The Implication of Whithead's Educational Thoughts on University to the University Reform in China

Whitehead's original and profound illumination of the ideal of university education based on his organic philosophy has provided beneficial implication to Chinese university reform.The function of university is to bridge knowledge and the enthusiastic pursuit of life.Teachers should impart knowledge in a way full of imagination.They should avoid the risk of making people's understanding narrowed due to knowledge professionalization.The art of running a university lies in the high quality of teaching staff,and teacher assessment should embody the characteristic of human spiritual production.