and Late Qing Reforms: Education for Girls -- 6 Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.