Hutchins General Education Thought And Practice On The Reform Of China's College Education

University reform was a hot topic in recent years.This article mainly discusses two questions, one is a problem of university concept, the other is a problem of tertiary study.In the Western higher history of education, Hutchins is a character who has tremendous influence.He has achieved the very great achievement both on educational idea and educational practice.The era that Hutchins lived had many similarities with China. Therefore, based on educational idea and educational practice, this article will discuss enlightenment and the significance for Chinese University concept construction and the undergraduate course curriculum.As for Hutchins's educational idea, educational world usually calls it general education, which includes three aspects:educational objective of seeking truth and raising "complete human";eternal study thought based on eternal thought; idea of University independence and academic freedom. Hutchins's education practice mainly displays in it four years'reform plan of general education which carries out in the University of Chicago.As for current situation of our country's higher education, because of all sorts of histories and realistic reason, what we display is one pragmatism, utilitarianism, the only technical principle, the only market orientation condition, what we lack is precisely such one kind which takes the human himself as the goal education idea and the practice.As Hutchins has made the prominent contribution in these two aspects,which should become the important resources for current higher education reform in our country. Based on current situation in our country, we discuss the practical significance of this resource on the university idea and the tertiary study.The author hopes that this research can provide some advice for our university reform on the level of educational policy.