This interview sheds light on current developments threatening the disciplinary ‘heart’ of education. Taking a starting point in the continental ‘configuration’ of the field, Gert Biesta and Stefan T Siegel argue that there are forms of theory considered distinctively educational. Based on this premise, they discuss why defining educational theories (Erziehungswissenschaftliche Theorien) is so challenging, and why it is nevertheless a rewarding endeavour. By distinguishing between (genuinely) educational theories in a narrow sense and (educationally relevant) theories in a wider sense, Biesta and Siegel attempt to tackle the problem of educational theory and to stimulate the discourse on theorizing education.

本次采访揭示了当前威胁教育学科“核心”的发展。Gert Biesta 和 Stefan T Siegel 以该领域的大陆“配置”为起点，认为存在被认为具有独特教育意义的理论形式。基于这个前提，他们讨论了为什么定义教育理论 ( Erziehungswissenschaftliche Theorien ) 如此具有挑战性，以及为什么它仍然是一项有益的努力。通过区分狭义的（真正的）教育理论和广义的（教育相关的）理论，比斯塔和西格尔试图解决教育理论的问题，并激发关于教育理论化的讨论。