现象学方法在比较教育研究中的应用

Application of Phenomenological Method in Comparative Education Research

现象学有两层含义：一是作为哲学理论的现象学；二是作为研究方法的现象学。作为方法的现象学表达的是一种研究的“思维态度”或“思维方式”。现象学作为方法首先被应用于教育研究领域。20世纪70年代后，现象学方法被引入比较教育研究领域，打破了比较教育研究一直以来实证论独占鳌头的局面，为比较教育研究范式走向多元融合的开放道路做出了贡献。

Phenomenology has two meanings: one is phenomenology as the philosophy theory, the other is phenomenology as a research method. As a method, phenomenology is a study of the ‘attitude of thinking’ or ‘way of thinking’. Phenomenology is first applied in education research field. In the 1970s, phenomenological method was introduced into comparative educational research and it has contributed to comparative education research paradigm.