“在场”:高等教育研究的研究关系特殊性及其方法论意义

"Presence":The Character and Methodological Significance of the Relationship in Higher Education Research

“在场”是生命主体出现在活动场域(现场)的概念表达。在研究活动中,从研究主体出场和研究对象现场的形式出发,研究关系可以分成“一致性在场”“想象性在场”和“真实性在场”等不同类型,成为研究方法选择的重要依据。与其他人文社科研究的研究关系相比,高等教育研究者以高校管理者或高校教师的身份成为高等教育从业者,形成高等教育研究者出现在高等教育活动场域的“在场”研究关系,并呈现长期“真实性在场”的特殊性。在长期“真实性在场”的研究关系下,高等教育研究者所具备的局内人和行动者特征,使叙事研究和行动研究应当成为高等教育研究侧重的方法选择。

"Presence" is the conceptual expression of the main body of life appearing in the field of activity(site).In research activities,starting from the appearance of the research subject and the form of the research object,the research relationship can be classified into the three different types of "consistent presence","imaginary presence" and "authentic presence",which has become an important basis for the selection of research methods.Compared with other research relationships in humanities and social sciences,higher education researchers become higher education practitioners as university managers or university teachers,so they form the "presence" research relationship of higher education researchers in the field of higher education practice,and show the particularity of long-term "authenticity presence".Under the long-term "authenticity presence" research relationship,higher education researchers,who possess the characteristics of insiders and actors,make narrative research and action research be the most important method choice for higher education research.