Distinguished Educationist Han Da and the Revival of the Study of the History of Chinese Education since the Reform and Opening-up
As a branch of pedagogy,the discipline of educational history occupies an important position in the field of pedagogy.Since the reform and opening-up,the discipline of educational history in China has been restored and rebuilt,the disciplinary consciousness of it has been awakened,and academic research has become prosperous.During the time when the study of it tended to achieve prosperity,distinguished educationist Mr.Han Da carried out tireless explorations and made remarkable contributions.He participated in the preparation for the establishment of the National Educational History Research Society,founded the Confucius Institute of China,and organized the compilation and publication of the General History of Chinese Education and a series of theme-based research works,thus becoming an important promoter of the revival of the study of the history of Chinese education and the intergenerational inheritance of scholars.He initiated the research,worked as the chief editor of the multi-volume History of the Education of Ethnic Minorities in China,and explored the basic theories and the system framework for the history of the education of ethnic minorities,thus blazing a trail in the study of the history of the education of ethnic minorities,and acting as a pioneer in the study of this area.In the twilight of his career,he devoted himself to the study of the history of education,bravely shouldered responsibilities,dared to take the lead,and could be honored as a"scholarly warrior,"and all this demonstrated his vigorous spirit of self-improvement.Academic inheritance is in essence human inheritance;studying and writing about academic predecessors helps not only to enrich the academic history,but also to inherit and carry forward their spirit.
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