Quest for History of Enviromental Education in Belarus; from Catastorophe to Regional Regeneration

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 20K02481
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 09010:Education-related
• Research Institution: Saitama University
• Principal Investigator: ANDO TOSHIHIKO 埼玉大学, 教育学部, 教授 (40202791)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: チェルノブイリ原発事故 / 環境教育史 / 記憶の継承

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to elucidate how the interplay between education, society, and the environment in the Republic of Belarus, particularly in the city of Khoiniki in the Gomel Region, has been transformed by the Chernobyl nuclear accident. With little prior research and scarce shared materials available, the intention was to advance the research primarily through on-site investigations. However, due to the global COVID-19 pandemic that emerged just before the start of the research, followed by geopolitical changes resulting from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, I was unable to conduct any field investigations. As a result, I was unable to achieve the intended research objectives and instead conducted an analysis of the background and significance of the project aiming to "convey the experience of Chernobyl."

Free Research Field

環境教育学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

チェルノブイリ原発事故は、史上最大規模の環境破壊であるが、その教育へのインパクトはほとんど知られていない。教育―社会―環境の変容の理解をめざす環境教育史研究は、その作業に取り組まねばならないが、上述の理由で果たせなかった。今後、チェルノブイリ原発事故をめぐるベラルーシ国内での記憶のあり方は大きく変貌していく可能性がある。何らかの形での関心と研究の継続が求められる。