History Curriculum for Building Tolerance : Inquiry into International Debates on History Textbook Controversies

• Project/Area Number: 21530879
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Sociology of education
• Research Institution: Shimane University
• Principal Investigator: YURITA Makito 島根大学, 教育学部, 准教授 (40467717)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
• Keywords: 比較教育 / 歴史認識 / 政治哲学 / 歴史教育 / 言説分析 / 国際歴史教科書対話 / 多文化共生 / 平和教育

Research Abstract

Behind international debates on history textbook controversies, it is assumed that there is transcendental facts in history. This study identifies theoretical dilemma within such presupposition on the debates around historical controversies. Furthermore, this study identifies students' attained their historical consciousness not so much from school curriculum but rather from media and their life environment. This study then argues for the need for the building of a dialogue that positions history as a method to inquire the past rather than the past itself.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] What do we want students to remember about the' Forgotten War'?: A comparative study of the Korean War as depicted in Korean (2010)
  • Author(s): Yurita, M., Suh, Y., Metzger, S.
  • Journal Title: The International Journal of Social Education Volume: 23巻1号 Pages: 51-75
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Liberalism and its rhetorical limitations : Liberalism and its acultural and ahistorical conditions (2010)
  • Author(s): Yurita, M.
  • Journal Title: 島根大学教育学部紀要 Volume: 44巻 Pages: 75-82
  • NAID: 110008284576
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Liberalism and Its Rhetorical Limitations : Liberalism and Its Acultural and Ahistorical Conditions (2010)
  • Author(s): Yurita, M
  • Journal Title: 島根大学教育学部紀要 Volume: 44 Pages: 75-82
  • NAID: 110008284576
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] What do we want students to remember about the "Forgotten War"? : A Comparative study of the Korean War as depicted in Korean, Japanese, and U.S.secondary school history textbooks (2010)
  • Author(s): Suh, Y., Yurita, M., Metzger, S.
  • Journal Title: The International Journal of Social Education Volume: 23(1) Pages: 51-75
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] International Debates on History Textbooks : A Comparative Study of Japanese and South Korean History Textbook Accounts of the Second World War (2010)
  • Author(s): Yurita, M., Suh, Y.
  • Journal Title: Contemporary Public Debates on History Education, I.Nakou & I.Barca eds Pages: 153-167
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Between History and Collective Memory : History Textbook Controversies, and How Students in Japan and Korea Make Sense of the World War II (2011)
  • Author(s): Yurita, M., Suh, Y.
  • Organizer: Presentation at CUFA-NCSS
  • Place of Presentation: Washington, DC
  • Year and Date: 2011-12-02
• [Presentation] Between History and Collective Memory : History Textbook Controversies, and How Students in Japan and Korea Make Sense of the World War II (2011)
  • Author(s): Yurita,M., Suh, Y.
  • Organizer: CUFA-NCSS
  • Place of Presentation: アメリカ・ワシントンDC(招待講演)
  • Year and Date: 2011-12-02
• [Presentation] Reframing Controversy : Comparative Studies of Japanese and Korean History Textbook Accounts on the Second World War (2011)
  • Author(s): Yurita, M.
  • Organizer: Presentation at the Comparative and International Education Society in Montreal
  • Place of Presentation: QC, Canada
  • Year and Date: 2011-05-02
• [Presentation] Reframing Controversy : Comparative Studies of Japanese and Korean History Textbook Accounts on the Second World War (2011)
  • Author(s): Yurita, M.
  • Organizer: Comparative and International Education Society
  • Place of Presentation: カナダ・モントリオール(招待講演)
  • Year and Date: 2011-05-02
• [Presentation] Deconstructing History Textbook Controversies : A comparative study of Chinese, Japanese and Korean history textbook accounts on World War II (2010)
  • Author(s): Suh, Y., Yurita, M., Lin, L., Metzger, S.
  • Organizer: NCSS CUFA
  • Place of Presentation: 米国コロラド州デンバー市(招待講演)
  • Year and Date: 2010-11-11
• [Presentation] Collective Memories of World War II in History Textbooks from China, Japan and South Korea (2010)
  • Author(s): Suh, Y., Yurita, M., Lin, L., Metzger, S.
  • Organizer: College and University Faculty Assembly of the National Council for the Social Studies in Denver
  • Place of Presentation: Colorado
  • Year and Date: 2010-11-10
• [Presentation] Peace Education at Risk : Measuring the Effectiveness of Peace Education in Japan (2010)
  • Author(s): Yurita, M.
  • Organizer: Presentation at the Comparative and International Education Society in Chicago
  • Place of Presentation: IL
  • Year and Date: 2010-03-02
• [Presentation] Peace Education at Risk : Measuring the Effectiveness of Peace Eduation in Japan (2010)
  • Author(s): 百合田真樹人
  • Organizer: Comparative & International Education Society
  • Place of Presentation: イリノイ州シカゴ
  • Year and Date: 2010-03-02
• [Book] International debates on history textbooks : A comparative study of Japanese and South Korean history textbook accounts of the Second World War (2010)
  • Author(s): Yurita, M., Suh, Y.
  • Publisher: Information Age Publishing
• [Remarks] 平成21年4月に、今次の科学研究費補助金の申請に用いた研究の枠組みを活用した下記の学会発表を1件行ったが、上記の成果には含めていない。Suh, Y., & Yurita, M. (April 13, 2009). "History Textbook Controversies and History Curriculum Changes in Japan and South Korea." Presentation at the Society for the Study of Curriculum History (Business Meeting and Paper Presentations) held at American Educational Research Association (AERA) in San Diego, CA.