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Title:: The Internal Dimension of Education：Reflections on What IsGenuine Education

Keywords:: internal dimension of education; what is education; improvement of experience; spiritualawakening

Abstract:: Through asking“ what is genuine education”，we may think deeply about the internal dimensionof education. This can be informed by classical educational theories as well as by the reflection on one’s owneducational experience. From education as an art of inspiration in the age of classical civilization，to educationas an approach to cultivating rational spirit in the age of the Enlightenment，to the emphasis of experience inmodern pedagogical knowledge systems，and to the reflection on the issue of“ education toward the spiritualworld” in the 20th century，the meaning of education has been profoundly elaborated. Different from takingeducation as a means of realizing some external aim or function，the discussion on the internal dimension ofeducation pays attention to the growth and development of the students，that is，to pay attention to how toimprove the quality of experience and to promote the awakening of the inner spirit for the students.