A comparative study on civic education in Austria and Germany between the two wars

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K02543
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 09020:Sociology of education-related
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: Kondo Takahiro 早稲田大学, 教育・総合科学学術院, 教授 (40242234)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 政治教育 / オーストリア / ドイツ / プロイセン / バイエルン / 教科書 / 教育課程基準 / 憲法

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to pursue the factors of development of Politische Bildung in Austria, Prussia, and Bavaria from the mid-19th century to the beginning of the 20th century through a comparative analysis of their formation processes.
Specifically, based on an analysis of curriculum standards, textbooks, and articles published in educational journals in each country during the above period, and in light of the political situation during the same period, the following three points were confirmed. 1. Austria is earlier than the other two German countries in introducing Buergerkunde in curriculum standards. 2. In terms of relevant textbooks and educational journal articles, little difference can be observed among the three countries, although the documentation remains incomplete. 3. It is suggested that constitutional and electoral law amendments may have particularly affected the position of Buergerkunde in curricular standards.

Free Research Field

比較教育学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の最大の学術的意義は，対象国の教育課程基準，教科書，教育雑誌掲載論文という具体的な資料に基づきつつ各地の政治教育の発展史を比較・分析することにより，従来の，ドイツは先進的であり，オーストリアはその後を追っているというイメージを修正した点にある。
他方，社会的意義としては，対象国における開始期の政治教育の姿を明らかにすることにより，その教育的営為は民主化の潮流と結びついてはいても，必ずしも今日的な理解に基づいて行なわれてはこなかったこと，そして反対に，非民主的な活動も民主主義擁護のための活動へと発展しうるという柔軟な認識の必要を明らかにした点があげられよう。