努力探寻民国教育发展的历史特质——参与撰著《民国教育史专题研究丛书》的感悟

Exploring the Historical Characteristics of the Educational Development During the Republican Period:The Reflection from Compiling The Series of the Special Study on the Educational History During the Republican Period

进行民国教育史的专题研究,最重要的是揭示民国教育转型所蕴含的历史特质。在全面把握史料及其他相关文献的基础上,至少要从三个方面下功夫:第一,专题研究的定位要准,格局要高;第二,讨论的问题要聚焦独特;第三,设计一条能够揭示历史发展规律的叙述主线。揭示民国教育转型的历史特质,关键要把握历史的发展趋势,抓住特定历史条件下事物发展的矛盾运动,深入发掘行为主体“怎么做”和“为什么这么做”,以避免本专题研究走入一般性历史特征描述的误区。

The most important part in the special study on the educational history during the Republican period is to reveal the historical characteristics contained in the educational transformation during this period.On the basis of a comprehensive grasp of historical and other relevant materials,efforts should be made in the following aspects.First,the study should have accurate positioning and high vision.Second,the issues to be discussed should be unique.Third,the study should design a narrative mainline that can reveal the laws of historical development.To reveal the historical characteristics of the educational transformation during this period,the essence is to grasp the trend of historical development and the contradictory movement of the development of things under specific historical conditions,and deeply explore the approach and reason of actors,in order to prevent the study from falling into the misunderstanding of the general description of historical characteristics.