教育史学的学术功能与社会功能

教育史学的功能可分为学术功能和社会功能两大类。学术功能包括记载、寻真、传承历史文化和发展教育科学四个方面;社会功能涵盖借鉴、育人、指导、优化教育科研能力四个层次。学术功能是社会功能的前提和基础,学术功能的有无、大小、性质制约甚至决定着社会功能的有无、大小、性质;社会功能是学术功能的自然归属与延伸,社会功能引导或规定着学术功能的作用方向和趋势;社会功能还是衡量和检验其学术功能的重要尺度。

The Academic Function and Social Function of the Education History Science

the functions of the education history science are divided into two categories, i. e. academic function and social function. Academic function includes four aspects: recording, seeking truth, transferring historical culture and developing education science. Social function covers four levels: using for reference, fostering, instructing, optimizing research ability of education science. Academic function is the premise and basis of social function; the existence, magnitude and nature of the academic function limit or even determine those of social function; social function is the natural belonging to and extension for academic function, social function leads or prescribes the direction and trend of academic function; social function is also an important measure to judge and test academic function.