From Missionary Education to Confucius Institutes
Historical Reflections on Sino-American Cultural Exchange
Joseph Tse-Hei Lee editor Jeff Kyong-McClain editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:2nd Oct '23
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From Missionary Education to Confucius Institutes examines the history and globalization of cultural exchange between the United States and China and corrects many myths surrounding the incompatibility of American and Chinese cultures in the higher education sphere.
Providing a fresh look at the role of non-state actors in advancing Sino-American cross-cultural knowledge exchange, the book presents empirical studies highlighting the diverse experiences and practices involved. Case studies include the U.S.-initiated missionary education in modern China, the involvement of private foundations and professional associations in education, the impact of Chinese and American laws on student exchanges, and the evaluation of the experience of U.S. Confucius Institutes.
This book will appeal to students and scholars of U.S. and Chinese higher education from the past to the present, as well as international admission officers and university executives who are concerned about the global educational partnership with China and questions around the internationalization of education more broadly.
‘Through empirical studies of Sino-American educational exchange in a historical perspective, From Missionary Education to Confucius Institutes captures the human stories, institutional support, and state power that shaped the opportunities and challenges for international higher education. This volume serves as a valuable contribution to both China Studies and international education.’
Wing-kai To, Assistant Provost for Global Engagement, Bridgewater State University, USA
‘From Missionary Education to Confucius Institutes provides a most important link between the current geo-political situation and the deep and mutually beneficial links which the cooperation between China and America has produced over the "long twentieth century." Focused on educational history, this volume provides useful lessons to academic experts as well as to the general public.’
Lars Peter Laamann, Senior Lecturer, History Department, SOAS, University of London, UK
‘At a time when US-China educational exchanges have been limited by political tensions, From Missionary Education to Confucius Institutes offers an instructive and expansive historical overview. Those exchanges have sometimes been difficult to implement and politically controversial, but they have also had remarkable results that point to their importance in the worst as well as the best of times.’
Mel Gurtov, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Portland State University, USA
'This book has a number of unique features in that it deals with Sino-American educational interaction over a period of more than a century. ... The changing contexts of the four periods covered in this book show fruitful forms of mutual learning in the initiatives of a wide range of individuals and institutions that give us hope for greater openness in future and the kind of balance between strengths on both sides that could nurture our younger generation as cosmopolitan citizens.'
Ruth Hayhoe, University of Toronto, Canada
'All the contributing authors of the book break new ground, with several exploring newly available source material and almost forgotten institutions or individuals.'
Priscilla Roberts, University of Saint Joseph Macao
ISBN: 9781032497860
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 635g
244 pages