中国教育思想的近代转折——兼论教育思想史的研究取向

The Modern Transition of Chinese Educational Thinking and Its Methodological Implications

教育思想史的特色在于范围广泛,不只讨论教育理论及思想家的系统作品,更要研究教育实践背后的思想基础。教育的面向很多,研究者应利用世界史的眼光来处理,文化间的相互比较以及世界史的发展是相互影响的。历史活动的内在相关性是近代研究历史的重要方法,可以提供研究的灵感。写作思想史应该有问题意识,本文认为中国近代教育思想最大的基础或特色是"事事关心"。

The characteristic of educational thinking is its broad range,not confining to systematic writings of educational thinkers.Studying educational thinking is to study the intellectual foundation of educational actions.World historical method provides some food for thinking;histories should be understood as engaging in dialogue among the civilizations;all histories are related,and influence each other.As a result,internal interconnectedness is an important insight in modern historical method,which can provide inspiration to historical researches.At the same time,a well-defined problematic consciousness is a must for the study of educational thinking.Indeed,what most characterizes modern Chinese education is the intellectual underpinning,which is, 'everything is of my concern'.