中國教育現代化的方向與任務

The Direction and Task for Educational Modernization in the Republic of China

現代化是目前世界各國積極追求實現的目標。而中國現代化由國父孫中山先生肇其端，先總統 蔣公底於成。其實，教育的現代化乃是為配合國家社會的需要，產生許多革新的措施，使教育工作在國家建設的過程中，發生積極的觸媒作用。中國教育的現代化，係以三民主義教育理想作為目標導向、大體走向民主 化、科學化、計畫化、中國化的途程，可算把握著教育現代化的正確方向，且 朝著三民主義現代化國家建設的理想而邁進。本文共分四部分：第一部分，首先探討現代化的意義與內涵；第二部分則析論中國教育現代化的指導原則；第三部分，在於探討中國教育現代化的方向；第四部分試圖指出國家建設中現代化的新任務。

Modernization has become a major national goal for most of the governments all over the world. In China, the quest for modernization was initiated by Dr.Sun Yat-sen and was gradually achieved by the late President Chiang Kai-shek. The modernization in the field of education has resulted in many policy reforms and thereby has contributed to social and national development. The educational modernization in China is directed by the pedagogic ideals of the Three Principles of the People. It follows the guidance of this surpassed principle and develops toward the goal of establishing a democratic, scientific, well-planned and genuine Chinese education. This paper comprises four parts. The first one examines the meaning and contents of modernization. The second one presents the guidelines for educational modernization in China. The third one explores the direction of Chinese educational modernization. The last part points out the new task for modernization in the process of national developments.