Confucian Philosophy for Contemporary Education

<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 initiatives are needed to champion sustainable development?</p><p>Confucian Philosophy for Contemporary Education answers the above questions and more by presenting a Confucian model of education. The author proposes a Confucian school where <i>Dao </i>– a shared vision of human excellence – is realised through a mindful learning-centred action-oriented and ultimately humanising form of education.</p><p>This book is a useful resource for academic researchers educators students and general readers on Confucian philosophy and its continual relevance for present-day education.</p>