Hao, Bingjian, “Shanghai gezhishuyuan jiqi jiaoyu chuangxiN” [The Shanghai Polytechnic Institute and Reading Room and its innovation in education], (2003)

Title : “Shanghai gezhishuyuan jiqi jiaoyu chuangxiN” [The Shanghai Polytechnic Institute and Reading Room and its innovation in education],

Author(s) : Hao, Bingjian

Year : 2003

Type : Journal article

Subject : History

Keywords : education;school;foreigners;

Journal : Qing Shi Yanjiu (Studies in Qing History)

Volume : 3

Start page : 85

End page : 96

Language:Name : Chinese

Support : Print

Abstract : The Shanghai Polytechnic Institute and Reading Room was a path breaking educational organization that was jointly founded by Chinese and Westerners in 1873. For forty years the institute provided an innovative environment where Chinese students could study Western science and technology as well as political science, economics, current affairs, culture, and education. Its teaching methods gave priority to self-study, assisted by lectures as well as experimentation and demonstration. The Shanghai Polytechnic Institute and Reading Room played a critical role in introducing Western science and technology to China.