Study on the Conflict and Coexistence of Progressivism and Essentialism in Mathematics Education during and after the World War II

• Project/Area Number: 17K04741
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Education on school subjects and activities
• Research Institution: University of Tsukuba
• Principal Investigator: Makinae Naomichi 筑波大学, 人間系, 准教授 (40345939)
• Project Period (FY): 2017-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000); Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2019: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2018: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
• Keywords: 戦後教育改革期 / 進歩主義 / 本質主義 / 数学教育再構成運動 / 戦後教育改革 / 数学教育 / 各教科の教育 / 算数 / 数学 / 算数 数学 / 教育学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this study, I have revealed the aspects of confrontation and coexistence between progressivism and essentialism in mathematics education in Japan during the pre and post World War II periods. Therefore, I have clarified the trends in mathematics education in the United States that influenced Japan's mathematics education during the pre-war and post-war periods, as well as the movement to reconstruct mathematics education in Japan during the war and the focus on the concept of functions. Additionally, we have elucidated the characteristics of mathematics textbooks during the period of post-war educational reforms.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

戦後教育改革期において、戦中の数学教育から継承されたのは、既成の数学の知識や体系を子どもに教え込むものではなく、子どもが自分自身の活動から数学の知識やその体系付けられた理解を形成することを援助するという考え方である．従来の数学教育史においては、この思想が十分に取り上げられてきたわけではない．生活か数学かという対立構造の中では、指導において用いられた表面的な特徴に焦点が当てられ、その背景にあった思想にまで考察がされていなかったと言える．本研究では、この側面からの見直しを行うものである．この点に、本研究の学術的な特色と独創性がある．

Research Products

• [Journal Article] 1920年代から30年代の米国の数学教育界における関数概念－日本の数学教育再構成運動の背景－ (2020)
  • Author(s): 蒔苗直道
  • Journal Title: 第8回春期研究大会論文集 Volume: 1 Pages: 213-218
  • NAID: 40022494621
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 数学教育再構成運動における中学校数学再構成の内容 (2019)
  • Author(s): 蒔苗直道
  • Journal Title: 第7回春期研究大会論文集 Volume: 1 Pages: 71-76
  • NAID: 40022495154
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 数学教育再構成運動における五種検定教科書から『数学第一類第二類』への転換 (2018)
  • Author(s): 蒔苗直道
  • Journal Title: 第６回春期研究大会論文集 Volume: 1 Pages: 219-224
  • NAID: 40022278224
• [Presentation] The Characteristics of Junior High school Mathematics textbooks in japan right after World war II (2017)
  • Author(s): Naomichi Makinae
  • Organizer: II International Conference on Mathematics Textbook Research and Development
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Book] Theory and Practice of Lesson Study in Mathematics (2019)
  • Author(s): Rongjin Huang, Akihiko Takahashi, Joao Pedro da Ponte, Naomichi Makinae他
  • Total Pages: 865
  • Publisher: Springer
  • ISBN: 9783030040307
• [Book] Mathematics and its Teaching in the Asia-Pacific Region (2018)
  • Author(s): John Mack, Judith Mousley, Andy Begg, Salanieta Bakalevu, Robin Havea, Andy Begg, Jane McChesney, Jyoti Jhagroo, Kay Owens, Philip Clarkson,Chris Owens, Charly Muke, Judith A Mousley, Chris Matthews, Ester B Ogena, Marilyn Ubina-Balagtas, Rosemarievic V Diaz, Sitti Maesuri Patahuddin, Naomichi Makinae 他
  • Total Pages: 297
  • Publisher: World Scientific Publishing
  • ISBN: 9789813272125