“问题”抑或“主义”——高等教育研究价值取向的争论与反思

从20世纪70年代我国现代意义上的高等教育研究真正开始以来,"问题"取向与"主义"取向一直就是学界争论的研究价值选择的问题。该问题争论的本质是,高等教育研究究竟应该关注实践问题还是应该关注学科建设问题。随机抽取两个权威的高等教育研究杂志,《高等教育研究》(武汉)与《江苏高教》(南京),对这两个杂志2010年所设栏目及发文属性进行统计,统计结果显示:"问题"取向是我国高等教育学界研究的主流;"主义"取向的高等教育研究在我国存在着先天不足与种种弊端。由此来看,研究的"问题"价值取向应是我国高等教育研究的逻辑起点。

"Problem" or "Doctrine":Reflection on the Debate of Higher Education Research Value Orientation

Since the real beginning of modern higher education study in 1970’s,the value orientation choice between "problem" or "doctrine" is still a significant dispute on the modern higher education study. The nature of this dispute lies in that our study should focus on the practical problem or on the discipline construction. Choosing randomly from two authoritative higher education research journals in 2010, statistics on the columns and attributes show that "Problem" orientation is the main trend in the field of our higher education research, while the "doctrine" orientation has congenital deficiency and various drawbacks in our country. Above all, "Problem" orientation should be the logical starting point in china’s higher education study.