实地调查是社会科学家获取经验知识的重要来源,这种方法经常为学者们所采用。本期杂志组织了几位学者,他们从不同角度和层面对实地调查研究方法涉及到的一些重要问题进行了探讨。李国武博士认为,实地调查不仅仅是一种技术性的活动,还是一种社会性的实践;在进入实地的调查实践中,调查人员要调用自己的资本,和被调查者建立一种社会交换关系。刘能博士以对农村消费实践的研究为例,提出了在实地研究中“定性先行,定量跟进”的方法论主张。孙龙博士结合自己的研究经历,探讨了焦点小组方法在组织研究中的应用。樊欢欢博士从女性主义的视角分析了实地访谈中研究者和被访者之间的关系。当然,这些是作者个人的观点。希望有更多的学者参与到这个主题的讨论中来,以增进对实地研究方法的认识和应用。 Fieldwork is an important source of social scientists’ access to empirical knowledge and is often used by academics. This issue magazine has organized several scholars who have discussed some important issues involved in the field survey and research methods from different angles and levels. Dr. LI believes that fieldwork is not merely a technical activity or a social practice. In field investigations, investigators have to invoke their own capital to establish a social exchange relationship with the respondents . Taking the research of rural consumption practices as an example, Dr. Liuneng put forward the methodological proposition of “qualitative first, quantitative follow-up” in the field research. Dr. Sun Long combined his own research experience to explore the application of the focus group method in organizational research. Fan Huanhuan analyzed the relationship between the researcher and the interviewee in the field interview from the feminist perspective. Of course, these are the author’s personal opinions. We hope that more scholars will participate in the discussion of this topic so as to enhance their understanding and application of field research methods.