The particularities and the research missions of the educational theories |
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| Authors: | Gang Wu |
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| Institution: | (1) School of Education Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China |
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| Abstract: | Starting from the analysis of the theoretical drawbacks of classical pedagogy stretching from Johann Friedrich Herbart to
John Dewey, this paper advocates that educational research in China in the new century should take on a theory mission that
calls for the classification of the knowledge of educational theory and the definition of its theoretical formation. Instead
of a single theory, the formation of the new theories should be a theoretical continuum, which consists of three parts that
are not isolated but interconnected and interactive. The first one is a general theory that is conformed by abstract propositions
and has a reflective function. The second is a mid-level theory that presents the requirements of the methodology, and the
third one is a micro-theory that displays detailed experiences. The paper finally presents the structure of the problems of
educational theory and its unique value. It then concludes that progress in educational theory implicates progress in the
understanding of the conditions for education.
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Translated from Educational Research, 2005:9 |
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| Keywords: | Theoretical continuum General theory Mid-level theory Microscopic theory |
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