Problem-Centered Design and Personal Teaching Style: An exploratory study of Youguang Tu’s course on philosophy of education

Abstract

Youguang Tu is a contemporary Chinese philosopher of education. His course on philosophy of education had a significant impact on his students. This exploratory study examines how Tu designed and taught this course. Ultimately, there are two reasons why Tu’s course had such a significant influence on his students. The first is that Tu used problem-centered design to address both central problems of education and specific problems that students encountered. The second is that Tu exhibited a personal teaching style that incorporated elegant handwriting, appropriate analogies, and fierce passion.