J. Bruner生平事略稿──牛津篇（1972年-1980年）

A Draft of Biography for J. Bruner: Oxford (1972-1979)

本文旨在以Bruner自撰的《短傳》（1980）、《長傳》（1983a）、《布魯納教育論著自選集》（《自選集卷一》及《自選集卷二》）兩卷（2006a, b）及其他有關資料為據，報導自1972年秋至1980年初的8年間，其於牛津大學任職期間以學術研究成果為主的事略。這些成果包括延續其先前在哈佛大學任職期間著力最多的心智成長，以及本此而延伸與擴展而得的幼兒語言習得、兒童照護與兒童養育等三方面的研究。有鑒於人物事略的研究與撰寫所涉及的資料搜集查詢與考證等工作，層面既廣且範圍又大，因而始終都會有加以增補修正的必要，因而作者們於題目中確切指明本文所具「稿」的性質，並呼籲有志從事Bruner相關主題的同道們，交換有關訊息，力求完善之。另外，本文並於所設綜述一節，確認了牛津大學任職期可謂為Bruner學術生涯中具有承先啟後的一個重要階段。

This article aims to report on Bruner’s life and work at Oxford University during the eight years from the autumn of 1972 to the beginning of 1980, based on his own Short Biography (1980a), Long Biography (1983), and the two volumes of Bruner’s Selected Writings on Education (Selected Writings Volume 1 and Selected Writings Volume 2) (2006a, b) and other relevant materials. These include the continuation of his earlier work at Oxford. These achievements include continuing his previous focus on mental growth during his tenure at Harvard University, as well as extending and expanding his research on early childhood language acquisition, child care, and child rearing. In view of the fact that the research and writing of a person’s biography involves a wide range of data collection, inquiry, and verification, there is always a need for additions and corrections. Therefore, the authors specify the nature of this paper as a“draft”in the title and call upon colleagues who are interested in working on Bruner’s related topics to exchange information and strive for improvement. In addition, this paper also recognizes in its overview section that the Oxford tenure can be considered an important stage in Bruner’s academic career, one that has been preceded and followed.