本书收集了作者近20年来对西藏教育开展调查研究的主要成果。内容主要包括三个方面：第一部分是作者撰写的20篇专题调查报告，这些报告建立在大量的实地考察基础之上，从不同角度对世纪之交西藏教育的现状进行了了解和剖析；第二部分是作者独立完成的16篇工作研究文章，这些论文在一定程度上反映出了作者对西藏教育的理性思考的历程；第三部分主要是作者在西藏开展田野调查的原始记录，再现了西藏教育发展过程中不同区域的真实面貌。本书的内容按时间的先后顺序编排，体现了发展历程的连续性。本书无论从内容上，还是在风格上都有鲜明的特色，不仅对于西藏教育研究具有重要的参考价值，而且也具有教育研究方法论意义。
This book is a collection of all major articles by the author over the last twenty years regarding education in Tibet. It is in three parts: Part One consists of 20 research reports written on the basis of site investigations regarding the general state of education in Tibet at the turn of the century. Part Two contains 16 research papers on the evolution of educational thoughts in Tibet. Part Three showcases the original records made by the author during the process of his site investigations, revealing the regional differences in educational development in Tibet. The contents of the book follow chronological order, which gives a sense of continuity, The book is unique both in terms of its contents and style, It is valuable not only for studying eduction in Tibet, but also for understanding the new methods that have been employed in doing educational research.
