一儿童学:历史上的盛与衰儿童学的概念本身是一个外来词,在英语语境中,通常被拿来与此对应的专业词汇包括pedology、child study、child science、children’s studies等,而最契合这一概念所指向的独立学科意义的,无疑是pedology(又作paidology,paedology)一词。在国内外关于儿童学学科的历史探讨中,一般将这一概念的正式提出溯源至美国学者奥斯卡·克里斯曼(Oscar Chrisman)。继1893年在刊物上发文提出“儿童学”(pedology)的命名之后,1896年,克里斯曼在其向德国耶拿大学提交的博士 A child’s learning: the concept of Shengshengyifuji in history is itself a loanword, which is commonly used in English contexts as pedology, child study, child science, children’s studies, etc. The best fit with the concept of independent discipline to which this concept is directed is undoubtedly pedology (againology, paedology). In the history of children’s studies at home and abroad, the formal proposal of this concept is generally traced back to the American scholar Oscar Chrisman. Following the publication in 1893 of a publication named “pedology,” in 1896, Chrisman, at his presentation to the University of Jena, Germany,