农村教育和培训应为社区建设服务

科学救国、科教兴国的理想持续推动了中国100年的教育改革。20世纪20年代至30年代教育改革的前辈看到新学摧毁了维系中国农村基层的文化和教育传统,乡村发展停滞。过去25年的教育改革和大规模发展使得农村教育问题愈加棘手。教育改革走向决策权高度集中、管理方式单一、教育内容统一,难以满足农村广大地区各类社会人群的文化教育需求。农村建设需要知识和技能,更需要有居住者参与和协作的社会支持体系。非正规教育培训、边干边学是人类传承文化知识和发展技能的动态式教育培训和自我教育培训的方式。成人的非正规教育是社会进程中参与者共同建构新社会形态、创造知识技能、达到概念和行动认同的重要途径。

Rural Community Development Through Education And Training

The concept of self-strengthening by educating all citizens and applying science in production has pushed educational reforms throughout the last century.As early as 20s and 30s in the 20~(th) century,former education reformers in China unexpectedly saw issues coming along with new western school system as it was transplanted into the Chinese society.The new school system destroyed indigenous education system,which had maintained local society for a few thousand years.Rural China experienced stagnation.However,education reform in the last 25 years did not remove those issues either,but centralized education in every way,in terms of decision making,administration as well as curriculum.Needs of rural development are neglected in the process of schooling.In regard to rural development,it is necessary to establish a social support system that involves rural population and integrate knowledge and skills into action.Non-formal education or learning-by-doing has been a major path through which human beings have developed our own capacities.It is a journey that participants go through in order to construct their own community.During the journal they create new or their own knowledge and skills,to share visions and to take actions together.