Recalling the Source · Torrent
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Editor's review
In structure, the book is divided into two parts: “Siyuan” and “Jiliu.” “Siyuan” reviews SJTU’s educational traditions and cultural spirit and explores in depth how a university can uphold its fundamental mission of fostering virtue through education, while “Jiliu” focuses on the challenges of change in higher education in the new era, addressing frontier issues such as innovation in talent cultivation models, discipline development, and reform of research systems and mechanisms. The book combines macro-level policy analysis with micro-level practical cases, reflecting the author’s distinctive strength in integrating theoretical reflection with practical operation.
Particularly noteworthy is Jiang Sixian’s core idea of “the art of balance in university governance,” which emphasizes that a modern university needs to seek dynamic balance between tradition and innovation, academic freedom and social responsibility, and local characteristics and international vision. This dialectical thinking offers important reference value for current higher education administrators. The book’s reflections on the “Double First-Class” initiative and its discussion of “supply-side reform” in talent cultivation both demonstrate the author’s forward-looking vision.
In reading this book, readers will not only understand the internal logic of SJTU’s development in recent years but also, through the case of this top university, grasp the broader trajectory and trends of China’s higher education transformation. For those concerned about the future of Chinese education, this is an in-depth work that combines historical depth with contemporary relevance.
Who it's for
A good fit for
- Higher education administrators and policy researchers
- Readers interested in university governance and university culture
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University alumni, faculty, and students
- Social observers concerned with China’s education reform and development
Not a good fit for
- General readers seeking light, casual reading
- Beginners with no familiarity with the field of higher education
Reading tips
- Readers are advised to begin with “Siyuan” to understand the university’s cultural foundations before moving on to the discussions of change in “Jiliu”
- The book can be read alongside current hot-topic higher education policies for comparison
- The book is rich in cases; readers are advised to take notes to sort out the author’s governance ideas and analytical framework
About the publisher
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Press is an academic publisher that gives equal weight to science and technology and the humanities, with titles spanning biography, documentary literature, popular science, cultural studies, artificial intelligence, and social culture. Representative books in the collection range from spaceflight memoirs such as Carrying Fire to the Moon: My Lunar Journey to historical investigations like Evidence: Uncovering 172 Comfort Stations in Shanghai, as well as academic works including Qian Xuesen's Lectures on Physical Mechanics: Collector's Edition, Tang Dynasty Extraterritorial Astronomy, and Eyewitness to the Tokyo Trial. Authors represented include Michael Collins, Qian Xuesen, Su Zhiliang, Wang Meng, and Pai Hsien-yung. The press emphasizes a combination of scientific spirit and humanistic concern, balancing scholarly editions with general reading. Public information is limited, so this profile focuses on the publishing directions reflected in the books held in the collection.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 内容提要
- 序
- 自序
- 戴中溶
- 静静的电波 无声的战场
- 林得连
- 一腔热血为革命
- 张大奇
- 交大求学的那五年
- 仇启琴
- 亲历交大恢复党支部
- 闵淑芬
- 我在“技协”的统战工作
- 胡晓槐
- 津沽大地满槐荫
- 沈讴
- 无悔的青春之歌
- 丁仰炎
- 为党的事业奋斗一生
- 俞宗瑞
- 黎明前的战斗
- 陈警众
- 东鳞西爪忆峥嵘
- 顾江
- 从封建家庭走出来的革命战士
- 钱存学
- 存爱国思想 学建国本领
- 周蔚芸
- 爱国主义传统和求真务实精神
- 邢幼青
- 坐牢算什么
- 李菊
- 在革命熔炉里成长
- 周荧
- 关键一步
- 孟树模
- 一生交大缘
- 宗慎元
- 我在交大实现了救国理想
- 张立秉
- 忆母校：输送革命思想的大本营
- 张固
- 交大一年 终生难忘
- 魏瑚
- 革命人生在交大起步
- 康继昌
- 从地下党学生到中国机载计算机研制第一人
- 赵国士
- 拼搏执着的人生
- 李根深
- 在“民主堡垒”中成长
- 韩宪耀
- 在党的阳光哺育下成长
- 吴沈钏
- 把知识还给人民
- 李均
- 我的摇篮——交通大学
- 后记
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About the author
Jiang Sixian is an author included in this Chinese book database, with two works currently listed, falling respectively into the categories of historical reading and education. Because public information is limited, basic details such as nationality, dates of birth and death, and English name remain unconfirmed, so only the works in the database are briefly described here. "Siyuan: Torrents" is a historical work whose title suggests a focus on tracing and recording people and events of the past, in a relatively sober tone. "Climbing: Steadfastly and Calmly Building a World-Class University" focuses on the practice of higher education, discussing the goal of building a world-class university in a pragmatic and composed voice. One historical and one educational, the two works span a considerable range of subjects, indicating the author's sustained attention to both historical memory and educational development. Readers seeking to learn more about the author's specific identity and life will need to consult additional public sources.
