From "Republic of Five Ethnic Groups" to "Chinese Nationalization":Analysis of Ethnic Integration Purpose of "Frontier Education" in the Republic of China Period
"Frontier education"in the Republic of China had two major missions of education popularization and ethnic integration.Its basic purpose roughly experienced the evolution from"republic of five ethnic groups"to"Chinese republic",and then to"Chinese nationalization",and finally it took Sun Yat-sen's equal unity and integration of all ethnic groups in his later years as a"new Chinese nation"nationalism as the criterion.In order to unite people and fight against Japan,the national government emphasized on mitigating the special into general,prioritizing harmony over differences,adjusted its border education principle to seeking the unity of various ethnic languages and cultures within the country territory,thus it generated the word"acculturation"which describes the integration of ethnic cultures.There were many problems,difficulties and disadvantages in the"border education"of the national government by then.The relevant experience and lessons can provide historical reference for the development of ethnic education and the fostering of a strong community sense of the Chinese nation.
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