@Article{itl-3-13,
author = {Waks , Leonard J.},
title = {The Necessity of East-West Educational and Cultural Exchange in an Era of Risk and Challenge},
journal = {Innovative Teaching and Learning },
year = {2022},
volume = {3},
number = {2},
pages = {13--31},
abstract = {<p style="text-align: justify;">In this paper I discuss the necessity for educational and cultural exchanges between
China and the West — and especially with the United States. As the title indicates,
these exchanges are both risky and challenging, and I will discuss both the risks and
the challenges. In Part One I briefly indicate the primary risks facing the international
community: war, abject poverty, and planetary collapse. In Part Two I argue that the
spirit of coopetition — competition within a larger spirit of cooperation — is needed to
manage these risks. In Part Three I consider the challenges involved in preparing leaders and citizens to embrace the spirit of coopetition and the essential role of higher
education in disseminating that spirit throughout our societies. In Part Four I focus on
China&#39;s recent higher education reform. The major challenge is that the traditions of
humane learning in both the West and China have been practically abandoned. Working
together, and finding inspiration in their joint efforts, educational leaders and scholars
from China and the West must now restore and revitalize these traditions.</p>},
issn = {2709-2291},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.4208/itl.20210202},
url = {http://global-sci.org/intro/article_detail/itl/20175.html}
}