论比较教育视野下的世界体系分析

World-System Analysis in the Context of Comparative Education

世界体系分析理论肇始于20世纪70年代中期,自创立以来被广泛应用于政治学、经济学、社会学、历史学等社会科学领域的研究。文章首先分析了世界体系理论的兴起及其内涵,同时梳理了它的理论源流:现代化理论、马克思主义理论、年鉴学派和依附论等;其次提出在全球经济逐渐走向一体化的时代背景下,世界体系分析理论与比较教育研究结合是必然趋势,并指出在比较教育领域内运用世界体系理论分析国际教育现象与问题的几个代表人物;最后在对其进行简要评价的基础上提出启示与借鉴。

World-System Analysis Theory can be traced back to the mid of the 1970s, it was widely applied to social science, such as politics, economics, sociology, history and so on. The article firstly analyses the World-System Theory＇s genesis and its connotation. Meanwhile, it shows its theoretical headstream： Moderniza- tion theory, Marxism theory, Almanac school and Dependency Theory, etc.. Secondly, it brings forward that in the background of the globe economic towards integration, the combination between World-System Analysis Theory and comparative education research is inevitable. The article introduces some representative figures in the study and application of World-System Analysis Theory to the field of comparative education. Finally, it provides some comments and implications.