The Chinese constitution : A study of forty years of constitution-making in China

Education has been traditionally of great importance to the government in China. The aim of the Republic according to the 1936 constitution is "to develop a national spirit, to cultivate a national morality, to train the people for self-government and to increase their ability to earn a livelih...

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Main Author: Pan, Wei-tung
Format: Book
Language:Undetermined
Published: Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the Institute of Chinese Culture 1946
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Institutions: Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ
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Summary:Education has been traditionally of great importance to the government in China. The aim of the Republic according to the 1936 constitution is "to develop a national spirit, to cultivate a national morality, to train the people for self-government and to increase their ability to earn a livelihood, and thereby to build up a sound and healthy body of citizens". But this constitution goes further than to state a general purpose. It includes various detailed regulations even concerning such matters as local budgets and age limits for elementary school education.