A Study on the Actual Conditions of Japanese Language subreader in The Gordon W.Prange Collection during the Early Post-War Period.

2004 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary

• Project/Area Number: 13571046
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: 教科教育
• Research Institution: HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY, Departmemt of Education
• Principal Investigator: YOSHIDA Hirohisa Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Education, Professor, 大学院・教育学研究科, 教授 (80108373)
• Project Period (FY): 2001 – 2004
• Keywords: The Gordon W.Prange Collection / Guide-book / Handbook / work-book / Teacher's manual / School textbook / Juvenile literature / Japanense language subreader

Research Abstract

I have visited at The Gordon W.Prange Collection (University of Maryland) 7 times for reseaching of Japanense language subreader publishing during the Early Post-war Period.
The Gordon W.Prange Collection is the most comprehensive collection of print publications issued in Japan 1945-1949. Most of these material, we can't see in Japanense Library.
1 The Gordon W.Prange Collection contains approximately 2,000 Japanese Language subreader titles
・Elementary scool 205 vol.
・Junior high school 132 vol.
・Senior high school 490 vol.
・Others (Juvenile Literature) 1,200 vol.
2 The Japanese Language subreader comprises
(1)School textbook
(2)work-book, guide-book, handbook, Teacher's manual, self study book
(3)Juvenile literature, juvenile books, reading book, children books
3 I have made a booklist with these books
The item is as follows :
(1)A catalogue number (2)An auther (3)A Title of the book (4)The date of issue (5)The publiser