刘之常：中国电化教育实践的先行者

Liu Zhichang: the Forerunner of Chinese Educational Practice

刘之常先生是我国电化教育领域知名的先行者。他积极探索，开拓创新，深入开展民众教育，毕生致力于电化教育的实践发展和理论进步。文章借助文献史料，阐述了刘之常先生积极开展以电化教育为中心的社会教育、知识普及以及为满足社会教育的需要而开展的系列实践活动，说明电化教育实践的重要性。

Mr. Liu Zhichang is famous forerunner in audio-visual education field in China. He actively carried out the education of the masses and devoted himself to the practical development and theoretical progress of audio-visual education. Based on the existing literature data, this paper demonstrates the series of activities of Mr. Liu Zhichang’s early educational practice and the importance of practices in audio-visual education field.