Abstract:

The idea of teaching research has long been regarded as imported and the result of “copying the Soviet Union” since the founding of PRC, rather than a unique experience and fine tradition of basic education in China. Based on the review of some documents since the establishment of the modern educational system in the late Qing Dynasty, especially some school archives during the period of the Republic of China, it is found that the idea of teaching research originated from local practice in China, the seeds of which sprouted even before the implementation of the new educational system in the late Qing Dynasty. Then influenced by the new educational thought, guided by the government policy, and promoted by the education pioneers, experimental studies were conducted in a number of new schools in the Republic of China to adapt to new teaching approaches, and gradually a more systematic and institutional mode of teaching research was formed. The concept of teaching research in China is not the result of “learning from Russia”, but an inheritance of excellent Chinese teachers’ professional moral culture for thousands of years, and the exploration has made great contribution to the theory and practice of teachers’ professional development.

Key words: primary and secondary schools, teaching research, source tracing, Chinese traditions, Chinese experience