Abstract:

There are so many papers that the titles are about "Shiyu" (Perspective) in Chinese academic journals. But few researchers defined the word what it exactly means. This paper discusses the meaning and development of the Chinese term "Shiyu" and how it is used in educational research on methodology. Usually it means "perspective" or "view" in English. And it's also a philosophical concept as the translation of "horizon", which is the core concept of Husserl's phenomenology. There are more than three types of the "Shiyu" (Perspective) when it is used as the education method. For example, there are the "theoretic type", the "comparative type", the "disciplinary type", etc. A "field of view" that does not have methodological significance or does not serve as a framework for analysis is not suitable as a method. It is worthwhile to examine and reflect on the phenomenon of the clichéd and proliferating papers on "perspectives". The situation of the term's indiscriminate use in educational research is becoming worse. It will cause a disciplinary crisis of pedagogy in China and other problems.

Key words:

"Shiyu" (perspective) /

Perspectivism /

Research method /

"As a Method" /

Disciplinary crisis