Without the guidance of basic theory, practice will be blind. Without the guidance of the family education science theory, family education can not only develop in depth, but also give full play to the functional role of family education, and it is prone to deviation in the direction. We have done some research on applied theory in these years, and we have begun to pay attention to basic theoretical research, but it is far from meeting the needs of the development of family education.
First, blind pursuit of results is ignorant and fearless and childish.
Neglecting basic theoretical research reflects the impetuous mood of social quick success. Applied research is carried out for a specific purpose and practical purpose. The basic research is to explore the law of the development of things. The relationship between basic research and applied research is the relationship between the roots and leaves of the tree. If the root leaves are not strong and prosperous, they will not bear fruit. Ignoring the value of roots and leaves, blind pursuit of results is an ignorance, fearlessness and childishness. Emphasis on applied research ignores theoretical research, just like a castle in the air. Although basic theoretical research does not aim at solving specific problems, its value cannot be ignored.
The basic theory is characterized by fundamentally, stability, universality and macroscopic. Basic theoretical research can make us think more deeply, see more thoroughly, be able to discover the things behind the dominance of things, and understand the nature of things; we can make us stand taller, look farther, and have a broader vision. We can not only understand the past and present of things, but also predict the future and grasp the development trend; we can make our hearts clear, identify the truth, clear direction, strengthen our confidence, and have a well-being; we can make our minds more clear, reduce blindness, and reduce deception. .
The basic theory of research is to study the basic law, that is, the internal connection between things and things. Studying the basic theory of family education is not to find the secret of family education, nor to simply sum up experience, but to explain the inner connection. Family education does not exist in isolation. It must have direct or indirect links with the surrounding things. These connections will affect the development of family education and affect the transformation of family education. Therefore, we should pay attention to basic theoretical research while attaching importance to applied research.
Second, the simple pursuit of methods can not solve the fundamental problem
There are several guiding ideologies for strengthening basic theoretical research.
First, we must pay attention to the study of the special laws of family education. For example, excellent teachers can manage classes well in school, but they can't manage their children when they go home; some entrepreneurs manage a big business, but their children don't listen to him... This tells us that family education There are special rules that are different from other education.
We want to explore what kind of education is family education, what is different from school education and social education, and study the nature, essence, production, development and prediction of family education. There is no law to do the foundation, just use the method to meet the parents and solve the fundamental problem.
It is necessary to use multidisciplinary knowledge to participate in the basic theory research of family education. Family education seems simple, in fact a three-dimensional, complex, complex process with multiple attributes. No matter which subject is impossible to arrange family education, it involves pedagogy, psychology, ethics, sociology, culture, anthropology, philosophy, marriage and family theory. Family education in different historical stages has different characteristics, so the study of family education should also use the theory of history.
We must study the development of family education and study family education in change, that is, insist on dynamic research. The transformation of Chinese families began in modern times. From traditional families to modern families, there have been many new ways and means in family education, but the concept has not changed much. Family education is a culture, and the way is a shallow culture. The guiding ideology and concept of education is a deep-level culture. It is characterized by strong inertia and the political and economic system on which it depends no longer exists, but it will persist for a long time. How to promote the transformation of the concept of family education is an important issue we face.
We must look at the changes in family education from the traditional to the modern times, how these changes have occurred, and what new situations, new problems, and new issues have been brought to family education after the occurrence. We must seize these changes.
It is necessary to adhere to the combination of basic theoretical research and applied research, the combination of macro research and micro research, the combination of family education status research and family education history research, the combination of Chinese family education research and foreign family education research, and the combination of theoretical research and scientific popularization. The combination of theoretical exploration and experimentation, the combination of expert research and the experience of the masses, mobilizes all positive forces and conducts various studies.
Third, pay attention to the new situation and new problems facing family education
One is to study society. Because the family has never existed in isolation, the sociopolitical, economic, and cultural changes will penetrate the family through various channels. When a child grows up, he or she must enter the society. Every parent must have a kind of consciousness, that is, "based on the family and facing the society." What qualities do the society need for children, and what qualities we must cultivate. Therefore, we must understand the difference between today's market economy society and planned economy society.