“人种志”方法在幼儿教育研究中的运用

Application of Ethnography Method in Preschool Education Research

幼儿教育研究要开拓新的领域，必须实现研究视角上的转变和方法论上的突破。“人种志”方法值得关注。在幼儿教育研究中运用“人种志”方法，强调研究者要在自然情境下获得有关儿童的行为、表征的原生态资料，因此，研究者与儿童在平等地位上的互动显得尤为重要。参与式观察和深度访谈是“人种志”研究常用的策略。在研究结果的呈现方式上，“人种志”方法强调丰厚描述。

Preschool education must realize a transform in perspective and a breakthrough in methodology to explore new field. Ethnography, which stresses teacher＇s acquisition of original information about children＇s behavior and characteristics in natural context, could be used in the research. Therefore, equal interaction of the teacher and children becomes particularly important. Participant observation and depth interview are frequendy used ethnography strategies and in terms of result presentation, ethnography highlight thick description.