回到原点:教育人类学的本体性问题初探

Returning to the Origin: On Ontology of Educational Anthropology

处在边缘之地的教育人类学是在人类学与教育学的对话交融中生成发展的。教育人类学的原点性、本体性问题至少有三个:一是人类为什么需要教育人类学?二是谁需要教育人类学?三是人类需要教育人类学做什么?完成什么使命?三大问题互有内在关联,它们的提出和解决可以让教育人类学在人类学术体系和知识体系中有所作为,做出属于自己的贡献。

Educational anthropology was formed and developed as the result of the integration of anthropology and education. About its origin and ontology, there are at least three questions： 1 ） Why do human beings need it？ 2） Who needs it？ 3） What do human beings need it for or for what purpose？ The three questions are related with each other. Through proposing and solving these questions, educational anthropology can make contributions to both academic and knowledge systems.