英文摘要 |
Native-place textbooks represent the regional development discourses of local government. Since Shanghai became a treaty port in the mid-19th century, and as the relationships between China and Western countries strengthened, this city became a hub of the whole nation. Against this background, the design of the native-place textbooks not only shows historical interpretations, but also the regional development plans and vision of the newly-born local government. The industrial and spatial adjustment after 1949 reshaped the urban layout from the old Shanghai settlement. With the withdrawal of church and international schools in the early 1950s, the instructions form the educational department could influence most students in the city. The textbooks designed by local government became a viewpoint for students to gaze at their own city. “Imperialism” was the most significant line woven into all the chapters in the native-place textbooks during the Great Leap Forward. The first part of this article focus on the origin of ideology and policy of the native-place textbooks. The second section looks at the curriculum design progress and teaching instructions. How field trips and in-class geographic teamwork activities reflected the image of the new urban planning after the liberation will also be discussed. The last section focuses on urban development viewpoints in students' essays. In the end, the differences in visions of regional development between the teaching material and the students' own feedback not only represent the policy goals, but also the visions in young people's minds-- through orienting “Imperialism” |