在学科与领域间走向成熟——高等教育学的不惑嬗变

Becoming Mature between a Discipline and a Field——The Evolution of Higher Education

高等教育学成为一门学科,根本在于高等教育研究产出并形成丰富的科学知识体系。高等教育研究作为领域得到发展最早出现在美国大学,高等教育的复杂性和重要性使其成为各学科研究的重要主题。多种因素促成了高等教育学研究的学科化,学科建设更加快了高等教育学的生长发展。中国高等教育学已有四十年发展历程。潘懋元先生领导的学科建设工作不只是对厦门大学高等教育学科发展产生了重要作用,而且对全国发挥了重要的示范和促进作用。高等教育学科的地位和价值不在于其附属于什么学科门类,应用性与非应用性统一、科学性与人文性统一是高等教育学科的主要特性,高等教育学的存续和繁荣,从根本上讲,取决于高等教育发展需要和其自身的创新发展。

The fundamental reason why higher education has become a discipline lies in its research outputs and its rich,scientific knowledge system.The development of higher education research as a field first appeared in American universities.The complexity and importance of higher education makes it an important topic in the research in various disciplines.Many factors have contributed to the disciplinary development of the research into higher education,and disciplinary construction has accelerated the growth and development of higher education.Over the past four decades,China has witnessed the development of higher education.The disciplinary construction led by distinguished educator Mr.Pan Maoyuan has not only produced an important effect on the disciplinary development of higher education in Xiamen University,but has also played an exemplary role in the disciplinary development of higher education across the whole country.The status and value of the discipline of higher education does not lie in its dependence on a certain discipline;it is mainly characterized by its unity of application and non-application,and that of science and humanity.In essence,the survival and prosperity of the discipline of higher education depends on its need for development and innovation.