Journal of East China Normal University(Educationa ›› 2014, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (3): 31-37.

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ON the Paths of Educational Reform

LONG Bao-Xin   

  1. School of Education,Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an China
  • Online:2014-09-20 Published:2014-10-07
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Abstract: Metapath is the supreme truth that controls the whole educational reform,while specific path is those practical tricks choosed by the educational reform in educational system and mechanism. In the educational history,it witnessed three metapath,that is, endogenic logic,mandatory logic of external force and infiltrative logic of educational theory.The core of educational change force derives from the diffusion and reproduction of educational theory which are the game result of three forces,namely,the magnetic force of theory,reagency of educational practice and braced force of educational system. In education reform,the mission of specific path is to echo the requirement of education theory‘s change toward practice,so it is the specific paths,such as selecting the ideas,example marketing,institution's cooperation and disintegration of system, that leads the educational reform to success.

Key words: Educational Reform, MetaPath;Specific Path, Change Force