略论行动中的“教育史学”问题——孟宪承《中国古代教育文选》选编过程纪事

A Brief Discussion on the Issues of “Educational Historiography”in Action: The Recorded Event in the Process of “Chinese Ancient Education Anthology”Edited by Meng Xiancheng

20世纪60年代初期孟宪承教授受命选编文科教材中两部中国教育历史教材。编者原本参照发达地区同类选本的先例,选编专业性质的教育历史文集,力求按照现代教育思维和学术规范,解决教育历史资料选择与编辑过程中遇到的问题。由于中国教育历史状况相当特殊,就连历史上教育专文、专论的寻求,也成为文稿选择中的难题,更何况作为文科教材,还存在适合现代中国教育时宜问题。因此,客观上存在专业研究的方向同按照专业标准与学术规范选择文稿可能性的矛盾。鉴于《文选》编辑过程中遇到和解决或有待解决的难题,也属一般教育历史研究中无法规避的问题,故在此意义上,《文选》编辑的实践,堪称行动中的"教育史学"问题。

At the beginning of 1960s, Professor Meng Xiancheng was appointed to edit two Chinese education history anthologies in Literacy Textbooks. In the first place, in order to deal with the problems in the process of selecting and editing education history anthologies according to modern education thinking and academic rules, Professor Meng selected and edited professional education history anthology taking the experience in developed countries as a reference. However, it turned out to be a difficulty when seeking specialized education articles and papers in history due to the special situation of Chinese education history, not to mention the issue of matching with Chinese education timely as Literacy Textbooks. Therefore, there was a contradiction between directions of academic research in reality and the possibility to select papers according to professional standards and academic rides. Given the difficulties encountered and to be dealt in the process of editing the “Anthology”, it can be seen as an inevitable problem during the research on general education history. In this sense, the practice of editing “Anthology” can be considered as the issue of “Educational Historiography” in action.