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Brief History of Education

 TSUKAHARA Kenta
    2 credits
【Information Science Correspondence Course･II/IV】
19-1-1644-4469

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Outline
The course aims to help students acquire the knowledge required to become a teacher and perspective to contemplate contemporary education through a historical survey of the thoughts, systems, and practices of education.
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Objectives
The course objectives for students include the following.
(1) To obtain the fundamental concepts of education.
(2) To articulate independent opinions on contemporary education based on an understanding of the history of education.
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Grading Policy
The overall grade will be decided based on the following:
- 1st and 2nd Reports: 40%
- Term-end examination: 60%
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Textbook and Reference
This will be introduced in the subsidiary reading.
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Requirements (Assignments)
1) Before the class, students must read the “Points of Learning” provided in the reading to understand the aim of each lecture. Students should refer to the dictionary, etc., and note technical terms that are difficult to understand or arouse their interest. In addition, students should examine the historical background related to each class theme (about 2 hours).
(2) After the class, students must work on the “Essential Task” by reading the references provided in the texts, reference books, and other source materials in order to further their understanding of the topics (about 2 hours).
(3) Students must review contemporary problems in education by reading newspapers and other source materials daily, based on the knowledge acquired in the class. They must subsequently compare historical education theories and practices against contemporary methodologies and look for factors of contemporary education issues in history (about 30 minutes).
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Note
This will be introduced in the subsidiary reading.
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Schedule
１. The history of educational concepts and western schools (1): Education in ancient Greece and ancient Rome
２. The history of educational concepts and western schools (2): Pre-modern western education
３. The history of educational concepts and western schools (3): The citizen revolution and national education
４. The history of educational concepts and western schools (4): The discovery of children and the modern family
５. The history of educational concepts and western schools (5): The formation of modern schools and the dissemination of compulsory education
６. The history of educational concepts and western schools (6): The century of children
７. The history of educational concepts and schools in Japan (1): Character building in the early modern period
８. The history of educational concepts and schools in Japan (2): Learning Japanese in early modern society
９. The history of educational concepts and schools in Japan (3): The acceptance and diffusion of the modern school
10. The history of educational concepts and schools in Japan (4): The nationalist education system and the Imperial Rescript on Education
11. The history of educational concepts and schools in Japan (5): The acceptance of pedagogy and new education
12. The history of educational concepts and schools in Japan (6): Education during the Second World War
13. The history of educational concepts and schools in Japan (7): Educational reform after the Second World War
14. The history of educational concepts and schools in Japan (8): High economic growth and educational reforms
15. The ideal of school education in contemporary society: Education in postmodern times
１．
Outline
The course aims to help students acquire the knowledge required to become a teacher and perspective to contemplate contemporary education through a historical survey of the thoughts, systems, and practices of education.
２．
Objectives
The course objectives for students include the following.
(1) To obtain the fundamental concepts of education.
(2) To articulate independent opinions on contemporary education based on an understanding of the history of education.
３．
Grading Policy
The overall grade will be decided based on the following:
- 1st and 2nd Reports: 40%
- Term-end examination: 60%
４．
Textbook and Reference
This will be introduced in the subsidiary reading.
５．
Requirements (Assignments)
1) Before the class, students must read the “Points of Learning” provided in the reading to understand the aim of each lecture. Students should refer to the dictionary, etc., and note technical terms that are difficult to understand or arouse their interest. In addition, students should examine the historical background related to each class theme (about 2 hours).
(2) After the class, students must work on the “Essential Task” by reading the references provided in the texts, reference books, and other source materials in order to further their understanding of the topics (about 2 hours).
(3) Students must review contemporary problems in education by reading newspapers and other source materials daily, based on the knowledge acquired in the class. They must subsequently compare historical education theories and practices against contemporary methodologies and look for factors of contemporary education issues in history (about 30 minutes).
６．
Note
This will be introduced in the subsidiary reading.
７．
Schedule
１. The history of educational concepts and western schools (1): Education in ancient Greece and ancient Rome
２. The history of educational concepts and western schools (2): Pre-modern western education
３. The history of educational concepts and western schools (3): The citizen revolution and national education
４. The history of educational concepts and western schools (4): The discovery of children and the modern family
５. The history of educational concepts and western schools (5): The formation of modern schools and the dissemination of compulsory education
６. The history of educational concepts and western schools (6): The century of children
７. The history of educational concepts and schools in Japan (1): Character building in the early modern period
８. The history of educational concepts and schools in Japan (2): Learning Japanese in early modern society
９. The history of educational concepts and schools in Japan (3): The acceptance and diffusion of the modern school
10. The history of educational concepts and schools in Japan (4): The nationalist education system and the Imperial Rescript on Education
11. The history of educational concepts and schools in Japan (5): The acceptance of pedagogy and new education
12. The history of educational concepts and schools in Japan (6): Education during the Second World War
13. The history of educational concepts and schools in Japan (7): Educational reform after the Second World War
14. The history of educational concepts and schools in Japan (8): High economic growth and educational reforms
15. The ideal of school education in contemporary society: Education in postmodern times