自主学习理念究竟是不是源自西方的“舶来品”——关于自主学习文化适宜性的思考

Autonomous Learning: A Loan Term From the Western Countries——Discussion About the Cultural Adaptability of Autonomous Learning

部分学者认为,自主学习理论与实践思想基础源自西方,自主学习是否适合以中国文化为代表的东方国家或所谓的其他异种文化自然成为自主学习研究领域的一个重要话题。笔者认为,"自主学习文化适宜性"的讨论忽略了中国在自主学习方面积累的深厚思想基础、悠久的实践传统和丰富的实践内容。面对包括自主学习在内的众多研究领域,我们没有理由集体失语,更没必要盲目地全盘接受,应对我们自己的教育理念和教育传统有自信,立足中国教育现实,认真总结我国丰富的自主学习思想和实践经验,真正消化国外自主学习理论研究成果,兼容并蓄,积极探索我国自主学习的有效途径和方法,构筑具有中国特色的自主学习理论体系。

Some scholars hold that autonomous learning theories and practice originated from the western countries so that it may not work well in the eastern countries,which are featured with the Chinese culture. We believe that the discussion about autonomous learning adaptability occurs,as a result of the ignored fact that China is abundant in ideas about autonomous learning and that it has a long practice history of autonomous learning and very extensive contents. It is proposed,hence,that we Chinese researchers have no reasons to suffer from aphasia and it is also unnecessary to take in all the theories from the western countries without any criticism. On the contrary,Chinese scholars should be self- confident in their own education notions and traditions,and integrate those that still work well with the theories and practices,which are borrowed from the western countries,exploring the effective path and methods,which can help Chinese learners,so that a complete and effective autonomous learning theory system is established in China.