教育个案研究:何谓与何为

Research on Education Cases:What and Why

个案研究因其“代表性”“普遍性”而饱受争议。从个案研究的方法论出发,个案研究在“实证研究”“思辨研究”“行动研究”三种研究范式中属于“实证研究”范畴,是一种综合的研究方法。这一研究方法在教育学研究中具有独特的价值与功能,契合教育学研究与教育学知识的范式要求。为此,需要对个案研究正本清源,厘清个案研究在教育方法中的定位与性质,加强个案研究的规范性,为个案研究找到一只可以安全站立其上的“海龟”,形成自身独特的世界。

Case study has been in controversy for its representativeness and generalizability.This paper,based on the methodology of case study,maintains that among the three typical research paradigms including empirical study,theoretical study and action study,case study is a comprehensive research method and should be categorized as empirical research.Case study can meet the requirements of pedagogical research paradigm and requirements of pedagogical knowledge because of its unique value and function in this field.Hence,thorough research is desperately needed to specify and normalize case study,to clarify the relation between case study and methodology and to find a bottom turtle providing support to case study,in such ways case study can form its own unique system.