论赛珍珠作品中的教育观-英语语言文学专业论文.docxVIP

AbstractEducation Abstract Education is not only crucial in the formulating of d／versified human values and national cultures，but also the key to realize social equality and harmony considered by Pearl S．Buck，who is the advocate of human equality and unity．As a mother of several children，she also paid much attention to the education of adolescent，ettfics and psychological education in particular．Besides，in the process of cultural exchanges she engaged in,she concerned more about the educational issue of the marginal world and the plural methods ofmulti—cultural education as well． The educational concepts in PeadBuck’s works can be analyzed systematically in the three angles of educational purpose，subject and methods．For Pearl Buck， education has two purposes：one is to educate human beings knowledge,wisdom and moral integrity,and the other is for practical use．The subject of education is considered to be the essence in the process of education with the three major qualities of equality,initiative and being social．Based on the theories of purpose and subject， Pearl Buck demonstrated a series of educational methods，With regard to school education,it can be concluded to be theories of initiative，diversification and practice． Social education embodies“the blood—relationship education’’and“environmental education”．The former one is composed of accumulated civilization and education of history as well while environmental education concludes education of family and personal experiences． Meanwhile，Pearl S．Buck paid much attention to the educational issue of the marginal world．Generally speaking，the item‘marginal’’means anything trivial that carl be ignored or displaced．The marginal world in Pearl Buck’s works refers to gro西s ofpeople who’re underprivileged，have physical or mental defects and the lost generations in cultural conflicts．Pearl S．Buck considered that being educated is the basic human right，and the only effective way to save them from poverty,to eliminate discrimi