Education Discourse Analysis:The New Paradigm of Educational Research

Educational discourse analysis refers to the in-depth analysis of the discourse of education,which aims to pursue the truth of education and guide educational practice.Educational discourse analysis highlights implementing the educational research in the dimensions of history and society,and examining the evolution and interaction between educational discourses and the society when interpreting the discourse meaning.Education discourse analysis takes the critical and pluralistic position to give some insight into the power and authenticity of education behind the discourse,and emphasizes the context and interpretability of discourse research.The basic process of educational discourse analysis includes the selection of discourse themes,discourse generation and mechanism analysis,discourse interpretation and guidance for the discourse practice.Education discourse analysis as a new paradigm has advantage in highlighting the aim of educational research to guide practice,promoting people-oriented educational research,and stressing the context in presenting results of educational research.