DAOIST PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIP: TAKING MACAO AS AN EXAMPLE = 道家視角下的師生關係-以澳門為例

DAOIST PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIP: TAKING MACAO AS AN EXAMPLE = 道家視角下的師生關係-以澳門為例

University of Saint Joseph

Macau

2024

106

eng

DAOIST PERSPECTIVES ON TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIP

Library Catalog (Koha)

M-PH 2024 LEI,SOK

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Philosophy in the Faculty of Humanity, University of Saint Joseph, 2024As a special kind of interpersonal relationship, teacher-student relationship has unique philosophical significance and research value. In Macao, a place where Chinese philosophy and traditional culture are profoundly influenced, teacher-student relationship is also featured by Chinese Confucian culture. However, with the development of modern society and technology, people are paying more attention to their self-worth. Consequently, the public’s views and requirements on education have also changed, and the conflicts between teachers and students have gradually emerged as a result. According to the characteristics of Macao society and culture, I would like to analyze and interpret the philosophical ideas and concepts of Wuwei (無為) “non-action”, Rouruo (柔弱) “Being ‘soft’ and ‘weak’” in Daoism, another philosophical trend which constitutes the traditional culture of China, in an attempt to explain and suggest the application of the major conflicts between teachers and students in Macao at the present time. From the qualitative research-based questionnaire surveys that have been conducted, it can be seen that different expectations, ineffective communication and misunderstanding between teachers and students, the lack of respect and trust between teachers and students, as well as the imbalance of educational rights and responsibilities in the teacher-student relationship, are the most significant causes of problems in teacher-student relationship in Macao. It is the intention of mine that through the application of Daoist philosophical ideas and mindsets, such as “Wuwei”, to the problems that arise in the interaction between teachers and students, both teachers and students will be able to find philosophical ways of thinking that can solve the problems, improve the present situation, and are suitable for them 師生關係作為一種特殊的人際關係，具有獨特的哲學意義和研究價值。在澳門這個深受中國哲學和傳統文化影響的地方，師生關係也有著中國儒家文化的特點和色彩。然而，隨著現代社會和科技的發展，人們對自我的價值更加重視，隨之，大眾對教育的看法和要求也有所改變，因此而至的師生之間的矛盾也逐漸顯現。因此，筆者透過對另一種構成中國傳統文化的哲學思想-道家哲學-中「無為」「柔弱」「生而不有；為而不恃；長而不宰」等哲學思想和概念的分析和解讀，並根據澳門社會文化的特徵，對現時澳門師生關係所顯現出來的主要矛盾，給出解釋和應用的建議。根據已進行的質性研究型的問卷調查可知，老師和學生之間不同的期待、無效溝通和誤解，師生間尊重和信任的欠缺，以及師生關係中教育權利和教育責任的不平衡，是導致澳門師生關係出現問題的最大原因。而筆者希望透過把道家「無為」等哲學思想和思維模式應用到師生相處中出現的問題當中，老師和學生都能夠找到能夠解決問題的、能夠改善現狀的、適合自己的哲學思維方式。Supervisor : Thomas Cai

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