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Construction of life-practice moral education based on traditional Chinese morality with life connotation

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Frontiers of Education in China

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The actual effect is a big problem in current school moral education. By analyzing the problems in the theory and practice of the current school moral education, the author points out that the reason is that, for a long time, the meaning of morality has been dissimilated, and moral education is considered as a kind of knowledge input and neglecting it is the life-style of human beings. By exploring the meaning of morality in the traditional Chinese culture, the author fully affirmed the rich life connotation both in the dynamic conversion between Tao and virtue and in the Taoist saying “Great virtue is growth”. In the article, the author suggests that nowadays, we should reconsider and understand the moral connotation in traditional culture and explain the traditional morals in a modern way. It is also necessary to construct a new moral education system such as a “life-practice” model.

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Translated from Journal of Educational Studies, 2005 (5)

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Yi, Ly., Peng, J. Construction of life-practice moral education based on traditional Chinese morality with life connotation. Front. Educ. China 1, 456–461 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11516-006-0022-3

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