著者

中村 美和子

出版者

Society for the Historical Studies of Early Childhood Education and Care in Japan

雑誌

幼児教育史研究 (ISSN:18815049)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.14, pp.1-14, 2019 (Released:2020-03-25)

参考文献数

36

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During the Asia-Pacific War (1941―1945), it was necessary for the Japanese people to listen to the radio in order to get information about the war. Radio programs for children were also presented during this period, popular since they were first broadcast by JOAK (Japan's oldest public broadcasting radio station) in 1925. This study aims to clarify the planning process and the content of ‘National School Hour' educational programs aired from April 1941 to March 1945, focusing on story programs for preschoolers. Materials of ‘National School Hour,' monthly radio textbooks and twenty-two scripts of story programs that were aired from June 1941 to January 1945 provided evidence for this analysis. The scripts had not been previously analyzed. Based on the result of this study, the following points are revealed: 1. The planning process 1) Programming was designed to be suitable for a pre-schooler's inner world, as discussed by the School Hour Committee composed of education experts and the JOAK production staff; and 2) To present monthly goals (from January 1942 to March 1943) designed to align with program themes, based on the guidelines for pre-schooler life determined by the School Hour Committee. 2. The content 1) There was a tendency for some scripts written from January 1942 to March 1943 to depend on the guideline of pre-schooler life; and 2) A tendency of the scripts of ‘National School Hour' in consideration of pre-schooler life, to focus on their play. The story programs were produced to emphasize normal pre-schooler life; however, there were some scripts that followed military national policy during the war years.