Press Invitation: Land, Labour, and Life: Education for Rural Development Launch Symposium: China Rural Education Literature Database
生根．生產．生活：面向農村發展的教育 — 《中國農村教育研究文獻資料庫》發佈會暨論壇
Updated on December 07, 2022 (Wed)
Land, Labour, and Life: Education for Rural Development
Launch Symposium: China Rural Education Literature Database
In 1926, a renowned Chinese educator Tao Xingzhi sharply criticised the direction of rural education in China: “China’s rural education has gone down the wrong path! It teaches people to flee the countryside for the city, to eat rice without growing grain, to clothe themselves without growing cotton, to build houses without planting trees. It teaches people to envy luxury and disdain agricultural labour.” Unfortunately, nearly a hundred years later, rural education continues to be urban-oriented. It is alienated from the social and economic development of the countryside and runs counter to the trend of revitalisation in rural areas. Today, rural education is facing urgent challenges. It must reorient its relationship with rural society, to better serve the sustainable development of the countryside.
To aid systematic investigation into the question of rural education and seek new ways forward, the Faculty of Education of The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has established the China Rural Education Literature (CREL) Database with the support of the Tin Ka Ping Foundation. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Tin Ka Ping Foundation and mark the launch of the CREL Database, the Faculty will host an online symposium on rural education in December 2022. The symposium will feature keynote speeches by three scholars in the fields of education and rural development. Through interdisciplinary dialogue, we hope to spur educational innovation that supports rural development.
Members of the media are invited to attend the online event. Details are as follows:
| Date: | December 15, 2022 (Thursday) |
| Time: | 9:00 am – 12:00 nn (HKT) |
| Format: | ZOOM Webinar |
| Registration: | https://bit.ly/rural_education_forum |
| Livestreaming registration: | https://live.bilibili.com/22364449 |
| Rundown: | Welcome Speech |
Professor Yang Rui, Dean of the Faculty, HKU
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Opening Remarks
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Introduction to the China Rural Education Literature Database
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Keynote Speech I: Engaging Rurality: Research Gaps and Practice Opportunities
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Keynote Speech II: Education for Sustainable Development: The Case of Rural Green Eco-Friendly School
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Keynote Speech III: Rural Revitalization Demands Reconstruction of the Rural Community
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Round Table Discussion and Q&A Session
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| Language: | Putonghua and English (Interpretation provided) |
For more details, please visit: https://web.edu.hku.hk/event/detail-page/rural-education-forum.
For media enquiries, please contact Ms Emily Cheung, Senior Manager (Development and Communications), Faculty of Education, HKU (Tel.: 3917 4270 / E-mail: [javascript protected email address]).
December 7, 2022
生根．生產．生活：面向農村發展的教育 —
《中國農村教育研究文獻資料庫》發佈會暨論壇
早在1926年，中國著名教育家陶行知先生就曾指出“中國鄉村教育走錯了路！他教人離開鄉下向城裡跑；他教人吃飯不種稻，穿衣不種棉，蓋房子不造林。他教人羡慕奢華，看不起務農。”遺憾的是，在近百年後的今天，農村教育仍然面向城市，背離鄉土，與農村的社會經濟發展格格不入，與鄉村振興的浪潮背道而馳。農村教育面臨急迫的挑戰，需要重新定位與鄉村社會的關係，以促進農村的可持續發展。
為了系統地探究農村教育問題，開拓農村教育的出路，香港大學教育學院在田家炳基金會的支持下，建立了《中國農村教育研究文獻資料庫》，將於2022年12月於線上舉辦本文獻資料庫的發佈會暨農村教育論壇，並為田家炳基金會成立四十周年誌慶。是次論壇邀請教育領域和農村發展領域的三位專家發表主題報告，通過跨學科對話，尋求以促進鄉村發展為核心動力的教育創新！
現誠意邀請傳媒出席採訪上述活動，詳情如下：
| 日期： | 2022 年12月15日（星期四） |
| 時間： | 上午9時至中午12時（香港時間） |
| 形式： | ZOOM網路研討會 |
| 登記連結： | https://bit.ly/rural_education_forum |
| 直播預約： | https://live.bilibili.com/22364449 |
| 論壇流程： | 致歡迎辭 |
香港大學教育學院院長楊銳教授
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活動致辭
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《中國農村教育研究文獻資料庫》介紹
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主題報告（一）：Engaging Rurality: Research Gaps and Practice Opportunities
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主題報告（二）：教育促進可持續發展：走進鄉村綠色生態文明學校
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主題報告（三）：鄉村振興需要重建鄉村共同體
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圓桌討論及問答環節
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| 語言： | 普通話與英語（同聲傳譯） |
詳情請瀏覽：https://web.edu.hku.hk/event/detail-page/rural-education-forum
傳媒查詢或登記，請聯絡香港大學教育學院高級經理（發展及傳訊）張可恩女士（電話：3917 4270 / 電郵：[javascript protected email address]）。
2022年12月7日