Technical and Professional Education and Liberal Education in the Late 19th and Early 20th Century England

2018 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K17342
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Education
• Research Institution: Nanzan University (2016-2018); University of Fukui (2015)
• Principal Investigator: YAMAZAKI Tomoko 南山大学, 人文学部, 講師 (20636550)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
• Keywords: イングランド大学史 / 教養教育主義 / 技術・専門職教育 / 高等教育政策 / 「市民大学」

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to reconsider the relationship between liberal education and technical and professional education. Although liberal education assumed education through arts and sciences subjects in the late 19th century, liberal education through technical and professional subjects became accepted in the early 20th century England. In other words, the definition of liberal education has changed from specific subjects to principles which should be pursued at universities. It can be pointed out that liberal education is not the opposite of technical and professional education, but both can coexist in nature.

Free Research Field

教育学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、これまで対極にあるとみなされてきたイングランドにおける教養教育と技術・専門職教育について、本質的に両者は共存しうると明らかにした点で、学術的な意義があるといえる。加えて、教養教育と専門教育のバランスの在り方の再検討は、今日の日本の大学においても重要な課題である。当時のイングランドと現代の日本の社会経済的背景は同じではないものの、本研究は日本の大学教育にも多くの示唆を与えるものと考えられる。