Most people would not associate Confucian philosophy with contemporary education. But this book shows otherwise, by explaining how millennia-old Confucian ideas and practices can inform, inspire and improve teaching and learning today.

Charlene Tan, PhD in philosophy, has spent the past two decades as a history teacher in a high school and a teacher educator at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. She has also been a visiting professor at East China Normal University and Sungkyunkwan University.

1. Daxue (Great Learning) and Neoliberal Education 2. Lunyu (Analects) and Education for Sustainable Development 3. Mengzi (Mencius) and Global Citizenship Education 4. Zhongyong (Harmonious Balance in Everyday Affairs) and Lifelong Learning 5. Xueji (Record of Teaching and Learning) and the School as a Learning Organisation 6. Xunzi and Learning-Centred Education 7. Zhu Xi and 21st Century Competencies 8. Wang Yangming and Environmental Education 9. Nü Sishu (Four Books for Women) and Education for Girls 10. Conclusion