杨东莼是中国早期的马克思主义者,著名的史学家,同时,他更是一位呕心沥血于教育战线30余年的教育工作者。他先后在中学及大学里从教,而华中师院则是其直接从事教育管理工作的最后一站。在这里,他以学者的领导风范、务实的工作作风,为华中师院教育管理带来了新的气象。因此,以其任职华中师院院长为中心,我们可以更清晰地探析出杨东莼的教育管理思想。兹本文即从他对该校教学、科研、对外交流等方面的管理入手,来探析其教育管理举措及思想特点。 Yang Dongtao was an early Marxist and famous historian in China. At the same time, he was an educator who worked hard for more than 30 years on the education front. He taught in middle school and university successively, and Central China Normal College was the last stop of his direct education and management work. Here, with his leadership style and pragmatic style of work, he brought a new atmosphere to the education and management of Central China Normal University. Therefore, with his appointment as dean of the Central China Normal University, we can more clearly analyze Yang Dongtao’s educational management thinking. This article from his teaching, research, foreign exchange and other aspects of the management start to explore its educational management initiatives and ideological characteristics.