ChnStdChinese Studies2168-5428Scientific Research Publishing10.4236/chnstd.2014.31001ChnStd-42810ArticlesBusiness&Economics Social Sciences&Humanities Teaching and Learning in Chinese Schools: Core Values and Pedagogic Philosophy avidHalpin1*Emeritus Professor of Education, Institute of Education, University of London, London, UK* E-mail:dhalpin33@btinternet.com12022014030113October 9th, 2013December 9th, 2013 December 24th, 2013© Copyright 2014 by authors and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. 2014This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

To understand better teaching and learning in schools in modern China, it is not enough to see its pedagogic philosophy as merely a reflection of communist ideology. Core values derived from China’s ancient civilization, especially the teachings of Confucius, arguably exert as much, maybe more, influence.

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