Characteristics of history classes in postwar Japan that combine national history and world history

2023 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21K02516
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 09040:Education on school subjects and primary/secondary education-related
• Research Institution: Joetsu University of Education
• Principal Investigator: IBARAKI Satoshi 上越教育大学, 大学院学校教育研究科, 教授 (30324023)
• Project Period (FY): 2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Keywords: 歴史教育実践史 / 歴史教育史 / 日本史と世界史の融合 / 自国史と世界史 / 社会科歴史授業

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of this study was to investigate, from the perspective of history pedagogy, the characteristics of the history teaching practices involved in achieving history education that integrates Japanese and world history. To this end, relevant history teaching practices in the postwar period were collected and analysed, and interviews were conducted with history teachers who were involved in the teaching practices. As a result, it was found that although a complete fusion of Japanese and world history had not been achieved, there had been history classes aimed at or with this in mind since the early postwar period, and that the diversity of Japanese and world history was a premise for such classes and research.

Free Research Field

歴史教育

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

世界史と日本史（自国史）、さらに身近な地域の歴史を含めて、一貫したものとして歴史を捉えることは小中高の社会科教育の中の歴史教育として不可欠なものである。そのための学校教育としての取り組みは、少なくとも戦後の社会科教育の始まりの時点から、その時々の課題に応じて継続して模索されてきたものであった。本研究において示した事例はその一端であるが、今後の教育を考えていく際に、これまでの授業実践での取り組みを活用していくための基礎を固めたところに学術的そして社会的意義を有する。