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1	1912.02	Cai, Yuanpei. "Proposals for educational policies". Cai Yuanpei recommended John Dewey and his pragmatic educational philosophy for the first time. He informed that 'pragmatism originated in North America and is now very popular on the European continent' and that 'Dewey from America is the representative of pragmatism'.	Person: Cai, Yuanpei Person: Dewey, John
2	1915	International Education Conference in Panama. Cai Yuanpei submitted a report and he recommended John Dewey and his educational philosophy.	Person: Cai, Yuanpei Person: Dewey, John
3	1918	Meeting about elementary education in Tianjin. Cai Yuanpei recommended John Dewey and his educational philosophy.	Person: Cai, Yuanpei Person: Dewey, John
4	1919.03	Conference held by the Ministry of Education. Hu Shi made a detailed introduction to John Dewey's pragmatism. Such publicity and introduction has created a 'Dewey craze' even before Dewey came to China, and the far and wide spread of his educational philosophy could be predicted. Hu Shi found the 'practical philosophy' he was looking for in Dewey's pragmatism. His 1919 lecture introducing pragmatism, Hu refers approvingly to Dewey's comment that 'philosophy recovers itself when it ceases to be a device for dealing with the problems of philosophers and becomes a method, cultivated by philosophers, for dealing with the problems of men'.	Document: Tan, Sor-hoon. China's pragmatist experiment in democracy : Hu Shih's pragmatism and Dewey's influence in China. In : The range of pragmatism and the limits of philosophy. Ed. by Richard Shusterman. (Oxford : Blackwell, 2004). (DewJ184, Publication) Person: Dewey, John Person: Hu, Shi
5	1919.05.01	Shen bao published a brief note : "Dr. Dewey arrives in Shanghai". [He arrived on April 30].	Person: Dewey, John
6	1922.11.01	Educational Conference : Standards of the new school system reflected the advocated by pragmatism. John Dewey's influence was particularly strong. 1) To adapt itself to a changed and changing society. 2) To promote the spirit of democracy. 3) To develop individuality. 4) To take into special consideration the economic status of the average citizen. 5) To adjust education to the needs of life. 6) To facilitate the spread of universal education. 7) To make itself flexible enough to allow for local variations. Dewey and his pragmatic educational philosophy had important influence on Chinese educational theories. Since the introduction of pragmatic educational philosophy, Chinese education theorists began to adapt the educational ideas to Chinese conditions and needs and attempted to establish systematic educational theories of their own.	Document: Berry, Thomas. Dewey’s influence in China. In : John Dewey : his thought and influence. Ed. John Edward Blewett. (New York, N.Y. : Fordham University Press, 1960). (DewJ186, Publication) Person: Dewey, John
7	1983	Wu, Junsheng. Wen jiao lun ping cun gao. (Taibei : Zheng zhong shu ju, 1983). 文教論評存稿 "No other western educator has wielded quite as much influence on education in China as John Dewey and his pragmatism".	Person: Dewey, John Person: Wu, Junsheng

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1	1919	Cai, Yuanpei. "Proposals for educational policies". Cai Yuanpei recommended John Dewey and his pragmatic educational philosophy for the first time. He informed that 'pragmatism originated in North America and is now very popular on the European continent' and that 'Dewey from America is the representative of pragmatism'.	Publication / 1919.02
2	1919.03.31	Tao, Xingzhi. Duwei jiao yu li lun jie shao. In : Jiao yu shi bao ; March 31 (1919). [An introduction to Dewey's educational theories]. 杜威教育理论介绍	Publication / DewJ207	Person: Dewey, John Person: Tao, Xingzhi