文学与历史的交汇:19世纪英国家庭女教师研究

The Intersection of Literature and History:a Study of Nineteenth-century English Governesses

家庭女教师在19世纪英国教育史上扮演了重要的角色,由于直接反映家庭女教师生活的传统史料阙如,家庭女教师史成为国内教育学界长期忽略的重要研究主题。以文学作品为史料,发现家庭女教师存在出身与个人社会地位、薪酬水平与职业要求、职业投入与晚年境遇的失衡。此外,她们还需面对逼仄的教学空间、庞杂的教学内容和难以处理的教育关系。以文证史有助于打破学科壁垒,革新研究方法,进而丰富教育史研究。

Governesses played an important role in the history of British education in the 19th century.Because of the lack of traditional historical materials that directly reflect the life of the governess,the history of the governess has become an important research topic that has been neglected for a long time in the domestic educational community.Using literary works as historical materials,it is found that there are imbalances between family background and personal social status,salary level and career requirements,career investment,and later life situation of female teachers.In addition,they also have to face the narrow teaching space,complex teaching contents,and dealing with complex educational relations.The use of literature as evidence helps to break the discipline barrier,innovate the research methods,and enrich the research on educational history.