Qilu University Of Localization And The Secular Course Of Study

Cheeloo University is a Christian University founded by the modern west Christianity mission in Shandong, and is also of representation in Chinese modern society. As one high education organization established by the Christianity mission, Cheeloo University takes sermon as its school purpose at early stage. From 1920s on, Cheeloo University starts the transformation of secularization and the localization territory.Based on full and accurate history files in the Cheeloo University, this thesis does the holistic research into the process of secularization and the course of metropolitan territory of the University from the angle of individual case. And then it makes the objective evaluation. The process of secularization and metroplotan territory in Cheeloo University has its own profound background. About social background, with the upsurge of the Nationalism in China in the 20th century, it successively break the non- Christianity movement and the movement of taking back the education power. About the ways of missionary work, the emerging modernist school emphasizes the ways of secularization such as education and medical treatment in the missionary work. Some missionaries preaching for a long time in China give more emphasis on the combination of missionary work and the Chinese society. In order to survive under such the background, Cheeloo university has to make a series of reformation, realizing the transformation of secularization and metropolitan territory.There are various aspects of the transformation in Cheeloo University. In the aspect of teaching purpose, the proportion of religious curriculum reduces constantly while the subjects about secularizaion is emphasized and enriched. The number of Chinese teachers gradually increases, and during the teaching process the teachers should put the emphasis on the research in the Chinese culture and the practical problem in China. As for the teaching goal, missionary work is no longer the teaching target, but the teaching starts to pay attention to the Chinese society and participate the rural reconstruction in the Shandong local countries. In the aspect of the origin of funds, the early school funds are primarily allocated by mission, but later, the school funds are mainly from the Chinese government, sponsor from the society and the income earned by the school itself. In the aspect of administration, the early school authority is in charge of the council, the directorate, principal and leaders of each department, which are composed of western missionaries. However, influenced by the movement of taking back the education, the authority of management comes to the Chinese gradually.The transformation of secularization and localization in Cheeloo University has had the important influence, .After the transformation, the school itself takes too much emphasis on the scientific research and the teaching, and the academic level greatly increases. Transformation in Cheeloo University happens to early stage of Shandong higher education starts, and the school transformation promotes modernization of early higher education in Shandong. The school has trained the large quantities of outstanding talented people who make the prominent contribution to many social fields after the transformation.Although Cheeloo University ceases to exist for many years, it has left much valuable experience in the school administration, the set of department and Development Concepts which is the important experience for the school running and development of Chinese higher school nowadays.