著者
岩田 高明
出版者
教育史学会
雑誌
日本の教育史学 (ISSN:03868982)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.49, pp.19-31, 2006

This article analyzes information on Western education contained in several records, namely "A British Inquiry," "A Dutch Inquiry," "A French Inquiry," "A Prussian Inquiry," and "A Portuguese Inquiry" (called collectively "A European Inquiry" hereafter), found in The Notes of Fukuda Sakutaro (27 vols.). This work, housed in the Historiographical Institute The University of Tokyo, was recorded during the Tokugawa shogunate's 1861 mission to Europe. This article discusses the following : 1. The legation of the 1861 mission and the inquiry into European educational systems; 2. The participation of Mitsukuri Genpo in the inquiry into European educational systems ; 3. Circumstances surrounding the composition of The Notes of Fukuda Sakutaro ; 4. Information about the establishment of schools and forms of administration as described in "A European Inquiry ;" 5. Information about national educational systems as described in "A European Inquiry;" 6. Information about schools of every country visited during the Mission as described in "A European Inquiry." There are five particular points made in this article. First, The Notes of Fukuda Sakutaro has not been used as a source prior to this, with the exception of "A British Inquiry," published in Seiyo Kenbunshu (A Collection of Observations of the West), in Nippon Shiso Taikei. vol. 66. Second, it was exactly ten years later that the new Meiji Ministry of Education followed in the footsteps of the Tokugawa Shogunate and began its own investigation of educational systems. The 1861 mission, in addition to its primary function of improving foreign relations, included an inquiry into European matters, under orders to "conduct an investigation into each nation's government, educational system, and military organizations with particular care." In other words, the 1861 mission was Japan's first investigation into the state of Western education, and "A European Inquiry" was the formal report. Third, it was likely because of the involvement of Mitsukuri Genpo, chief instructor of the shogunate's Bureau of Western Learning, that educational systems came to be the most important topic for the 1861 mission's inquiries. At that time, Mitsukuri Genpo, with his strong connections to shogunal leaders, was the scholar most familiar with Western education through his knowledge of Dutch and Chinese translations of foreign books. Fourth, this article discusses the analysis of the surveys of various European countries included in "A European Inquiry," on topics like the establishment of schools and the forms of administration, administrative and educational expenses. Fifth, this paper analyzes information regarding various European states' national educational systems. Information about countries with more fully developed systems, namely Prussia and the Netherlands, is particularly abundant.
著者
川本 亨二
出版者
教育史学会
雑誌
日本の教育史学 (ISSN:03868982)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.7, pp.1-22, 1964-10-30 (Released:2017-06-01)

Whatever is called "arithmetic" in our present system of school education is "yozan" (western arithmetic). This dates back to 1872, when it took the place of "wazan" (Japanese arithmetic) which is quite peculiar to our country. The present thesis is intended as a brief inquiry into the process of the pervasion of yozan in our school system. Yozan came to be known in Japan as early as the first half of 18th century, in close connection with the coming of the western knowledges of astronomy, tactics and so on. But it was mainly via China through the Chinese translations. The visit of American warships in 1853 was really an epoch-making event in the history of yozan in Japan. Yozan, which had been considered only as useful against the crisis of the domestic economy, came to be regarded as "necessary" for surmounting the diplomatic crisis. It is only then that the systematic teaching of yozan began in our country. It was launched out at the Nagasaki Naval Academy (1855-59), where yozan was regarded as the most important basic knowledge for all military sciences. In Hanko (educational institution for the military class), there had been a tendency toward neglecting arithmetic, even wazan. But as the problem of national defense became urgent after the visit of the American warships, yozan began to be taught at some Hanko. To most Terakoya (private school for the lower class), however, yozan gave no great influence worth mentioning, except a few where it was taught in compliance with the pupils' request. Though yozan had thus given quite a limited influence on our school education, it was decided in 1872 in the code entitled "Gakusei" that only yozan should be taught as "arithmetic" at every school in Japan. The aim of Gakusei was, first of all, the rapid growth of Japan into one of the advanced countries. In this sense, it seems natural that we have accepted yozan as our only "arithmetic", following other advanced countries. But it shouldn't be regarded only as a matter of imitation. The largest motive of our having accepted yozan lay in the then urgent desire for the increase of our defensive power which is eloquently expressed in the active attitude of the Nagasaki Naval Academy toward the introduction of tactics. Preference of yozan to wazan came in fact more from the need of national defense than from any academic comparison between them. In other words, the western knowledge which was indispensable in our national defense couldn't be learned efficiently without western methods of calculation and description. "The western arithmetic for learning the western knowledge" this was what made us prefer yozan to our old wazan.
著者
樋浦 郷子
出版者
教育史学会
雑誌
日本の教育史学 (ISSN:03868982)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.49, pp.110-122, 2006

During the prewar era, many Japanese shrines were built in Japan's colonies, such as Korea and Taiwan. This paper examines the problem of forcing the local residents to go and pay homage to the shrines and to worship the Japanese imperial deities that were supposedly housed therein. The focus of this paper is how Chosen Jingu, built in 1925 and established as a highly-ranked shrine in the Japanese shrines hierarchy, and schools collaborated together to compel elementary school students to visit the shrine. In order to analyze this issue, this paper will examine the case of Kangakusai, one of Chosen Jingu's rituals. In Kangakusai, Chosen Jingu distributed moral training textbooks (Shushin) for first graders in almost all elementary schools in Keijo district, where Chosen Jingu was located. All of the students who received a textbook from the shrine had to go there in order to thank the imperial deities. This shows how shrine rituals like Kangakusai played an important role in the compulsion of students' worship at Chosen Jingu. Behind the enforcement of Kangakusai, one finds the leadership of the chief priests of Chosen Jingu, such as Takamatsu Shiro. In explaining what Takamatsu and other priests did, this paper demonstrates the active role played by shrine priests. They did not merely follow Japanese Government General directives but took a leading role at times in the enforcing the "Japanization" of Koreans. In addition, the mutual reinforcing relationship between shrines and schools enabled primary school students to be the most influenced sector of Korean society. In Japan, much research on colonial shrines focus on the compulsion of shrine worship from the late 1930s to 1945. However, this issue did not begin in the 1930s. This paper seeks to shed additional light on colonial shrine worship prior to the 1930s through an analysis of Kangakusai.
著者
徳山 倫子
出版者
教育史学会
雑誌
日本の教育史学 (ISSN:03868982)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.59, pp.45-57, 2016

<p>This article places public vocational schools (Shokugy<span style="text-decoration: overline;">o</span>-Gakk<span style="text-decoration: overline;">o</span>) for girls within the context of the history of women's education by analyzing the education of girls at Sano Higher Practical School for Girls (Sano K<span style="text-decoration: overline;">o</span>t<span style="text-decoration: overline;">o</span> Jissen Jogakk<span style="text-decoration: overline;">o</span>) in Osaka Prefecture.</p><p>In the rural areas of Osaka Prefecture during the 1930's, public vocational schools for girls were established as an alternative to public girls' high schools (K<span style="text-decoration: overline;">o</span>t<span style="text-decoration: overline;">o</span> Jogakk<span style="text-decoration: overline;">o</span>). In the 1940's, most of these vocational schools were converted into girls' high schools. Sano Higher Practical School for Girls was one of them.</p><p>Sano Higher Practical School for Girls taught many of the same subjects as the girls' high schools, but devoted more hours to sewing. Some graduates of the vocational school married immediately after graduation, others were employed at department stores, train stations, or in other fields, while others continued to train in sewing as preparation for marriage. The students in vocational schools regarded the students of the girls' high schools with admiration and a sense of competitiveness. Students, their parents, and graduates wished for the vocational school to become a standard girls' high school.</p><p>In the 1930's, vocational schools were part of the increase in public secondary schools. They were training schools intended to promote the ideal of "Ry<span style="text-decoration: overline;">o</span>sai kenbo", as were girls' high schools. While the purpose of vocational and high schools were similar, vocational schools devoted more hours to sewing and held lower social status. Eventually vocational schools were promoted to girls' high schools.</p>
著者
榎本 恵理
出版者
教育史学会
雑誌
日本の教育史学 : 教育史学会紀要 (ISSN:03868982)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.49, pp.6-18, 2006-10-01

Historically, the Japanese child grew up enveloped by close human relationships. Those relationships, however, have become looser over time, and they continue to grow less intense. How can people restore the type of relationship that enables them to sympathize and connect with others? The present study explores this question from the standpoint of the history of educational thought, seeking an answer in the thought of the kokugakusha (national scholar) Motoori Norinaga (1730〜1801), especially in his emotionalist view of humanity. That human beings sympathize with others on the level of sensibility was Norinaga's basic premise. This study's particular topic is Motoori Norinaga's cultural formation in the context of his stay in Kyoto. In his twenties, he spent five and a half years in Kyoto for the purpose of studying medicine. Actually, he not only engaged in medical studies but took full opportunity to explore Kyoto's cultural scene, including the kabuki theatre and a variety of other diversions. During his stay in Kyoto, Norinaga kept a diary. At first, he wrote the entries in kanbun (classical Chinese). Eventually, however, he changed to a pure Japanese style. This paper pays particular attention to this change of writing style. The main conclusions made in this essay are as follows: 1. Norinaga's emotionalist view of humanity was not peculiar to him but derived from popular culture, including such entertainments as the joruri and kabuki theatres. In other words, he reflected what those popular entertainments had projected since the Genroku period as the "true" feelings of ordinary people. 2. During his time in Kyoto, Norinaga constructed an intellectual platform for his rejection of the Confucian view of humanity by a sublimation of the everyday feelings of urban people, emplacing their view of humanity within the classical tradition of court culture. 3. Norinaga attributed an especially great meaning to Waka poetry. Indeed, he was able to formulate his own ideology based on views of humanity that were founded on Waka criticism.
著者
大間 敏行
出版者
教育史学会
雑誌
日本の教育史学 : 教育史学会紀要 (ISSN:03868982)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.49, pp.32-44, 2006-10-01

This paper will explore Eto Shinpei's educational plan, discussing the political process that brought expression this plan and its significance in the history of educational policy. Eto was essentially the first leader of the Meiji period Ministry of Education, and it is well known that he accomplished many important educational reforms. Through a better understanding of Eto's plan for educational policy, we obtain clue that helps to reveal the direction of modern Japan's educational policy in its infancy. The primary characteristic of Eto's plan for education was its division of education into dogaku and geigaku. Dogaku was comprised of subjects related to religion and morality, while geigaku consisted of subjects related to science and technology. Eto tried to apply this plan to educational policy. This paper makes the following conclusions : 1. The representative historical document regarding Eto's plan, "Gakko no Gi" (Regarding Schools), was written when the University was closed. His plan was not completely original; previously established university policy and Eto's division of education complemented one another well. 2. Eto's educational plan, including "Gakko no Gi," was often expressed in various government settings. This is important proof supporting the premise that Eto took part in the formation of the educational policy. Because his plan was accepted within the government to some degree, it can be understood that Eto participated in policymaking. 3. Eto, who was involved in the establishment of the Ministry of Doctrinal Instruction as well as the Ministry of Education, declared that jurisdiction over education should be divided ; geigaku should be overseen by the Ministry of Education, dogaku by the Ministry of Doctrinal Instruction. Because this plan appeared in a statement published by the Meiji government's legislative body, the Sain, it can be seen that Eto's ideas had some influence on educational policy formation.
著者
西出 不二雄
出版者
教育史学会
雑誌
日本の教育史学 (ISSN:03868982)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.10, pp.127-148, 1967-09-30 (Released:2017-06-01)

In this article, I intend to consider the relation between Napoleon Bonaparte and the Roman Catholic Church, in order to analyse the characteristics of the religious education in the reign of Napoleon (1799-1815). Immediately after the "coup d'Etat du 18 Brumaire", Napoleon pursued the secular policy as leaders of the French Revolution had done, with respect to religious problem. But Napoleon concluded the "Concordat" with Pius VII, in conformity with the rebirth of a religious atmosphere after the French Revolution. As a result, the religious education was put into practice. Although Napoleon admitted educational action under the direction of the Church, his real intention was to make full use of its traditional authority and organization to serve his regime. Thus, applying the "Articles organiques" to the Church, Napoleon tried to oppress the private schools which contradicted his policies. The Church only had a seminary in each diocese, but the Catholic clergy was occupied in the educational action out of surveillance of the government. That was why Napoleon could not take the "liberte d'enseignement" from the Church. It was a centralism like "patriarcat national" that Napoleon proposed to realize, for he would become a souvereign of both realms: spiritual and temporal. For that purpose, he took two effective measures in 1806. One was to distribute the uniform catechism in which Napoleon emphasized his power, and the other was to found the "Universite imperiale" as a convenient organ to penetrate his will. Napoleon could scarecely attain his purpose in reality. However we can find, in the process of the keen conflicts about religion and moral between Napoleon and the Church, a fundamental subject in the history of French education.
著者
湯川 文彦
出版者
教育史学会
雑誌
日本の教育史学 (ISSN:03868982)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.58, pp.6-18, 2015 (Released:2016-05-02)
参考文献数
8

This paper examines the essential qualities of educational policy during the early Meiji Period, focusing on the relation between education and the reform of Civil Government. Previous studies of Meiji educational system and policy regard Education System Order of 1872 as the starting point of modern educational policy, and assessed the Order itself as a product of intellectualism and literal translation of Western knowledge, and therefore undifferentiated, unrealistic, and/or arbitrary in nature. However, these studies did not consider the real intent and actions of officials involved in determining educational policy, particularly those of Oki Takato, who was the primary educational policymaker of the early Meiji period. Through an analysis of Oki Takato’s intent and actions, this study provides context for early Meiji educational policy, Education System Order of 1872, and educational policy. The results are as follows: 1) Oki recognized the importance of education for all people, through Civil Government in Tokyo Prefecture. He determined the order of importance for various matters of Civil Government, and carried them out, step by step, in a practical manner. He was appointed to the Ministry of Civil Government (Minbusho) by the Meiji government, and considered how to encourage all people to understand the benefits of learning, and insisted that it was very important to establish elementary schools, to provide learning opportunities for girls, as well as opportunities for learning business methods throughout Japan. 2) For Oki, the first Minister of Education, Education System Order of 1872 was nothing more than a first step. After it was promulgated, he immediately suggested that it should be revised, based on local government officials’ input, and re-emphasized that the top priority was the establishment of elementary schools.
著者
松下 佳弘
出版者
教育史学会
雑誌
日本の教育史学 (ISSN:03868982)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.54, pp.84-96, 2011-10-01 (Released:2017-06-01)

This paper examines the measures taken by the Ministry of Education and local governments to close Korean schools in Kyoto City from 1948 to 1950. It utilizes official documents, mainly those of the Kyoto Prefectural government, in order to examine the actual state of Korean schools at the time as reflected especially in the meanings of memoranda concluded with Korean groups. Previous research focuses on the process over a one year period from the "Hanshin education battle" of April 1948 to the closure of Korean schools in October 1949, during which measures were systematically restrictive, beginning with temporary closure to outright suppression. In the case of Kyoto City, however, one can regard this period as one during which both the Korean groups and the government consistently compromised with one another while attempting to determine the place and position of Korean schools. In Kyoto, as a result of negotiations between Kyoto Prefectural Government and Korean groups, two agreements in May 1948, regarding approval of the establishment Korean schools and of a "special class" within public schools, were attempts to reach a temporary settlement between the two sides. As a result of this "Kyoto Memorandum," Korean schools were recognized as either private Korean schools or a "Special Class of City Elementary Schools," and classes continued as before. The following year, however, the Kyoto Military Government deemed this "special class" of schools to be a violation of education laws, and Kyoto Prefecture, which received direct instructions to this effect, revoked the "Kyoto Memorandum" in April 1949. Moreover, Kyoto city temporarily closed the "special class" of schools, and in September it ordered the compulsory closure of a schoolhouse. In October, all private Korean schools in Kyoto City that had been recognized one year earlier in the "Kyoto Memorandum" were also closed by a national government measure to close all Korean schools nationwide.