A CRITIQUE OF THE IDEA OF A WORLD UNIVERSITY

Since the end of the First World War, proposals have been made by individuals and international agencies for the establishment of a ‐world university, a university which would link together the nations of the world, and facilitate contributions to knowledge from all cultures. Despite the number of proposals that have been made, a world university has yet to be established. This paper provides an examination of two of the assumptions common to the proposals and subjects them to a critique with respect to current theories of world order and knowledge. These assumptions are that 1. international inter‐cultural understanding and the development of a shared world culture promote peace, and 2. that the institutional model of the university is applicable on a world scale.     

ROLE OF THE UNIVERSITY IN THE PROMOTION OF ADULT EDUCATION

The Group of Experts on Training and Retraining of Adult Educators was set up in 1972 by the Council of Europe's Council for Cultural Co‐operation (CCC). In the conclusions reached by this group, it was reaffirmed that one of the most important functions of higher education institutions in the implementation of the concept of lifelong education is, in fact, the training and retraining of personnel for adult education.

Extracts From the report prepared by the Group of Experts are presented below.     

FUNCTIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY IN THE CONTEXT OF LIFE‐LONG EDUCATION

The economic and social changes which have taken place over the last two decades have led to corresponding changes in the role of higher education institutions. We give below an article concerning this problem in relation to life‐long education. The article is extracted from a report written by Bertrand Schwartz of the University of Bauphine, Paris, which was presented within the Council of Europe ‘s Council for Cultural Co‐operation project on permanent education. The findings of the project have been presented in a recent publication, “Work of Consolidation of the Evaluation of Pilot Experiments in the Permanent Education Field”.     

NEWMAN NOW: RE-EXAMINING THE CONCEPTS OF 'PHILOSOPHICAL' and 'LIBERAL' IN THE IDEA OF A UNIVERSITY

ABSTRACT:  Taking account of crucial differences between the social environments of universities in Newman's time and in ours, this paper considers two key concepts in the The Idea of the University , the 'philosophical' and the 'liberal'. It argues that, despite their merits, both concepts are beset by problems. And it suggests some lines of analysis, partly inspired by an Aristotelian influence both in Newman's own work and in some recent philosophy, that may help to address these problems and to support claims for the continuing power of Newman's thinking about university education.     

试论体育教学观念的转变

本文论述了学校体育的来由、我国学校体育的产生和发展过程,指出了传统体育的缺陷,并与现代体育进行了比较,提出了学校体育教学改革的初步设想。     

先秦乐教思想及其对普通高校音乐教育的启示

先秦乐教理念从人性论的角度阐释了音乐所具有的情感属性、中和属性和道德属性,深入发掘了音乐对于人性和情感相关的教育功能,包括音乐的人格塑造功能、道德教化功能、人际交往功能、情感陶冶功能、社会改造功能等.普通高校音乐教育应当以古哺今,积极开发音乐的多种教育功能,并引导学生选择恰当的音乐、树立健康的音乐欣赏心理,使其在音乐熏陶中提升综合素质.     

CONTINUING EDUCATION,THE PROMOTION OF CULTURE,AND THE SOCIAL ROLE OF THE UNIVERSITY

For many years, the author has been thinking about the problem of how to combine continuing education courses in universities with efforts to promote the dissemination of culture in the broadest sense. He begins his article with two definitions, one of the concept of continuing education itself, the other of the concept of culture. He indicates that increasingly a popular demand is being manifested for courses combining both objectives, particularly on the part of those who had to interrupt their studies prematurely or who completed them some time ago. He cites two seminars currently being offered at the University oE Athens, one an interdisciplinary seminar in philosophy, organized eight years ago, the other, a seminar in the philosophy of art. Both of them have opened their doors to all interested persons. They have been extremely popular, despite the fact that enrol‐lecs earn no credit for attending them. With the aid of the appropriate national authorities, similar programmes could be created in other universities in the countries belonging to Unesco so as to respond to a genuine social need.     

ACTIVITIES OF THE EUROPEAN INFORMATION CENTRE OF THE CHARLES UNIVERSITY FOR FURTHER EDUCATION OF TEACHERS

Below we outline the objectives and principal activities of the European Information Centre for the Further Education of Teachers, established in the Charles University, Prague.     

CO‐ORDINATION OF THE CONTENT OF PRE‐UNIVERSITY EDUCATION WITH THAT OF POST‐SECONDARY EDUCATION

An Expert Committee Meeting an the Co‐ordination of the Content of Pre‐University Education at School with that of Post‐Secondary Education in Europe was convened by UNESCO in Paris from 19 to 24 June 1978.

We give below information based on those parts of the draft final report of the meeting concerned with relations between secondary and higher education.     

以大学生犯罪黑数为视角 反思高校法制教育的实效性

当前,大学生犯罪有明显增加的趋势,这不仅表现在犯罪明数上,而且表现在犯罪黑数上。大学生犯罪黑数是审视高校法制教育实效性的反观镜：大学生法律意识淡薄．而高校法制教育乏力是造成大学生法律意识淡薄的直接原因。因此,提高高校法制教育的实效性是当前紧迫的任务。