Traditional Images of Japan as a Monozukuri Country in Britain and Japanese Technical Education
Project/Area Number |
20830081
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (Start-up)
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Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Educaion
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Research Institution | Nippon Institute of Technology |
Principal Investigator |
HIRAOKA Mari Nippon Institute of Technology, 工学部, 講師 (40458500)
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Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2009
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥3,341,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,570,000、Indirect Cost: ¥771,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,781,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,370,000、Indirect Cost: ¥411,000)
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Keywords | 教育学 / 教育史 / 比較教育 |
Research Abstract |
This study investigates how British educational reformers viewed the Japanese education system during the Meiji period, particularly in the area of technical education. The bulk of the research was conducted in Japan and Britain, with the following primary sources collected : (1) a range of traditional images of Japan before and during the early Meiji period, (2) sources regarding oyatoi (government employed) teachers, W.E. Ayrton and J.Perry at Imperial College of Engineering, Tokyo in the 1870s, and the images of Japan they brought back with them to Britain, and (3) on four local exhibitions which used exhibits presented at the Japanese Education Exhibition in London (1907). These sources reveal that Japan's capacity in the field of manufacturing, as well as arts and crafts, was already well known and commented upon, significantly before the commencement of the state modernization programme. The two oyatoi teachers' writings in particular reveal that whilst Japan's achievements in the field of technical education were impressive, they also represented a threat to Britain's market share and manufacturing hegemony. With respect to the local exhibitions, the process of the loan arrangements of the exhibits from the Japanese Educational Exhibition has been identified, and further research interestingly indicates that most of the original exhibition was concerned with industry and technology, and expected to have a direct impact on the people. Overall, although Japan's modern technical education system was thought to be supporting its industrialization, this was not the only thing British observers pointed out as the cause of Japanese advances. Their interests tended to be affected by traditional images of Japan, particularly in the twentieth century.
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