嘉兴早期教会学校的教育理念及其影响——以秀州中学为例

以秀州中学为例，对20世纪初美国南长老会在嘉兴创办教会学校初期所做的大量工作、办学模式及教育理念做了综合调查与分析。嘉兴早期教会学校师资力量比较强，关爱教育对象，通过多样化课程和丰富的教育实践促进学生的兴趣和个性发展，重视学生的实践能力和综合素质培养，建立了“学校市”的民主自治管理和实践模式以培养学生的自治管理能力和社会实践能力。这对当代教育具有积极的借鉴和启示作用。     

传教士和近代中国的科学发展

中国在封建社会末期几乎断绝了与外界的一切联系,而其原本辉煌灿烂的科学文化也早已陷入故步自封的境地。正是在这种情况下西方传教士的到来给原本沉闷的中国科学界带来了一丝生气。他们向中国人介绍的西方现代科学在一定程度上推动了当时中国科学的发展,并对之后中国科学的艰难发展作出了不可磨灭的贡献。     

Quantitative history studies on China: State capacity,institutions, culture and human capital from prehistoric times to the present

Volumes of historical archives in China have been digitised, from which various datasets have been constructed for scholarly inquiry. Furthermore, the excavation of thousands of archaeological sites provided detailed data about prehistoric development across China's landmass. As a result, there has been remarkable progress in quantitative studies on China's past. This article reviews recent work in five theme areas to provide a background for the papers included in this special issue. These themes include state formation, Confucianism, human capital, Christian missionaries, and long-term persistence studies. The five papers in this issue fall into these themes and are introduced where appropriate.