The Contributions of Chinese Japanese-Studying Normal Students to the Modernization of Chinese Education in the Late Qing Dynasty

Abstract

The defeat of the First Sino-Japanese War led to the intensification of the national crisis, and the call for “education saving the nation” was rising. To consolidate its authority, the Qing government implemented various policies to encourage Chinese students to study teacher education in Japan. This paper focuses on those students who studied in Japan during the late Qing Dynasty, summarizes the factors of the rise of the study abroad movement and the situation of teacher education in Japan, and discusses the contribution of overseas students to the modernization of Chinese education from multiple perspectives.