历史研究法在教育研究运用中的易犯错误

The Fallible Mistakes in the Application of Historical Research Method in Educational Research

在教育研究中,不少教育研究者对于历史研究法在认识上存在着将其简单化、格式化的倾向,这容易在使用过程中出现下述错误:将历史研究法简单化地等同于文献法、内容分析法,造成概念理解上的混乱;受困于第一手资料的寡少,习惯采用第二、甚至第三手的文献进行立论;未能对文献资料进行外部和内部批评,转引他人文献或数据时不加以鉴别;脱离具体的社会历史情境,盲目地借用其他学科的或时髦的概念解释历史事件;没有综合考量政治、经济、文化、思想和自身的理论素养、认识水平等多种因素。当务之急是认清易犯错误,把握应对策略,引起研究者重视,提升研究者素养。教育研究者只有严格恪守历史研究法的运用规范和基本要求,才能有效提高研究成果的质量和水平。

In educational research,many education researchers have an erroneous tendency tounderstand the historical research method simple and format,easy to fall into some mistakes in the process ofusing historical research method:equating historical research method with the literature method and contentanalysis method,which leads to the confusion of the concept understanding;Using second even third handliterature to make a point which dues to the lack of first-hand literature;Failing to make external and internalcriticism of the literature,and not to be identified by reference to other documents or data;Divorced fromspecific social and historical situation,and blindly borrowing other disciplines or fashionable concepts toexplain historical events;No comprehensive consideration of political,economic,cultural,ideological andtheoretical literacy,knowledge level and other factors.The urgent task is to recognize the research mistakes,grasp the coping strategies,arouse the attention of the researchers,and improve the quality of the researchers.Education researchers should follow the use of historical research methods and the basic requirements,it maybe effective to improve the quality and level of research results.