The history of education has often been interpreted either in terms of its importance for education, or for its value as part of history, or for its relevance to the social sciences. However, there is also an inclusive tradition in the history of education that appeals to all three of these constituencies, with distinguished pioneers in Emile Durkheim and Brian Simon, but which has tended to be neglected. Current research in the field is beginning to recognise the multifaceted nature of the history of education, leading to new awareness of theoretical and methodological issues, and new treatments often of themes such as social inequalities, teaching, learning, and comparative and transnational perspectives.

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教育史上的新方向

人们常常从教育的重要性，教育的历史价值或与社会科学的相关性方面来解释教育的历史。但是，在教育史上，还有一个包容性的传统吸引了这三个选区，埃米尔·杜克海姆（Emile Durkheim）和布莱恩·西蒙（Brian Simon）的杰出先驱却被人们忽略了。当前该领域的研究开始认识到教育历史的多面性，从而导致人们对理论和方法论问题有了新的认识，并经常对诸如社会不平等，教学，学习以及比较和跨国视角等主题进行新的处理。