image: This book series, Curriculum Reform and School Innovation in China, builds on the accumulated research conducted by the Institute of Curriculum and Instruction (ICI) at East China Normal University, as well as other outstanding scholarship from China and around the world.
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As a key research base for humanities and social sciences designated by China's Ministry of Education and a national key research base for textbook development, the Institute of Curriculum and Instruction at East China Normal University is committed to sharing China's educational experience with the world. In recent years, the Institute has invited internationally influential scholars and experts to engage in dialogue on China's curriculum reform. These efforts culminated in the launch of China's first English-language book series devoted specifically to "Curriculum Reform and School Innovation in China."
The series is co-edited by Professor Cui Yunhuo, Professor Chen Shuangye, and Professor Lee Shulman, former president of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and professor emeritus at Stanford University. Associate Professors Wang Tao and Shi Yuchen serve as Executive Editors. The series is published in collaboration with the internationally renowned Springer Group (https://www.springer.com/series/15932).
Volume 2
Explorations of Chinese Moral Education Curriculum and Textbooks
Co-authored by Professor Gao Desheng and his team members, Professor Zhang Le and Associate Professor Tang Yan, the second volume, Explorations of Chinese Moral Education Curriculum and Textbooks, was published in 2021. Nearly two decades of exploration in moral education curriculum development in China have brought significant changes to both theory and practice. Professor Gao and his co-authors in the field have continued to examine the value and significance of moral education curricula. This work is part of an unprecedented national endeavor to explore moral education in the context of China as a modern state, broadening the possibilities for moral education within the modern school system.
Overview
By the time this volume was developed, China's new-century moral education curriculum reform, launched in 2001, had undergone nearly two decades of exploration. Although this period had generated valuable experience, curriculum development in moral education remained a major challenge, involving both theoretical and practical questions.
- What is the educational value of a moral education curriculum?
- What is the relationship between teaching and moral education?
- How can a moral education curriculum be grounded in everyday life?
- How can the idea of life-oriented moral education be translated into meaningful classroom practice?
Across four chapters, the book examines these questions and challenges.
Chapter 1 introduces the fundamental ideas underpinning moral education curricula in China and the context of their reform.
Chapter 2 presents the principles of textbook development that emerged from the creation of materials connecting moral education with everyday life.
Chapter 3 explains how these life-oriented textbooks, with moral learning at their central core, seek to rethink conventional understandings of textbooks, teaching, and teachers.
Chapter 4 discusses explorations and innovations since 2011 in integrating moral education with legal education and traditional culture education.
The series is currently open to submissions of theoretical or empirical monographs by individual authors or co-authors, as well as edited collections. It plans to publish three volumes each year, continuing to share China's experiences in curriculum reform with the world.