A Rational Examination of Integrating “Classics” into University General Education Curriculum: An Empirical Survey Based on N University

Abstract

The power of general education curriculum comes from the enduring classics. The authors apply research methods such as questionnaire survey, interview, and observation to investigate the state of general education curriculum implementation at N University and analyze problems faced by incorporating classics. Based on this, the authors propose that universities should rationally review the practical value of “classics” in general education and enhance the effective integration of classics into general education curriculum by improve the texts for teaching, instruction methods, teaching personnel, and assessment modes, to achieve general education’s objective of cultivating the “whole person.”

Keywords:

• classics
• general education
• questionnaire survey
• values

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Notes on contributors

Zhenshan Zhong

Zhenshan Zhong is an associate professor in the Nanchang University Institute of Education, a researcher in the College Student Thought and Education Research Center, and a graduate student adviser.

Mengyao Sun

Mengyao Sun is a master’s student in the Nanchang University Institute of Education.