중국의 기초 교육과정의 개혁과 발전은 사회 역사 변화와 밀접한 관계를 가지며, 학습 방식과 교학 방식의 변화를 반영함으로써 올바른 가치관을 형성하도록 하는데 있다. 중국의 도덕교육은 유학(儒學)을 중심으로 하는 동아시아 한자문화권의 전통을 잇고 있으며, 중국의 역사나 문화 또는 정치적인 상황과 관련하여 구성되고 있다. 또한 교육과정을 기초로 하고는 있으나, 각 지역의 지역적 특성을 반영하거나 교재 편찬의 자율성과 탄력성을 충분히 확보하고 있다. 전통시대 교육의 주류가 인성과 덕성을 중심으로 하는 도덕교육이었다는 측면에서 보자면, 한국의 도덕문화와 이를 기반으로 하는 전통윤리에 관한 이해는 무엇보다 중요하다. 따라서 중국의 도덕교육은 현재의 우리에게 과거를 성찰하고 미래를 예견할 수 있는 풍부한 시사점을 줄 수 있을 것이다.

he elementary education system in China has been getting reformed and progressed with change of learning and teaching methods reflected in close relationship with change of its society and history in order to help the learners form good viewpoint of value for themselves. Chinese ethic education has succeeded the tradition of Chinese character culture of East Asia focusing on Confucianism and has been organized under the historical, cultural and political situation of China. It has also fully guaranteed every local area to reflect their own local characteristics and make text books flexibly for themselves. From the viewpoint that Chinese ethic education has come from the tradition of Chinese character culture of East Asia focusing on Confucianism, the Chinese ethic education will give us living today a full bunch of idea to look back our past and forecast our future.

he elementary education system in China has been getting reformed and progressed with change of learning and teaching methods reflected in close relationship with change of its society and history in order to help the learners form good viewpoint of value for themselves. Chinese ethic education has succeeded the tradition of Chinese character culture of East Asia focusing on Confucianism and has been organized under the historical, cultural and political situation of China. It has also fully guaranteed every local area to reflect their own local characteristics and make text books flexibly for themselves. From the viewpoint that Chinese ethic education has come from the tradition of Chinese character culture of East Asia focusing on Confucianism, the Chinese ethic education will give us living today a full bunch of idea to look back our past and forecast our future.

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