思辨、实证与行动:教育研究的三维空间

Speculative Research, Empirical Research and Action Research: The Three-dimensional Space of Educational Research

教育研究存在三种典型的研究范式:思辨、实证和行动。思辨研究是在求善基础上的求美,实证研究求真,行动研究求善。三种研究范式相伴相生、相对独立、各有所长、相互渗透。当前,我国教育研究领域思辨仍是主流研究范式,但实证研究发展迅猛,行动研究也日益被认可和关注。这三种范式研究者间缺乏沟通理解,研究质量不高,差异关注不够。今后需要加强科研方法训练,关注研究范式教育,尝试成果分类评价,发挥期刊引领作用,促进范式有机融合,建立研究三维空间,以实现教育研究真善美的统一。

There are three typical research paradigms in educational research:speculative research,empirical research and action research.The speculative research seeks the beauty on the basis of seeking the good,manifests the humanities discipline characteristic.The empirical research seeks truth,embodies the scientific characteristics.The action research seeks the good and manifests the engineering technical characteristics.The three research paradigms are relatively independent,and each has its own strong points and concomitant with others.Speculation is still the mainstream research paradigm in educational research in China,while empirical research is developing rapidly,and action research is increasingly recognized and paid attention to.At present,the main problems are the lack of understanding and communication among the three paradigms,the low research quality and the insufficient attention to the differences between paradigms.Therefore,it is necessary to strengthen the training of scientific research methods,pay attention to the education of research paradigm,try to classify and evaluate the results and give full play to the leading role of periodicals,promote the organic integration of paradigm and establish three-dimensional space for research,thus to realize the unity of truth,good and beauty in educational research.