Coupled with Shu-Te University of Taiwan and the Confederation of Guangdong Principals, the Gifted Education Council of Hong Kong held the “Tri-City Education Forum” in 2005. The three cities championing this new era of education are Guangzhou, Hong Kong, and Kaohsiung.
It is the 100th year anniversary of famous educationist Dr. John Dewey’s (1859- 1952) book Democracy and education: An introduction to the philosophy of education since its publication in the year 1916. In order to commemorate and study Dr. Dewey’s educational ideas, we hosted the inaugural Tri-City Education Forum entitled “International Symposium on the Centenary of Democracy & Education” on 23 October 2015.
Democracy and education contend that education should operate by including social relations of democracy and the individual’s growth and development. The importance of democracy attached to the individual’s life serves as a shield of protection for the individual and preserves social equity. The debate is introduced from the well-versed perspectives of social-interactionist theory.
We are very honoured to have invited Deweyan scholars from all over the world to give keynote speeches on Dewey’s concepts of democracy and education: Professor Jim Garrison (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University), Dr. Stefan Neubert (University of Cologne), Professor Chen Ya-Jun (Dewey Centre of Fudan University), Professor Shan Zhong-Hui (East China Normal University), and Professor Rex Li (G.T. College).
