Tao Menghe and the origin of sociology of education in Chinese universities
Sociology of education,originated in Europe and America.However,its beginning in China was closely related to Tao Menghe,who was a sociologist and educator.It was him who created sociology of education in China,drawing lessons from the theoretical resources of educational sociology in Europe and America,with Peking University as a main platform.His monograph Society and Education,which he compiled on the basis of his lecture notes in Peking University,was the first book of sociology of education in modern China.It was the landmark of sociology of education in modern Chinese universities,and the symbolic theoretical achievements of this discipline,having a profound impact on the development of sociology of education in China.