Formation and Transformation of Umene Satoru's View on New Education

Research Project

Project/Area Number	24653228
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Research Field	Educaion
Research Institution	Kobe University (2014) Hyogo University of Teacher Education (2012-2013)
Principal Investigator	WATANABE TAKANOBU 神戸大学, 人間発達環境学研究科, 教授 (30294268)
Project Period (FY)	2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
Budget Amount *help	¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000) Fiscal Year 2014: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000) Fiscal Year 2013: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000) Fiscal Year 2012: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Keywords	梅根悟 / 新教育 / 戦後教育 / 教育思想史
Outline of Final Research Achievements	Umene Satoru(1903-1980) is one of the most significant people in educational research and practices in post-World War Ⅱ Japan. The purpose of this study is to investigate how his view on New Education was formed and subsequently transformed. This study found that New Education as the consequence of modern educational theories was established in the book “Way to New Education” (1947), and that this view was clearly transformed in the book “History of World Education” (1955) to reflect the view of New Education as a tool for social reorganization. The book “History of Western Education” (1953) provided an important opportunity for this transformation.