Confucian Philosophy for Contemporary Education av Charlene (Nanyang Technological University Singapore) Tan

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<P>Most people would not associate <I>Confucian philosophy </I>with <I>contemporary education</I>. After all, the former is an ancient Chinese tradition, and the latter is a modern phenomenon. But this book shows otherwise, by explaining how millennia-old Confucian ideas and practices can inform, inspire and improve school administration, teaching and learning today. Drawing upon major Confucian texts such as the <I>Analects </I>and <I>Mencius </I>, as well as influential thinkers such as Confucius, Zhu Xi and Empress Xu, the various chapters address current educational issues and challenges such as the following:</P><P>¿ What roles do schools play in fighting the coronavirus pandemic?</P><P>¿ How can humanity resolve the climate emergency?</P><P>¿ What (more) should school leaders do to promote education for girls?</P><P>¿ Is there more to lifelong learning than just skills upgrading?</P><P>¿ What is missing in the existing frameworks on 21st century competencies?</P><P>¿ What new ini