《才溪乡调查》的社会科学研究方法解析与启示

Social Research Method in “Survey of Tsaihsi Township” and Its Implication

文章基于社会科学研究方法的视角,从事件(过程)和文本(内容)等方面对《才溪乡调查》进行解析,包括:调查的动因;类型与样本选择;研究范式与理论逻辑;文本结构与组织方式;方法的归类与文本可靠性等,最后提出若干启示性思考:重视信息在社会发展中的基础地位;重视理论在社会变革中的建构功能;重视研究在管理实践中的重要作用;重视方法在社会研究中的指导价值;重视态度在实际工作中的前置地位。

From the perspective of social research method,＂ Survey of Tsaihsi Township＂ is analyzed concerning the event （process） and text （content）. The main focus is the motivation of the survey, the way selecting type and sample, research paradigm and theory, textual structure and organization, and methodology classification and reliability. The result implies the funda- mental status of information in the process of social development, constructive function of theory in the process of social evolution,the significant function of research in the practice of adminis- tration,the directive value of method for social research, and the importance of attitude jn prac- tice.