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What Is a True Education Theory? And How Is It Related toEducation Practice?: A New Reflection on How Education TheoryIs Related to Practice(PDF)

《南京师大学报》(社会科学版)[ISSN:1006-6977/CN:61-1281/TN]

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2019年01期
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Title:
What Is a True Education Theory? And How Is It Related toEducation Practice?: A New Reflection on How Education TheoryIs Related to Practice
Author(s):
WU Kangning
Keywords:
education theory non-education theory education practice practical quality
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The issue of the relationship between education theory and practice consists of two aspects: oneis how the theory is related to the practice, and the other is how the practice is related to the theory. Betweenthese two aspects, the former should be taken into serious consideration at first. Since many people almostconventionally take as education theory all the theories concerning education, it is necessary to stress that whatneeds to be related to education practice is but the true education theory which is practical in nature rather thanthose various theories concerning education which should have been classified as“ non-education theories” .Keeping a close link with education practice is the requirement for any type of true education theory, whetherit is a theory of what the practice is like or a theory of what the practice should be like and whether it is a theoryor not at the macroscopic, intermediate or basic levels. It should also be noted that the education practicecannot be narrowed down to the concrete direct interactions between the education givers and receivers. Inorder to produce a practice-related theory, the education theorists have to develop some practical qualities forthemselves, including the sense of duty to reform the education practice, the aspiration for getting involved intoeducation practice and the ability to understand education practice.

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