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2012年2月 月次レポート（楊殿閣 アメリカ）
Location: Columbia University
Time: February, 2012
Name: Denka Yanagi
ITP Monthly Report
"I believe that education is the fundamental method of social progress and reform" this is a quote by John Dewey which is written on a wall behind the entrance of Teachers College. But on the other side of the coin, the paradox of Dewey's idea is that the dynamics of market fundamentalism in the global society seem to change the formation of education. Globalization continues to spread the power of market mechanism at every corner and sector of the world. The educ
ation sector in contemporary China is one such example; the education reform policy has been oriented by the economy structure reform. During the past 30 years, many social reforms including education reform have been implemented in order to adapt the market economy to economic growth in China. However these public policies also bring many negative impacts such as a widened income gap, inequality, environmental devastation, and moral hazard. Whenever I enter the Teachers College, the wall with Dewey's words reminds me that it is too risky to ignore the long-term effect of education. It also encourages me to challenge social research, to think about how educational ideas have been reflected in policy making and how educational policy has influenced social change in China or in other countries.
On the second week of this month, Dr. Okada visited New York and met with Professor Yang at Columbia Uni