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An Interrelationship of Teaching - Learning in Confucian Education

Kim,Il-Hwan 1

1공주대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

Teaching is a social matter, for teaching has been mostly realized in relation with the subject and the object. The prominent characteristic in Confucian Education is the fact that Confucian Education has its root in the interrelation(相關性) between an educator and an educatee. One of Teaching and Learning spirits in Confucian Education is ‘Kyohaksangjang(敎學相長)’ and ‘Hyohakban(斅學半)’. The two spirits with which new relationships can be formed have social functions as well. While ‘Kyohaksangjang’ is the term which means Teaching is equal to Learning, ‘Hyohakban’ is the term which means that Teaching can be also Learning as an educator. Besides ‘Hyohakban’ focuses on Learning rather than Teaching. Therefore, ‘Hyohakban’ assumes human relations between an educator and an educatee in the mutual complement(相補) of Teaching and Learning. In this sense we find the reason to reconsider the Confucian Education spirits. Confucius exemplified himself as a steady inquirer not as a completed man. Teaching could be the half of Learning. Regardless of wealth and royalty, the strenuous attitudes for Learning will be the bases to form the social bond of sympathy in modern society. ‘Kyohak(敎學)’ is chained by human relations. Now is the time when the spirits of educator’s open mind, rapport(交信), and harmony between educators and educatee are strongly needed.

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