Whether educational narrative research can be fictional, whether there is a difference between educational narrative research and educational narrative research, what is the relationship between educational narrative research and empirical research, what is the relationship between educational narrative research and qualitative research, and whether educational narrative research does not need theoretical explanation.

Educational narrative research can not only describe real educational events or educational phenomena, but also describe imaginary educational events or educational phenomena.

Fictional narrative research is equivalent to Comte's "theological stage" thinking mode. In On Positive Spirit, Comte divided the development of human speculation into three stages. He said: "All our speculations, whether individuals or groups, will inevitably go through three different theoretical stages, which are usually called theological stage, metaphysical stage and empirical stage."

The "theological stage" here is often manifested as fictional narrative research. This kind of fictional and virtual narrative can be continued in modern life, and it is widely manifested in religious stories, secular educational myths, educational fables, educational stories, educational novels, educational dramas, educational movies and so on.

Classical works of fictional narrative research, such as Liu Zongyuan's biography of planting camels, Rousseau's Emile, Amicus's education of love, etc. We cannot deny the value and significance of these fictional narrative works.