论教育政策研究方法的取向

On the Orientation of Education Policy Research Methods

研究方法取向在一定程度上决定了研究内容、研究性质和研究程度。当前,教育政策研究方法存在三种基本的取向:逻辑实证取向、社会学取向和伦理学取向。这三种研究方法取向都对教育政策科学的发展作出了重要贡献。相比较而言,从教育政策本身的性质来看,教育政策研究的伦理学取向是教育政策科学发展的必然趋势。

The research method orientation to some extent determines the research content, the nature and the extent. The cur- rent education policy Research methods exist in three basic orientations： orientation of logical positivism, sociology orientation and ethics orientation. These three basic orientations have made important contributions to the development of the science of education policy. Comparatively speaking, from the nature of education policy, education policy toward ethical choice is the inevitable trend of development of science in education policy.