英文摘要 |
Through an analysis of the eight review articles in Review of Educational Research (RER) from 1945 to 1967, and of the twenty-two encyclopedia articles on philosophy of education from 1960 to 2015, this paper explores the self-criticism of philosophy of education as a discipline in the English-speaking world since 1940s, of which early material and contemporary thinking share equal focus. The main finding from this enquiry is that such self-evaluation is one of the vital factors in keeping vibrant developments in philosophy of education in the English-speaking world. Specifically, the intensive self-criticism in early times, revealed in a series of review articles over nearly 20 years played a significant role in the formation of academic standards in the discipline. This living tradition of self-criticism, continued in original pieces of writing in recent educational encyclopedias, has also played an important role in leading innovation when philosophy of education in the English-speaking world is confronted by challenges from marketization and electronic publication. Other issues discussed include suggestions for the academic development of the Chinese philosophy of education by similar comparative thinking on its current position. |